Wanted to challenge myself by creating a realistic illustration in Photoshop. So, I created this construction worker. Then, because I’m a sucker for green architecture, I thought it would be fun to use him for an ad for green building. I created a technical-style illustration of a container home along with a leaf icon for this ad mockup. I think it would be great as a billboard.
Fantasy Creature
When you get the opportunity to illustrate a snake butterfly you take it! The creature below was Frankensteined together for a self-publishing client as a spot illustration for his upcoming book. A few process images are posted below it.
Fresh Book Cover Art: Round 2
This is the most recent book I illustrated and designed for Andrew Eddy. Three Strange Men is now available on Amazon. Below you can see the final illustrated cover, plus bonus material in the form of the three original digital illustration/photo concepts that were presented to him.
PP Donation GIF
I turned an illustrated poster I made into an animated GIF for FB. Illustrations were made using Illustrator. Layers were imported into After Effects to create the animation. Then I used a plugin to export as an animated GIF. Tweaking the export options allowed me to turn a normally large file into just 2.2 MB—perfect for sharing. The downside to such a small file size on a moderately complex animated GIF like this is that the resolution is a little lower than ideal. The upside is that you can tell a little bit more of a story.
Vector Avatar Illustration
Decided to challenge myself to create a personalized vector avatar for use in social media. This was created in Illustrator with the pen and shape building tools.
Low Poly Squirrel Poster
Thanksgiving is almost here. The leaves are busily falling from the trees, the rain has paid us more visits, and all the little neighborhood critters are busily foraging for winter foods and house bedding. Inspired by the speedy and often unseen squirrels that dart impulsively across our streets, I decided to create a poster—a royal squirrel crossing awareness poster. Hope this helps, my little friends! :)
Posters for Sale
Someone emailed me recently requesting to buy a poster of the book cover image I illustrated for the Roosevelt HS anthology, Where the Roses Smell the Best. I wasn't planning on making posters, but thought that was a great idea because I'd heard some people saying they purchased the book for the cover. So, I changed the text a little, and had them printed. Now you can own one, or get one for a Portland loving friend for the holidays. Send me an email if you're interested in purchasing a poster: lorna at lornanakell.com
11X17 archival, autographed print: $35 + shipping
12X18 non-archival, autographed print: $10 + shipping
(Note: the book is available for purchase at Powell's, and several other Portland booksellers.)
