Kyle Lambert is an L.A. based artist, who is known for creating illustrated Movie Posters for the entertainment industry.
Most notably, Kyle designs and illustrates the iconic key art for Stranger Things, the Emmmy Award-winning Netflix series. His work has been at the forefront of global advertising campaigns for all 4 seasons of the show and has been featured on billboards, best-selling books, comics, action figures, apparel, and as part of the Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights experience in Hollywood, Orlando and Singapore.
Kyle works with some of the world's largest brands, including Apple, Disney, Marvel, Netflix, Paramount Studios, Sony Pictures and Universal Studios. He most recently illustrated the key art for One Piece, the Netflix live-action Manga adaptation. Kyle created over 30 title illustrations for Disney's adventure movie, Jungle Cruise and is the artist behind advertising campaigns for Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Amazon Studios' The Boys, the NBC shows, The Blacklist and Timeless, the J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg movie, Super 8, and cover art for the number one album, Simulation Theory by British rock band Muse.
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"We felt compelled to contact Kyle after seeing his amazing retro artwork for the J.J. Abrams film Super 8, and were impressed with his ability to use the latest cutting-edge digital techniques to create artwork that recalled to a bygone era of filmmaking. The incredible poster that Kyle designed for us perfectly captures the soul of our show and contributed heavily to it's success. Being fans of his work as we are, we could not be more excited to work with him again in the future. Kyle, you are a wizard!"
"For five seasons, Kyle Lambert has given Stranger Things fans a tantalizing window into their favorite show. His posters tease what’s to come for Hawkins, packed with world-building designs, Easter eggs, and 1980s nostalgia. The illustrator’s final artwork for Season 5, marks the end of that almost 10-year journey." Read more..
"Kyle Lambert is an extremely talented movie poster artist who has created the artwork behind some of Hollywoods biggest movies and TV shows. If you are a fan of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things you've probably seen his work featured on everything from posters to lunch boxes, t-shirts, and giant billboards.." Read more..
"Compared to the numerous art pieces I've worked on at Marvel, this was one of the few that changed very little from the original pitch - A testament to Kyle's abilities and understanding of the business."
"I love how it reflects my original vision for the piece, he did an incredible job!"
"Kyle Lambert nailed it" drummer Dom Howard tells Kerrang!
"We wanted to do it properly: we had to find the right person, it had to be illustrated by hand, it had to actually look like a movie poster," explains Dom. "We looked at a few different people, but I knew that Kyle, who did Stranger Things, would be the one.
I'd seen a load of his work aside from Stranger Things and I knew he could nail it. Colour-wise and stylistically, we gave him a little direction, and he knew exactly what to do." Read more..
The Poster That Made Legendary Artist Drew Struzan "Speechless"
"This is called speechless," said an emotional Struzan after Stranger Things poster artist Kyle Lambert presented him with a poster paying homage to his life's work on posters for Star Wars, Indiana Jones, E.T., Back to the Future and The Shawshank Redemption." Read more..
Kyle Lambert made his illustration career on the iPad
"I first met Kyle back in 2011 at Macworld Expo - he had made waves as one of the first artists to fully embrace finger-painting on the original iPad. We've corresponded throughout the years as digital art on the iPad has progressed and developed, and I thought it only natural that he be my first subject for this column - just over six years after our first ever iPad art interview.." Read more..
The iconic 'Stranger Things' poster got its start on the iPad Pro
"It turns out that the surprise hit Netflix show of the summer, Stranger Things, has also quietly boosted the profile of a new piece of Apple hardware: the iPad Pro. The now iconic poster for the series, which effectively mimics the look of classic movie posters of the '80s, was created on the iPad Pro by artist Kyle Lambert, who also used the Apple Pencil.." Read more..