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Lansing-based illustrator and designer with a light, playful style focused on color, shape, and engaging subject matter. Open to both design and illustration work across books, editorial, and social content. Experienced with small commissions for businesses, book illustration, animated films, and event/client branding. Skilled in creating cohesive backgrounds, thumbnails, sketches, storyboards, and polished digital artwork using Photoshop, Procreate, and Illustrator.…Lansing-based illustrator and designer with a light, playful style focused on color, shape, and engaging subject matter. Open to both design and illustration work across books, editorial, and social content. Experienced with small commissions for businesses, book illustration, animated films, and event/client branding. Skilled in creating cohesive backgrounds, thumbnails, sketches, storyboards, and polished digital artwork using Photoshop, Procreate, and Illustrator.

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Illustrator, Designer, Graphic Designer, +1

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Lansing-based illustrator and designer with a light, playful style focused on color, shape, and engaging subject matter. Open to both design and illustration work across books, editorial, and social content. Experienced with small commissions for businesses, book illustration, animated films, and event/client branding. Skilled in creating cohesive backgrounds, thumbnails, sketches, storyboards, and polished digital artwork using Photoshop, Procreate, and Illustrator.…Lansing-based illustrator and designer with a light, playful style focused on color, shape, and engaging subject matter. Open to both design and illustration work across books, editorial, and social content. Experienced with small commissions for businesses, book illustration, animated films, and event/client branding. Skilled in creating cohesive backgrounds, thumbnails, sketches, storyboards, and polished digital artwork using Photoshop, Procreate, and Illustrator.

Available to hire

Lansing-based illustrator and designer with a light, playful style focused on color, shape, and engaging subject matter. Open to both design and illustration work across books, editorial, and social content.

Experienced with small commissions for businesses, book illustration, animated films, and event/client branding. Skilled in creating cohesive backgrounds, thumbnails, sketches, storyboards, and polished digital artwork using Photoshop, Procreate, and Illustrator.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Watercolour Illustration

Intermediate

Work Experience

Commissioned Illustrator (Don Tusk Commissioned Illustrator) at Don Tusk

December 1, 2025 - March 1, 2025

Worked as an illustrator on a commission, supporting the creation of visual materials for the project. Collaborated with peers in producing coherent backgrounds and assets for animation. Used Photoshop to sketch and develop line and color background elements. Used Procreate to produce sketches, color studies, and value studies, and used Photoshop for touch-ups on online deliverables.

Commissioned Illustrator at Don Tusk i Commission

December 1, 2025 - March 1, 2026

Commissioned illustration work from Dec 2025 to Mar 2025. Produced peers-animated film materials and supported cohesive background art creation with a team. Used Photoshop to sketch, line, and color background pages and to perform touch-ups on online work. Used Procreate for sketching, color and value studies.

Commissioned Illustrator at Don Tusk i

December 1, 2025 - March 1, 2025

Worked as a commissioned illustrator using Photoshop to sketch, create line work and color backgrounds. Used Procreate to develop sketches and value studies, then refined online work with Photoshop touch-ups.

Book Illustrator at The Pilgrim Press

August 1, 2025 - April 1, 2026

Created book illustrations using digital illustration tools including Procreate, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator.

Freelance Graphic Designer

August 1, 2025 - April 1, 2026

Freelance work for a client to generate ideas, branding, and images aligned with event guidelines. Used Photoshop and Procreate to sketch icon concepts, and used Illustrator to create vector icons/images with smooth lines and polished finishes.

Student Exhibition / Media Production (Collage Inking Design) at College for Creative Studies

April 1, 2025 - May 1, 2025

Created collage inking design work as part of a student exhibition. Included production for a defined exhibition period and related visual content.

Peers Animated Film / Background Artist

May 1, 2024 - June 1, 2025

Collaborated with a team to create cohesive background art for an animated film. Produced background sketches, line work, and color versions in Photoshop. Created sketches, color/value studies in Procreate and performed final online touch-ups in Photoshop.

Freelance Graphic Designer

May 1, 2024 - June 1, 2025

Freelance graphic design for events and a client to create ideas, branding, and event images aligned with event guidelines. Used Photoshop and Procreate to sketch icon ideas; used Illustrator to create vector icons and images with smooth lines and polished finishes. Created social media icons for an annual event.

Background Artist

May 1, 2024 - June 1, 2025

Contributed as a background artist for a team producing cohesive background art. Used Photoshop for sketching and line/color background creation, and used Procreate for sketches, colors, and value studies; used Photoshop to do final online touch-ups.