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Pencil illustration with the title 'Illustration for Beer label'

Illustration for Beer label

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Sexy Girl'

Sexy Girl

Sexy and strong girl sitting in a chair.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Design debut Album artwork for indie band "Once More, Autumn"'

Design debut Album artwork for indie band "Once More, Autumn"

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Dramatic tri-color illustration for novel'

Dramatic tri-color illustration for novel

Samson battles the lion while Delilah - egged on by the politician - prepares to cut his hair.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'A Manger for St. Martin's'

A Manger for St. Martin's

Illustration and cover page for Christmas tale "A Manger for St. Martin's" by Donna Petersen. I made hand-drawn colored illustration for cover page and four additional sketch drawings inside this chapter book.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Community Contest: Design a vibrant, quirky, illustrated T-shirt for a YouTube Influencer'

Community Contest: Design a vibrant, quirky, illustrated T-shirt for a YouTube Influencer

This is one of my entries for an illustration contest by a YouTube Influencer, Yes I'm A Designer. The concept represents my idea of creativity and what it means to be a creative person.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Desktop wallpaper - sketch style'

Desktop wallpaper - sketch style

Desktop wallpaper contest. Developed a pencil sketch produced from a photo (taken by me) where the model posed as a mercenary soldier (slightly steampunk/retro).

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Mom with baby in a sling'

Mom with baby in a sling

Illustration for blog in hand-drawing style. The illustration shows: A lot of distractions prevent a child from resting when he is carried forward.

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Squashed Frogs Web Design needs a new logo

Logo and Identity Design for Web Design studio called Squashed Frogs. The illustration speak for it self :)

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Illustration for web site'

Illustration for web site

Training computer programs in the classroom. This is one of a series of illustrations for the updated site.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Cover for Medium magazine (german press magazine)'

Cover for Medium magazine (german press magazine)

In their 30th anniversary issue they wanted an illustration that show the changes and challenges the new technologies represent for the journalists. I approach the subject seeing the future as a river we cross, in this case jumping from one new app to another. We don´t see dry land ahead because is not certain, and we left the old securities (the nest, the land) behind. I work near the client, following her advise until I complete change my original idea, but the result work and is a good example of great colaboration and the importance of it.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Workspace'

Workspace

One of a series of branded illustrations for the company EOPTI.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Shiba Inu'

Shiba Inu

Shiba inu dog. Hand drawing.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Zentangle Thank You Card'

Zentangle Thank You Card

Zentangle art for thank you card coloring book

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Sketched portrait'

Sketched portrait

Portrait for a company website. The client wanted a sketched style with pencil lines and some shading visible. Initially done on paper with pencil, then scanned. Background removed in Photoshop (standard comic book artist method with an alpha layer), more shading added on another layer.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Portrait of Kelly Slater'

Portrait of Kelly Slater

Cover for "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast featuring surf legend Kelly Slater

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Fashion-Foward, Soulful Kimono Prints'

Fashion-Foward, Soulful Kimono Prints

Hand-drawn original illustration for a lifestyle brand that celebrates Black women and Black culture.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Animal Coloring Book'

Animal Coloring Book

Animal illustration for coloring book, the main concept is combined zentangle and pattern into animal as main object.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Abstract Illustration of Online Learning'

Abstract Illustration of Online Learning

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Fashion-Foward, Soulful Kimono Prints'

Fashion-Foward, Soulful Kimono Prints

Hand-drawn original illustration for a lifestyle brand that celebrates Black women and Black culture.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Inspirational Butterflies'

Inspirational Butterflies

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Dog character'

Dog character

Character design in watercolor

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Fashion dog for pet apparel brand

A pet apparel brand asked for a series of illustration in the 60's-70's catalog style. They also for some shirt-coat-bow tie combinations.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Yuka and the Universe by Wade F. Wilson'

Yuka and the Universe by Wade F. Wilson

Solar eclipse and the inuit village

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Pencil illustration with the title 'JAMAICA ISLAND VERMONT'

JAMAICA ISLAND VERMONT

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Pencil illustration with the title 'baby clothing'

baby clothing

Water color pattern baby clothes on cactus theme.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'label'

label

label

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Yuka and the Universe by Wade F. Wilson'

Yuka and the Universe by Wade F. Wilson

Meeting the Sun

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Yuka and the Universe by Wade F. Wilson'

Yuka and the Universe by Wade F. Wilson

Inuit girl watching the sunset

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Ninja Nickles'

Ninja Nickles

Character design

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Yuka and the Universe by Wade F. Wilson'

Yuka and the Universe by Wade F. Wilson

Pluto

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Yuka and the Universe by Wade F. Wilson'

Yuka and the Universe by Wade F. Wilson

Solar System

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Break out of a cubicle! Create a team of Office Warriors!'

