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Tree bark in charcoal/charcoal pencil. Nature has so many fun, organic forms to replicate! #drawing #art #charcoal #pencil #strathmorepaper #trees #bark #nature #draw #illustration

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Logofolio Vol. 1 (Set 2) A series of conceptual logos that experimented with different audience tones. #graphicdesign #art #logo #logodesign #branding #marketing #pentool #concept #visualidentity #design

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A very beautifully illustrated story, with especially relevant themes that will stand the test of time. #comics #illustration #art #lgbtq

submitted 34 days ago • 1 comment

Throwback to some of my earliest work. This was my first exercise in playing with text-based illustration. I used a helmet from the game Dragon Age: Inquisition for the frame and filled it with character names/items/etc. #art #graphicdesign #typography #dragonage #videogames #illustration #poster

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Charcoal pencil illustration of a simple scene. Stripped the scene down to its simplest forms while still keeping the most important details. Some warping due to age of the paper #illustration #charcoal #pencil #art #scene #drawing #study

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“There is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” - Amanda Gorman Happy Black History Month everyone. Here's some celebration material I've made over the years. #BLM #blackhistorymonth #art #graphicdesign #poster #logo #logodesign #history

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It's Friday everyone, maybe relax and play a game. Here's a Twitch gamer, visual identity package I made. Wanted to throw in some retro, golden/silver age comics feel to it. #twitch #gamers #graphicdesign #art #comics #streamers #illustration #visualidentity #play

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Throwback to the first magazine concept cover I made in 2014. Good to remember where you started. The FireAid benefit concert is tonight. Many great artists there, some great merch too. Net proceeds go to FireAids wildlife relief efforts, or you can donate online. #fireaid #art #graphicdesign

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Logofolio Vol. 1 (Set 1) A series of conceptual logos that experimented with different audience tones. #graphicdesign #art #logo #logodesign #branding #marketing #pentool

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Some further anatomy studies. #art #charcoal #anatomy #drawing #pencil #strathmorepaper #learn

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A 3D form study scuplture. Built using tissue paper, wooden dowels, and glue sealant. Looked at general sail boat mast/sail combos for the inspiration here. #art #3D #sculpture #woodwork #craftwork #boat

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'Critical Space' - Samantha Goodman. She asked me to create the poster for the show. The show was about human nature - the good and the bad. These oil paintings captured everyday scenes depicting candid perspectives of life. www.columbiamuseum.org/news/artists... #poster #oilpaint #graphicdesign

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I had the opportunity to work with my former professor of foreign language to create a Chinese calligraphy workshop poster. Decided to stick with simplified letter forms to keep it approachable. #mandarin #foreignlanguage #learn #poster #graphicdesign #art #chinesecalligraphy #strokemarks

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Something fun in a very trying time. POPS - Performed by the Coker University band. Greatly enjoyed collaborating with the composers on which music to showcase in the poster. #jamesbond #jurassicpark #journeythroughorion #poster #graphicdesign #art #illustration #posterdesign #CMYK

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'Flowing into the Unknown' - a surreal landscape piece. Inspired by the distorted planes of Salvador Dali, and geometric patterns of Max Ernst. #art #charcoal #drawing #surrealism #salvadordali #maxernst #landscapeart #illustration #pencil #surreal

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Just some general anatomy studies. #charcoal #drawing #anatomy #pencil #bones #joints #skeleton #art

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Set 3 of my "Art Movements through History" infographical art series. Definitely wanted to play with the forms from 'Beat the Whites with the Red Wedges' here. Movements shown: Russian Constructivism (1913-1940's) / Bau Haus (1923-1933) #art #poster #graphicdesign #history #arthistory #learn

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'Connections' - Wood sculpture work. Inspired by the forms of Rudolf Belling. #art #woodworking #sculpture #craft #carving #wood #rudolfbelling

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'Divr' - app concept demonstration. #app #appdesign #figma #developer #design #learning #interactivedesign #education

