Illustration
Here are six of my favorite illustration projects, from pen and ink and watercolor to digital paintings and vector art. Select a project below, or scroll down to view them all.
Medium: Adobe Photoshop
Client: Team Read
Key features: Brand colors; hand-lettering; retro cartoon style
Because their programs moved to Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic, Team Read didn’t have any recent photos of their program participants to use in advertising their 2021 fundraiser. I created an illustration and original hand-lettered title for their event, Team Read Rocks—and they loved it so much that they asked me to create additional illustrations they could use throughout the year.
Medium: Ink
Client: Lost Art Press
Key features: detailed line-art; strong lines; accurate detail
Lost Art Press needed an illustration of a historic site for the die-stamped cover of The Handcrafted Life of Dick Proenneke. I did extensive research to ensure that the depiction of the cabin was accurate, down to the number of logs and the angle of the table legs in front. I carefully selected a line weight and level of detail that was simple and bold without sacrificing accuracy.
Medium: Adobe Illustrator
Client: Pride Foundation
Key features: vector illustration; colorful; adaptable
A close-up on my vector illustrations for Pride Foundation. To see these images in the context of my design projects, please check out Tend! A Celebration of Community and Community Care Package.
Medium: Watercolor, ink
Key features: Colorful; fantastical; creative
Medium: Ink (brush, nib pen)
Key features: Black and white; clean; old school; detailed
I pride myself on my ink illustrations in particular. These black ink illustrations are highly versatile, detailed, and charming.
Medium: Adobe Photoshop
Client: Pride Foundation
Key features: brand colors; representational illustrations; colorful
I created this series of digital illustrations for Pride Foundation to represent five experiences of connection from the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. I created a sense of branding and cohesion with the use of Pride Foundation’s primary brand color throughout and selected a different seasonally-inspired palette for each individual frame to hint at the passage of time. To see these illustrations in the context of the campaign they were created for, check out Moments that Connected Us.
