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Getting Dreams Done

Check out the iPhone app. here (iTunes required)

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This life-affirming application was dreamed up by developer David Pettigrew and designed by myself. The application is a wonderful, handy way to keep your life’s dreams and goals in check. Below is an excerpt from the iTunes description;

“Oftentimes in life we lose track of our aspirations. Those dreams and desires that we get excited about can easily fade out of sight. Don’t let your dreams be someday / maybe fantasies.

Getting Dreams Done keeps your dreams alive and real for you. This application will make a positive difference to your life by providing you with a practical tool that motivates and enables you to achieve your dreams and goals.”

I very much enjoyed the creative process with this application, as I was able to exercise my illustration skills in a new environment and work with vibrant colors.

Cartoon Logo Tutorial

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Red Tulle

This illustration is a practice in the subtleties of a woman’s face. The challenges were in getting the skin tones correct, and in blending the colors. Getting the detail in the eyes they way I wanted it took the most time.

save the date card

This save-the-date card was created for my friends Ajai and Christin, with their visual sensibilities in mind. They liked a lotus flower theme, and even sat down with me to hand-choose some of the images to be used. The design is brought into the actual wedding invitations, response card, and info card as well. There is a bit of symbolism too, if you like, in the two larger lotus flowers coming together in the middle. They would represent the bride and groom being together.

Jurassic Moon model

This spacescape is a rendering of the Earth and Moon during the Early Jurassic period, according to and for lunarorigin.com. The challenge was to create an ultra-realistic scene while adhering to Tom Powell’s vision of how the Moon looked at that stage, with lava-filled basins and a much closer distance to the Earth.

Check out a close-up shot of the Moon