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'Divr' - An app concept for user generated content that's shared in a fun, creative learning platform. While still in the concept phase, I'm confident this could become a possibility with the right team. App demonstration next post. #app #appdesign #figma #developer #design #interactivedesign

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After Hours. A poster for an exhibit by Triston Blanton. It explored the overlooked cleaning service field through tile installation art. The marks/tile in the poster highlight just how challenging this field is. www.instagram.com/p/CclLLpXuv7... #servicework #poster #graphicdesign #installtionart

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A fun logo redesign for a golf course not long ago. Redesign needed to be adaptive, as the old one wasn't exactly fit for that. They also wanted to aim for a more adventurous, positive vibe. #logo #logodesign #golf #graphicdesign #CMYK #Pantone #typography #golfclub

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An early book cover concept I made while I was studying; for one of my favorite #stephenking stories - Revival. #thriller #horror #reading #books #bookcoverdesign #graphicdesign #art

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A bit different than my usual post, this photo series was simply titled "Broken/Vanity". Consumerism is everywhere, and if you aren't careful you could lose yourself to vanity. This work explores realizing that, and breaking free. #photography #consumerism #art #camera #portraitphotography

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Tonight's reads. Seriously can't wait for the new Superman movie 🐦✈️🦸‍♂️ #comicbooks #superheroes #dccomics #superman #books

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The program for "Devotion" by Rosie Herrera Dance Theater. www.rosieherrera.dance/devotion 📷 by Ben Mckeown #graphicdesign#dance #photography#posterdesign#billboard #marketing

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"Devotion" by the Rosie Herrera Dance Theater. A production exploring the connection between religion, technology & love. www.rosieherrera.dance/devotion I was lucky enough to design the production material. 📷 by Ben Mckeown #graphicdesign#dance #photography #posterdesign#billboard #marketing

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"Cold-blooded Warfare" This piece started as a collage of different magazine pages to create the composition, and then recreated through stippling. Just don't ask me how many dots this took 😅 #stipple #stippleart #collage #collageart #art #drawing #illustration

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Sneak peak at the composer

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Some really great work here! 👊

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Set 2 of my "Art Movements through History" infographical art series. These pieces highlighted key figures of their period, and core ideas. Movements highlighted: Psychedelic Art (late 1960's-Present Day) / Swiss Modermism (1950's-1960's) #graphicdesign #typography #art #poster #arthistory

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Children/family Earth Day celebration hosted by Kalmia Gardens & Coker University. Focused on using broad strokes and simple forms to make it easily readable for young viewers. #poster #graphicdesign #art #earthday #illustration

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Set 1 of my "Art Movements through History" infographical art series. These pieces highlighted key figures of their period, and core ideas. Movements highlighted: Digital Age (80's-90's) / De Stijl (1917-1930) #graphicdesign #typography #art #poster #arthistory

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submitted 115 days ago • 25 comments

Another one from the vault. The Crucible is one of my favorites, and while I was in college I got to design a poster for their production. Definitely wanted it to have an old, screenprinted vibe as it fits the story better. #poster #graphicdesign #thecrucible #art #screenprint

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This was a fun one. Adobe/Pixar held a competition to design the cover art for Pixars movie Soul album. While this piece wasn't chosen, it was still a great design exercise! #pixar #disney #albumcoverart #vinyl #graphicdesign #art

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More anatomy studies from way back when. Started with gestures to more detailed sketches on newsprint paper. #pencil #drawing #charcoal #anotomydrawing #sketches

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More anatomy studies from way back when. Started with gestures to more detailed sketches on newsprint paper. #pencil #drawing #charcoal #anotomydrawing #sketches

submitted 55 days ago • 1 comment

Death of Typography. In a world that's growing more digital based day by day, does type have room to be expressive? This poster acts as a discussion point to this question. #graphicdesign #art #typography #digitalart

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From the vault, one of my earliest studies into figure drawing was recreating a piece from the old masters. I chose Peter Paul Ruben as he had a fantastic use of light/dark shading to create form. View his work: historyofdrawing.com?page_id=14 #charcoal #figuredrawing #art

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