Callaway Gardens Butterflies Illustrations

This was a series of digital illustrations for Callaway Gardens in 2002. They were done as porcelain magnets and ornaments. The main challenge for this project was in achieving the desired through decals. All of the butterflies were approximately 3 inches or smaller. Very fun series to work on. The butterflies for this series were of the Adonis, Blue Morpho, Doris Longwing, Emerald Longwing, Lacewing, Monarch, and Swallowtail.

Colonial Williamsburg Grand Illumination 2014

This was a digital illustration for the 2014 Colonial Williamsburg Grand Illumination. It was used across a grouping of objects including a porcelain mug, ornament, and tote bag. This year the main theme was the Capitol Building. I had never been to the Grand Illumination, so I decided to go this year to take pictures. It was quite an experience. Very cold but very fun. I can see why this is a tradition for so many. If you have not been, keep it in mind near the beginning of December.

2013 Biltmore Estate Annual Ornament

This was a rendering of an 2013 annual ornament concept for the Biltmore Estate. It initially started out as a pencil sketching on vellum and then I brought it into the computer and completed the rendering in photoshop. This rendering process has evolved over 13 years and continues to be refined. The challenge is always to give the closest impression to the final product, whatever the material may be. If you happen to be visiting or staying on the grounds, this ornament as well as the current years annual ornament can be purchased in their gift shops. They also can be purchased online at shop.biltmore.com.

This was another rough illustration concept for a White House Ornament. It was done with a combination of traditional and digital illustration. Certain liberties were taken for the sake of creating an image that would work within a specific form. Decor was based upon a lot  of historic research. The fake mat framing was purely for presentation purposes. These type of roughs are enjoyable to work on. Even more so if and when they go to final. Even in digital illustration, the process can take quite a time. The ability to go tweak, move and adjust perpetually is one of the biggest advantages of working in the computer. 

2014 Texas State Capitol Ornament

The 2014 Texas State Capitol Ornament. This is an ornament that our company worked on. It was chosen out of at least 9 designs proposed. This one in particular was a design that I had worked up during the presentation phase. As with most ornaments we do at Design Masters, once a design is chosen, it is truly a team effort to bring the end product to life. The ornament really is stunning and the packaging just sets it off. At the top of this post is a rendering I did for how the end ornament would look. This is done with my "patented" bling action, additional digital illustration, and doowahs. The next image is a photo of the final lid. The interplay from the multiple foils really looks great. Below the lid is a movie of the ornament based on my very first rough rendering. I was toying with a new 3D program and wanted to see if I could build an ornament inside it. Since I was working on this ornament I used it as a test. It definitely took some time to do with the learning curve, but I was happy with the end result. Building in 3D is something I really would like to delve more into and whenever I can add a new skill, I take the chance. Overall this was a challenging and fun project to work on.  

Stop on by their gift shop and pick on up.    Texas State Capitol 2014 Ornament

WHHA 2010 Annual Ornament Artwork

These were artworks that I created for the 2010 White House Historical Association Ornament. The artwork was used on the front and back of the ornament, as well as the packaging lid and booklet. Fun project. There was a ton of historical research done on everything from the building to the Marine Corps Band's Uniforms. This was one of those projects that involved a ton of people. I helped on pretty much everything involved with this ornament and packaging, but it really took practically the whole company to "birth" this beautiful ornament. This ornament as well as the current year and previous ornaments can still be purchased at the White House Historic Association. Click the link below to see the page for the 2010 ornament.

www.whitehousehistory.org