Daphadil Creative

11/1/23

The Angler

Digital painting from a class taken through Udemy

Diving into Procreate through Udemy has been a blast! The Procreate: Solid Foundations course by Simon Foster has been eye-opening. This Angler Fish creation is just one of the cool projects I've tackled so far. As I progress through the course, my Procreate skills are definitely leveling up. It's been a rewarding journey of skill-building and creative growth.

I am not affiliated with Udemy or Simon Foster. I share my learning experiences and attribute those who inspire and assist me. The original Angler fish, which resembles and surpasses my version, is Simon's creation.

8/31/23

Handpuppet Shadows

This experimental creation, inspired by hand puppet wall shadows, layers organic shapes into an ethereal digital painting of medium contrast hues.

9/11/22

Windowpane Scribble

A digital painting created to look like the classic windowpane scribble art, with a twist. Made in Procreate. The intent was to use brush styles that emulate pastels, juxtaposed behind the crisp, white, organic freehand line. Layer effects include the old-fashioned, early Photoshop method of creating a drop-shadow. I mastered that trick long before software could do it for you.

7/1/22

Peaceful Lake

This watercolor style image was created as a background for verse which was hand-lettered in the upper 2/3 of the painting. It was a wedding gift and the verse used was from "their song".

3/22/16

Movie Memories

I began working with Larry's blog in 2010 and have assisted with technical and design issues over the years. Recently Larry requested a refreshed look and feel to match the marketing direction for his site.

Below is a screen capture of the home page. I created four banners with custom illustrations, highlighting each of Larry's talents.
Also, take note of Larry's endorsement under the image.

11/19/13

email | Heartland Package

Email marketing campaign promoting the Heartland channel
Role: Designer and Developer

Gathered requirements and programming assets, worked with marketing personnel to achieve desired message
designed and illustrated custom graphics in conjunction with program marketing assets. Designed in accordance with theme, target audience, corporate visual standards (style guide) and usability standards.
Developed html to render across multiple platforms, tested email rendering on 30+ platform/browser/email-client combinations using Litmus. Managed Email list to target audience and scheduled launch via Responsys.