Personal Work
For fun, growth and earning spending money.
Digital Portraits
Digital portraits drawn in Photoshop using my Wacom drawing tablet or on my iPad using Procreate. Most were commissioned, and several combine multiple reference photos to put people together for moments that never happened - whether it’s people who never met in real life (great grandparents and great grandchildren for example) or family members who weren’t alive for special moments (like prom, graduation or weddings) .
“Inktober” (2022)
Inktober is a pen and ink daily illustration challenge that takes place during the month of October every year. I decided to do my own spin on it, following the same prompts but in Adobe Illustrator using 5 colors.
Taft's Beer Can/Packaging design Contest
In Fall 2020, Taft’s Brewing Company out of Cincinnati, OH, hosted a contest to design the can/packaging for their new Double IPA named “Paint the Town Hoppy.” As described by them at the time of the contest, “this hoppy beer will have mandarin orange and grapefruit aromas that are followed by notes of ripe papaya and golden pineapple.” I used this description and their other can designs as inspiration for the bright, fruity colors and design elements of my entry.
Miscellaneous Illustrations & Short Animations
These illustrations were done in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator or on my iPad using Procreate. The animations were created in Adobe After Effects.
Traditional Art
All created using charcoal, soft pastel, oil pastel, pencil, or colored pencil.