Break out of a cubicle! Create a team of Office Warriors!

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Print for Gamer's PC tower CPU.'

Print for Gamer's PC tower CPU.

The client ask for an illustration for printing on the side of desktop gaming pc. He ask for it be energetic and not too centered towards just one kind of game. Consulting gamers I understand that most of them look at their computers as the WW2 look at their planes, so I went for a pinup, but with modern and savage aesthetic. The details in the girl clothes and things hint to the different types of gaming.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Yuka and the Universe by Wade F. Wilson'

Yuka and the Universe by Wade F. Wilson

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Yes I'm a Designer'

Yes I'm a Designer

We provide online courses on Adobe Applications to over 200,000 students worldwide from independent students, corporates to universities and other Institutions. All our courses are delivered by professional working designers and industry experts. Our lead teacher and CEO Martin Perhiniak is a Certified Adobe Design Master and Instructor and was voted as one of the top 10 Adobe instructors in the world.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Octopus illustration '

Octopus illustration

A scalable vector illustration for streetwear brand.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Yes I'm a Designer'

Yes I'm a Designer

We provide online courses on Adobe Applications to over 200,000 students worldwide from independent students, corporates to universities and other Institutions. All our courses are delivered by professional working designers and industry experts. Our lead teacher and CEO Martin Perhiniak is a Certified Adobe Design Master and Instructor and was voted as one of the top 10 Adobe instructors in the world.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'The Big Big Spider'

The Big Big Spider

Children's book

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Collaborate'

Collaborate

Artificial Intelligence! Is this a friend or a foe?

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Pencil illustration '

Pencil illustration

Pencil illustration of horse and rider

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Watecolor Mermaid Drawing for GrowChartArt'

Watecolor Mermaid Drawing for GrowChartArt

Watecolor Mermaid Drawing for GrowChartArt

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Card game Illustration and Design'

Card game Illustration and Design

Card game illustration and design, original concept. The character and costume were created to inspire forest and life.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'watercolor portrait'

watercolor portrait

Watercolor portrait, with digital retouches.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Cheese boy!'

Cheese boy!

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Typographic Illustration for Music Single'

Typographic Illustration for Music Single

Custom typography.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'cryptic'

cryptic

the title of this artwork is, woman's secret Inspired by the words "a woman has a heart as deep as the ocean" this illustration was made by manual drawing with a deep focus on the meaning behind the visual

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Create 12 digital portrait style line-drawings of Bit Zesty staff members'

Create 12 digital portrait style line-drawings of Bit Zesty staff members

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Traditional Illustration'

Traditional Illustration

The goal was to show a Cha Cha Cha dance between a happy man and an confused horse. I asked a professional dancer about the best known Cha Cha Cha pose – The result was the "New Yorker", so I done some research and illustrated this pose.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Sketch'

Sketch

Sketch for children's book illustration

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Vectors In Sketch Look'

Vectors In Sketch Look

Hand-drawn illustrations as rough looking sketches, as scalable vector-files, with some additional watercolor forms (those aren´t vectors) for a delicious ice-cream brand. This project was truly awesome.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Playful Medical pattern'

Playful Medical pattern

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Pencil illustration with the title 'FOX'

FOX

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Infertility Awareness Illustration'

Infertility Awareness Illustration

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Illustration for chinese zodiak'

Illustration for chinese zodiak

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Funny Office Buddy Illustrations'

Funny Office Buddy Illustrations

Create colorful funny illustration base on office activities for comics.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Texas Ranger Character.'

Texas Ranger Character.

Hand sketched illustration to be used in books and publications.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Traditional Illustration for book cover'

Traditional Illustration for book cover

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Auto Shop Wall Painting'

Auto Shop Wall Painting

I painted a 1955 Ford Thunderbird for this contest, and created a kaleidoscope styled mural based off of it. The client's logo is the focus in the center, with everything branching off of that.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Funny monkey design illustration.'

