COMMERCIAL ILLUSTRATION
Painting with Photoshop
The illustrations in this section were mostly done for publishing. A lot of my work has been for books and magazines because I really enjoy making illustrations that tell a story. I always try hard to capture the mood of a story in dynamic interesting ways, putting a lot of thought into color and value choices. My illustrations are created in Photoshop with my Wacom pad. I don’t use many special effects and stick primarily to the brush and eraser tools. I like to paint on the computer as I did when I used to paint with a real brush. Clients include: Cricket Magazine, Random House Books for Young Readers, Harper Trophy, Simon & Schuster, McGraw-Hill, Book-of-the-Month Club, St. Anthony Messenger, Little Brown and Company, Guideposts Magazine |
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ART FOR LICENSING
Stylish & Whimsical Designs
Several years ago I started creating art for licensing and showing my work at licensing treadshows. The work in this section is mostly patterns organized into collections of coordinating designs that might be good to use together on a quilt or coordinated for a family of stationery. My work has been licensed for use on home décor products, scrapbooking, wedding invitations, greeting cards, apparel and fabric. I enjoy designing elegant and modern floral designs as well as fun and whimsical designs for kids. Clients include:
Kleinfeld Paper, Crown Crafts, American Traditional Designs, Marion Heath, Design Design, Papyrus, Children’s Place, Old Navy, Springs Global, Madison Park Greetings, Look Love Send |
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INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMING
Games and Websites
My first couple jobs as a commercial artist were for software and web developers. I created graphics for games, online greetings, educational software and the web and worked part-time while I studied Illustration. This allowed me to get my feet wet with programming interactivity for online games, greetings and websites. These are screenshots of interactive Flash games that I animated and programmed. They bring back fun memories. Clients include: Blue Mountain.com, Americangreetings.com |