Graduate Research & Creativity Symposium Cover Illustration
SUMMARY: MY ILLUSTRATION “THE ASTRONOMER” WAS RECENTLY CHOSEN AS THE COVER IMAGE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD’S GRADUATE RESEARCH AND CREATIVITY SYMPOSIUM CATALOG.… Continue Reading
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Category Archives: Graphic Design
The Devil Gets His Brew
Summary: A brief discussion of diabolical draftsmanship and details discovered during the creation of this devilish illustration. Ok, truth time. I listen to the Grateful Dead… a lot. I know a lot of you might be stunned, but I feel like I just need to come clean on this one. Anyway… this project starts with the Grateful Dead song, “Friend… Continue Reading
Holiday Cheer with Elves & More
Summary: Volunteer work with a bike charity in Ohio, and the gift of a new logo illustration. … Continue Reading
Gabba Gabba Hey!
Summary: I share some of my process creating a faux Rolling Stone magazine cover of the Ramones. Giclee prints of the image are also made available!… Continue Reading
Drawing to a Beautiful Conclusion
Summary: In the previous post I talked about the beginnings and the initial thoughts and concepts behind this illustration. We left off in that post at the first round of thumbnails. This post will follow up by talking about revisions, rough comps, and the resulting phases of this process, ending with the exciting final product!… Continue Reading
Waltzing Into The New Year
Summary: I don’t believe that anyone get’s anywhere without help from the people around them. It is through this network of mutual support that beautiful things can emerge. This is the tale of just such a project. … Continue Reading
A Curious Introduction; a Story of Self Promotion
“A Curious Introduction” represents the first promo created specifically for a targeted audience of Art Directors working in the field of Middle Reader/ Children’s Book publishing. I wanted this first card to present a clear message and to show that I can tell a story with images. The message that it is intended to communicate is simply one of introduction. Which seems appropriate as I introduce my work to a group of people who most likely will be hearing about me for the first time through this piece.… Continue Reading
4 Week Challenge: the Wrap Up
I was happy to dive back in with the 4 Week Challenge, which was focused on creating new images. I wanted to start bringing in more “editorial” type of work and so, wanted to bolster my portfolio with some images. With the week turn around time on the images it seemed like an appropriate effort.… Continue Reading
Perceptions: Finding Value in Mood and Tone
Summary: This in depth blog post is about the connection and implications of using values to affect the mood of an illustration. The images created by Jon Jude Palencar are used here with permission from the artist. This post is the result of two different conversations with two different friends that I’ve had in the… Continue Reading
Rush Job
Yippee! 2010 is starting off wonderfully. A good client of mine contacted me for a rush job to spruce up their product information page. I had about 1 day to work on it. Everything went very smoothly, and I was especially grateful for the new brush pen that my sister gave to me for Christmas… Continue Reading
