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“Plug Ugly Ball” Book Illustrations

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Interior illustrations for the book Plug Ugly Ball: A Mobtown Tale of Bullies and Baseball, a tale of historical fiction set in Baltimore in the late 1800s. This artwork was used on section title pages and needed to depict specific scenes from the plot in a style reminiscent of period engravings. The original ink drawings were based on extensive historic research for accurate depictions of real locations and people who appear in the story.

Client: John Thomas Everett
Publisher: Baltimore Bookworks

August 4, 2017
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Plug Ugly Ball Cover Design

“Plug Ugly Ball” Book Cover Design

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Book cover design and illustration for the John Everett’s book of historical fiction, Plug Ugly Ball: A Mobtown Tale of Bullies & Baseball.

Mr. Everett wanted his cover to evoke the late 19th century time period it was set in, but we also needed to make sure it didn’t look like it belonged in the non-fiction section. Custom illustration integrating key themes of the story were combined with period engravings of the Baltimore setting to give it a historic feel with a modern sensibility. Gentle textures in the imagery and a soft matte finish on the slipcover completed the look.

Design work included all aspects of the slipcover, including the cover flaps and spine, per the printers specifications.

This project  also included custom interior illustrations that evoke period engravings.

Publisher: Baltimore Bookworks

August 4, 2017
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Sketchbook: Boxing Dinosaurs

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Sketch based on an art challenge from Von Glitchka titled “Boxing Dinosaurs” — it was meant to indicate the need to fit these different type of dinosaurs into a square box, but I’d already misinterpreted it to mean something VERY different…

July 8, 2014
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Ink drawing of two warriors sitting a forest

Cover Illustration for “Why”

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Cover Illustration for the short fantasy story, “Why,” written by Maggie Allen for author Janine Spendlove and published by the creator-run Silence in the Library Publishing as part of a Kickstarter backer bonus. The story is a bittersweet character study that takes place in Spendlove’s “War of the Seasons” fantasy universe. I worked with both Maggie and Janine to make sure I captured the style and spirit of the characters and setting.

February 8, 2014
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“Infrared: Beyond the Visible” Animation and Comic Book

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This animated video and accompanying comic book explained the fundamental concepts of infrared astronomy to be studied by the James Webb Space Telescope.

I was involved in nearly all aspects of this project, from collaborating on the initial script outlines and storyboards to animation to design of the printed comic book, which was distributed at outreach and education events.

Roles:
Project management • Storyboarding • Illustration • Animation •
Video editing • Web design • Print design

Software used: 

  • Illustrations created in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash
  • Animation created in Adobe Flash and Adobe Aftereffects
  • Video editing in Adobe Premier

Produced while employed at Space Telescope Science Institute, under contract to NASA.

July 4, 2013
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Fantasy artwork by Stephanie Smith

Dragonets

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Part of an ongoing series of illustrations set in a world where small dragons play an important role in society, both as companions and as helpers.

June 25, 2012
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