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Project Information

The following is a glossary of information about each project that I have displayed on my website.

NIU Rover Team Logo

This is a commissioned piece for the Northern Illinois University Rover Team for their robot named Picus Martius. Created digitally in Illustrator CS6, 2016.

Freidag's Family Resort Logo

This is a commissioned piece I worked on for a friend. Created digitally in Illustrator CS6, 2016.

Twelve-Spotted Skimmer Dragonfly

I find it really fun to look at small things closely and recreate them on a much larger scale. So, my fascination led to this drawing of a twelve-spotted skimmer dragonfly. The original size is 20 in. x 30 in. Traditionally drawn and painted digitally with Photoshop CS6, 2015.

Cicada

My fascination with drawing small things on a large scale led to this drawing of a cicada. The original size is 12 in. x 24 in. Traditionally drawn and digitally painted in Photoshop CS6, 2015.

Bat Teeth Fossil Drawing

A drawing of an upper jaw section and teeth of a bat that I created while working in Dr. Karen Samonds's lab at NIU. Dr. Samonds and her lab team discovered these teeth belong to a new species! I loved working on this project! It was an amazing opportunity! Original drawing is about 11 x 14 in. Traditionally drawn, 2015.

Motion Palpation: A Cervical Spine Example

As part of the USOAR program at Northern Illinois University, I created this poster to visually describe motion palpation, a chiropractic technique used to treat patients, through a cervical spine example. Traditionally drawn and digitally painted in Photoshop CS6, 2015.

Motion Palpation: A Thoracic Spine Example

As part of the USOAR program at Northern Illinois University, I created this poster to visually describe motion palpation, a chiropractic technique used to treat patients, through a thoracic spine example. Traditionally drawn and digitally painted in Photoshop CS6, 2015.

Motion Palpation: A Lumbar Spine Example

As my Capstone Project for the University Honors Program at Northern Illinois University, I expanded on my USOAR Projects, and I created this poster to visually describe motion palpation, a chiropractic technique used to treat patients, through a lumbar spine example. Traditionally drawn and digitally painted in Photoshop CS6, 2015.

Distort Project

This project was inspired by the word "distort" and I created this dragonfly using optical illusions. Digitally created using Illustrator CS6, 2015.

Divergent

This is my version of a book cover for the popular book Divergent by Veronica Roth. I enjoyed reading this book before I created the cover, and I felt that it was fitting to create a cover based on the dynamics of the faction system and foreshadow its eventual breakdown. Digitally painted in Illustrator CS6, 2015.

The Island of Dr. Moreau

This is a cover I created for The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells. I wanted to hint at Dr. Moreau's creations and how they revert back to their animal instincts despite Dr. Moreau's desperate attempts to make them human. Traditionally drawn and digitally painted in Photoshop CS6, 2015.

Mechanical Creature

This is a fun little creature I created that was inspired by amphipods. Digitally painted in Photoshop CS6, 2015.

Fear Project

This illustration represents my fear of not being able to take my ideas and put them on paper. I represented myself with my eyes, and created my brain and background with a maze pattern to emphasize the feeling of being stuck and searching for a solution. I hid a lightbulb within the maze to represent my ideas. Traditionally drawn and digitally painted in Illustrator CS6, 2015.

Bitterblue

This is a cover I created for Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore. I wanted to portray Bitterblue's situation, in which she has to search through her father's lies to get to the truth, and how she begins to find a solution with help from her mother. Digitally painted in Photoshop CS6, 2015.