2010
I had WAY too good a time drawing this.
15/12/10 13:43 Filed in: samplesportraitsbar/bat
mitzvah
Here's David, mild
mannered middle school student during the day...HIGH
POWERED DETECTIVE at night!!
Portrait Poster 23" x 35"
Sign-In Board Art 23" x 35"

Portrait Poster 23" x 35"

Sign-In Board Art 23" x 35"

Do-It-Yourselfers!! Get Custom Covers!
08/12/10 08:21 Filed in: samplesGreat
Ideas!Invites
Here's a great idea and a great website to
help! Are you a do-it yourselfer? Do you
already have the perfect invite picked out and it
just needs some more punch? Well, once you have your
portrait drawn, Oliner Graphics also offers a "Custom
Invite Cover". Custom Covers allow you to get another
fabulous use out of your portrait. Tie that
theme together!! We take your graphic, and
along with your text, provide you with a
offset-printed, high-gloss UV finished print, pre-cut
to your personal invitation insert size.For pricing
check out our "order here" page.
http://invitationsdiy.com/
http://www.paper-source.com/cgi-bin/paper/envelopes/index.html
Custom cover proof sample #1
custom cover proof sample #2
Custom cover with no text
Custom cover as text insert
http://invitationsdiy.com/
http://www.paper-source.com/cgi-bin/paper/envelopes/index.html
Custom cover proof sample #1

custom cover proof sample #2

Custom cover with no text

Custom cover as text insert

technique sample
30/11/10 12:39
drawing a new image,
taking palette sample colors from a prior image where
the skin tones are similar.


Gorgeous, wonderful Jenna
Large Portrait Poster 23" x 35"
Sign In Art Portrait
Stamp Art
Here's what Mom had to say: Hi Liz, You are the best! I received the FedEx delivery today, and when I opened up the posters, I was amazed with how beautifully they came out! They are even better than they looked online. Jenna loves them, and we even used the graphic for the beginning of her montage. And thank you for ensuring that they would arrive on time. I was able to bring them in today to be mounted for the big day. We hope to order more from you in the future. Our heartfelt thanks, Troi and Jenna

Sign In Art Portrait

Stamp Art

Here's what Mom had to say: Hi Liz, You are the best! I received the FedEx delivery today, and when I opened up the posters, I was amazed with how beautifully they came out! They are even better than they looked online. Jenna loves them, and we even used the graphic for the beginning of her montage. And thank you for ensuring that they would arrive on time. I was able to bring them in today to be mounted for the big day. We hope to order more from you in the future. Our heartfelt thanks, Troi and Jenna
More speed! More Power!
Here I modified my client Ginny's fabulous
90-year-old Mother's illustration. Ginny is so fun
and creative and wanted "more speed" and "more
action"! After all, nothing stops this Mom! She even
bashed that thing into the back of an elevator when
she was learning! Go Mom!
Here's what my client had to say: Many thanks, Liz, for doing such a wonderful job and for getting it done so quickly, even with my changes. I know it's going to be a real kick for my Mom -- can't wait to see her face! ~Thanks again, Ginny


Here's what my client had to say: Many thanks, Liz, for doing such a wonderful job and for getting it done so quickly, even with my changes. I know it's going to be a real kick for my Mom -- can't wait to see her face! ~Thanks again, Ginny
Jake's Bar Mitzvah
22/11/10 07:38 Filed in: samplesbar/bat
mitzvahreferences
Here's something I just love!
Feedback and a photo from the event, how
wonderful!
Here's what Mom had to say: Liz----thanks for the picture of Jake--it made his Bar Mitzvah! ~Amy

Here's what Mom had to say: Liz----thanks for the picture of Jake--it made his Bar Mitzvah! ~Amy

Stunning Sophie!
Poster Print
Sign In Art
Stamp Art
Here's what mom had to say: WE LOVE IT!!!!!!
Thank you very much for your beautiful art work. I am sure it is going to gain great reviews! ~Regards, Randi

Sign In Art

Stamp Art

Here's what mom had to say: WE LOVE IT!!!!!!
Thank you very much for your beautiful art work. I am sure it is going to gain great reviews! ~Regards, Randi
Ginny's Mom is on-the-go!
10/11/10 13:29 Filed in: samplesportraits
Here's some fun. My client
Ginny's Mom's birthday is coming up and Ginny wanted to
surprise her. So we drew Mom with her favorite toys,
her red scooter and her dog. We threw in coordinating
shoes and an outfit and Mom's pooch had to be drawn
with floppy ears and energy. This image will be 18"
square and printed on acid free paper with archival
inks.
close up of "Ginny's Mom"


close up of "Ginny's Mom"

