Orchidfield: Visual Puns and Industrial Redesigns

I plan on making my Portfolio focus on my novel Orchidfield, which I'm editing this year. Naturally, let's begin with the main character, Adam, in a visual pun. Adam is in orange because he's from San Francisco. And the book and the shillelagh? Well I don't want to give too much away about Orchidfield.




(Warning! Large image size!!)
Book Club-- Colored Pencil and ink on paper
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Industrial Redesign- I.V. Parasol.
Another Orchidfield Character, Vivi. Yes, I'm well aware that people are sick of vampires now, but Vivi was created back before Vampires were sparkly angst-filled marketing ploys. I imagine burning to an agonizing crisp in the sunlight and needing to feed on blood must make outings to the beach impossible, so I thought I'd use this project to come up with a solution for Vivi, and voila, the I.V. Parasol.I'm fond of those ridiculous super-old swimsuits, and even more fond of putting Vivi in them in modern times. I really like the sea grass combined with the nautical colors of the outfit. It's so New England!




Colored Pencil and Ink on Paper
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