tag:www.sugarsock.com,2010-02-15:/portfolio/illustration//13 2010-09-04T03:29:26Z The art school I attended taught foundations (drawing, anatomy, composition) before commercial applications. My professional artwork is mostly digital illustration derived from sketches. Book illustration, editorial illustration, and icons now represent the bulk of my freelance illustration. I also recently became a published book cover illustrator. Movable Type Pro 5.01 tag:www.sugarsock.com,2010:/portfolio/illustration//13.793 2010-09-04T03:26:25Z 2010-09-04T03:29:26Z

Photo illustration of an eye-catching emblem used for the launch of a web store.

April http://www.sugarsock.com/

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Showing different stages of application: bare, foundation, eyes, cheeks, lips, and a variation on full-face makeup.

April http://www.sugarsock.com/

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Group of illustrated characters for an events company.

April http://www.sugarsock.com/

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Cut paper-style flowers are paired with quilting accents like rectangles and stitching. Elements created for Etsy shop (used in header and avatar).

April http://www.sugarsock.com/

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I'm obsessed with (text) characters and sometimes do glyph drawings for fun. Starting with a not-equal sign, I created a character with that fake-diplomacy hand position bosses sometimes use before disclosing bad news. Process: Composition directly in Adobe Illustrator.

April http://www.sugarsock.com/

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Starting with an omega, I created an alien in a spaceship. Process: Composition directly in Adobe Illustrator.

April http://www.sugarsock.com/

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Starting with a bracket, I created a face comprised of a percent sign, legal section symbol, dash, and period. Process: Composition directly in Adobe Illustrator.

April http://www.sugarsock.com/

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Starting with a capital cedilla, I created a cute little pig. Process: Composition directly in Adobe Illustrator.

April http://www.sugarsock.com/

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Starting with the Euro currency symbol, I created a guitar. Process: Composition directly in Adobe Illustrator.

April http://www.sugarsock.com/

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Starting with parentheses, I created a vase of flowers made from asterisks, tildes, and backslashes. Process: Composition directly in Adobe Illustrator.

April http://www.sugarsock.com/

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Starting with an ampersand, I created a Victorian villain. Process: Composition directly in Adobe Illustrator.

April http://www.sugarsock.com/

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Variety of (hundreds of) specialty slot symbols I created for games. Process: Thumbnail, sketch, scan, Adobe Illustrator.

April http://www.sugarsock.com/

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A variety of (hundreds of) slot symbols I created for games. Process: Thumbnail, sketch, scan, Adobe Illustrator.

April http://www.sugarsock.com/

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Set of web icons for Couple Profile, Female Profile, Male Profile, Account Settings, Contacts, Blog, Favorites, Groups, Messages, Alerts, Photos, and Announcements. Process: Thumbnail, sketch, scan, Adobe Illustrator.

April http://www.sugarsock.com/

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Various web icons for common social-networking functions, such as Profile, Favorites, Events, Blogs, Videos, and Friends. Process: Thumbnail, sketch, scan, Adobe Illustrator.

April http://www.sugarsock.com/

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