Non-school Work
Salem Sticker Collaboration
Challenge
Create a sticker design to show Salem pride. The chosen design gets sold on ProudSalemander's Etsy shop. All profits go to a charity of the designer's choice. The sticker must have typography on it that says Salem or something related to the city. The style and illustrations are up to the designer but must be relative to Salem, Oregon.
Solution
The theme I went with was mushrooms local to Salem forests. I enjoy creating mushroom illustrations so this was very on theme for me. I included two mushrooms that are local, the oyster and pine mushrooms, then I drew the state mushroom; the golden chanterelle. I wanted the Salem type to be imbedded inside the design, so I chose to add it in the form of a rain cloud.
My design was chosen for the contest. I made slight changes to the design by bolding the type, then it was printed and sold.
Mood board and Brainstorming
Final Design
Design on Etsy
Instagram Collaboration Post
Illustration Commission
Challenge
Draw a photo of my best friend and her boyfriend in my own art style. The colors of the photo should be as close to the original as possible, unless stated otherwise.
Solution
I drew the background in an abstract style to not draw attention away from the figures. Some colors were lightened from the original, like the eyes, to better show the actual colors of each person in person.
Original Image