Funny monkey design illustration.

Digital design illustration from my real drawing.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Illustration for drinking glasses for astrology fans – star signs inspired'

Illustration for drinking glasses for astrology fans – star signs inspired

Glass illustration concept for Ritzenhoff Group GmbH's Champus champagne glass. Theme: drinking glasses for astrology fans with star signs inspired designs. I made this minimalist illustration based on the constellation Leo, using the original Leo sign's curves and ratio to create it.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Vintage hand made design.'

Vintage hand made design.

This design I created from my own hand drawing. I have completed this illustration as a hand-drawn tattoo style vintage and aesthetic style.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'PRESTO SPRAY '

PRESTO SPRAY

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Vintage woodcut poster illustration.'

Vintage woodcut poster illustration.

Poster for the folk education!

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Kid paints'

Kid paints

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Vintage hand-drawn illustration seeds package & wedding card.'

Vintage hand-drawn illustration seeds package & wedding card.

From scratch to completion I followed the style of hand-drawn vintage-looking illustration. If you like my design you could deal with me. Thank you.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Dog socks pattern'

Dog socks pattern

Pattern design concept in anti slip dog socks. Starting with a sketch using pencil and paper and then turning it into a digital design using Corel Draw and AI, then illustrating it onto socks using Photoshop.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Hand drawn illustration for website '

Hand drawn illustration for website

They are looking for a Re-Design, based on their website and brochure combined with illustrations.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Fine-detail portrait illustration for the podcast.'

Fine-detail portrait illustration for the podcast.

Authentic fine-detail vintage portrait design for the podcast project.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'The hand-drawn artistic poster illustration'

The hand-drawn artistic poster illustration

This is the vintage and hand-drawn artistic illustration from my sketch and drawing.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Ilustración para concepto de educación'

Ilustración para concepto de educación

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Merman Story concept'

Merman Story concept

Character Concept for children book

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Inspiring Poster'

Inspiring Poster

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Fairy character design'

Fairy character design

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Pencil illustration with the title '"Goodbye Gus" book cover design'

"Goodbye Gus" book cover design

An initial cover design of book "Goodby Gus"

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Retro/Hollywood Glam Woman Illustration'

Retro/Hollywood Glam Woman Illustration

Color version of the illustration. In this illustration, I recreated the retro effect, with not pronounced lines.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'GUARANTEED - Album Cover for Australian Roots Rock/Classic Rock Artist (Vinyl, CD, Digital, iTunes)'

GUARANTEED - Album Cover for Australian Roots Rock/Classic Rock Artist (Vinyl, CD, Digital, iTunes)

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Pencil illustration with the title 'International day of forests 2019'

International day of forests 2019

For this design I used my own style to depict the tree lines of a forest along with woodland creatures and bold, hand rendered type central to the piece to inform viewers of the day.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Deep Space Aviators - create the adventure!'

Deep Space Aviators - create the adventure!

Concept art for game developer's website. Image based upon the idea of exploring new frontiers.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Character - Gryphon'

Character - Gryphon

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Icon Design for Food, Water & Woman'

Icon Design for Food, Water & Woman

Organisation named Overture wanting to solve problem of hunger, famine & diseases

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Concept Illustration'

Concept Illustration

Podcast

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Final Design- Anniversary Drawing'

Final Design- Anniversary Drawing

Tombow drafting pencils with Prismacolor color pencil highlights on Rives Heavyweight cream drawing paper. 8"x10"

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Crest Design Rough'

Crest Design Rough

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Anniversary Gift Pencil Sketch'

Anniversary Gift Pencil Sketch

Draft design for a proposed anniversary gift.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Retro/Hollywood Glam Woman Illustration'

Retro/Hollywood Glam Woman Illustration

Linear version of the illustration.

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Pencil illustration with the title 'character concept CD inlay'

character concept CD inlay

character concept CD inlay. v.1 character over pirate treasure map. One of three images to complete map

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Eater Scavenger "Neox" '

Eater Scavenger "Neox"

Beware at your night

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Pencil illustration with the title 'Coverart for debut of Dragon series needed'

Coverart for debut of Dragon series needed

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