Zach Howard is an artist based in Long Beach, known for his colorful illustrative acrylic paintings, large public murals and technical drawings and design. He grew up in Colorado, with his mother, also a talented artist, and his father, who ran a family owned t-shirt company. Surrounded by art as a child, he began creating at a young age. His fine art pieces are composed of primarily acrylics on large canvas or wood. For Illustration he uses a technical drawing pencil, pens, and ink washes, in collaboration with the digital aspect of design including Photoshop, Illustrator, and Corel. Zach also produces large scale outdoor murals in his unique, colorful and expressive style using only spray paint and rollers. His indoor murals are a mix of non-toxic spray paint, rollers, and brushes. He is a published children's book illustrator, a former senior artist at the largest t-shirt company in in the nation, co-founder and Creative Director for Fresh Ink Clothing.