Chef Evan's Bar Mitzvah
02/11/10 21:56 Filed in: samplesbar/bat
mitzvahportraits
Introducing Master Chef
Evan! Evan loves The Cake Boss and his image is draw to
reflect this. What a great theme! Wish I had a few more
bakers in this house! Evan's bar mitzvah is in
February. Mazel tov Evan!
Large Portrait Poster (23" x 35")
Large Sign-In Board Art (23" x 35")
stamp art

Large Portrait Poster (23" x 35")

Large Sign-In Board Art (23" x 35")

stamp art

Hopin' third times the charm!
28/10/10 02:19 Filed in: samplesportraits

3rd go at this logo. Changing of concepts as far as the meaning of "fresh" in Get Fresh. At first the concept of "fresh" was to be represented by a wink. Hmm, that just didn't work. The second one was just not quite there as the feeling was a bit too "fresh" (as in trouble maker) and wasn't sweet enough. For this third version, we will see if this cute and adorable concept in "Fresh", as in young and fresh, works. (Provided about 6-8 hand drawn rough sketches before that too!) It's all about bringing the right meaning of the store name to a memorable character reference that will please customers.
Some logo concepts go much faster but logo design can be a process until the client hits that eureka moment. Once I spent a week with a corporate client not sure on "just the right shade of brown." That's the job.
Jason
Here's a fun sports-lovin' guy named Jason. Jason's
bar mitzvah is right around the corner! Mazel Tov
Jason!
Large Portrait Poster (24" x 35")
Large Sign-In Art (24" x 35")
stamp art
Jason 13" x 10" Extra Large Hardcover Sign-In Book
Here's what Mom had to say: Liz!, You have done a wonderful job! I knew you would. I just showed the images to my husband and son and they are blown away! I did not tell anyone about this. I wanted to have a surprise for them. I just love it and I am so impressed. I will be ordering thank you cards from you as well.
Thanks again,
Sheryl ( one happy Mom!)
Large Portrait Poster (24" x 35")

Large Sign-In Art (24" x 35")

stamp art

Jason 13" x 10" Extra Large Hardcover Sign-In Book

Here's what Mom had to say: Liz!, You have done a wonderful job! I knew you would. I just showed the images to my husband and son and they are blown away! I did not tell anyone about this. I wanted to have a surprise for them. I just love it and I am so impressed. I will be ordering thank you cards from you as well.
Thanks again,
Sheryl ( one happy Mom!)
Emily!
I'm delving into the very
cute right now. Sweet, sweet little dog named Emily.
This image is going to be a special Christmas present
for a little girl and of course, this is her best
friend.


Sweet Rose
12/10/10 18:42 Filed in: samplesbar/bat
mitzvahportraits
She's so GORGEOUS!! Rose
is getting ready for her bat mitzvah this month. I
loved, loved drawing her hair. I put a fan on it!
Large Portrait Poster (24" x 35")
Large Sign-In Art (24" x 35")
Stamp Art

Large Portrait Poster (24" x 35")

Large Sign-In Art (24" x 35")

Stamp Art

Jake "All Sports!"
29/09/10 17:36 Filed in: samplesbar/bat
mitzvahreferences
Here's a handsome guy
getting ready for his bar mitzvah. Jake loves sports
and his mom wanted to incorporate some of The Giants'
football team's coloring into his image as well as a
casual clothing style and a "hint" of football. I think
we did it!
Here's what Mom had to say: "This is PERFECT--thank you so much for all of your hard work--we LOVE it--I have already given your name to a friend of mine. ~Amy"
Large Portrait Poster (24" x 35")
Sign In Art (24" x 35")
Stamp Art

Here's what Mom had to say: "This is PERFECT--thank you so much for all of your hard work--we LOVE it--I have already given your name to a friend of mine. ~Amy"
Large Portrait Poster (24" x 35")

Sign In Art (24" x 35")

Stamp Art

Bakehouse Logo
29/09/10 17:32 Filed in: samplesportraits
Working with "Get Fresh"
Bakehouse on a logo. The gorgeous girl in the image was
once one of my bat mitzvah clients! Get Fresh
celebrates enjoying fresh baked goods while staying
within gluten free restrictions. How fabulous!


Raw Outline
01/09/10 10:15
Working on a great guy
named Will. Very athletic young man, his mom sent me
tons of pics of him waterskiing. Stay tuned for the
finished image!


Sophie's Wish
09/07/10 00:43 Filed in: samplesportraitsbar/bat
mitzvah
Here's a lovely theme!
Sophie is wishing under the stars. Sophie's image is
going to be incorporated into a banner to display at
her bat mtizvah.
banner sample
stamp art

banner sample

stamp art

Lindsay
08/07/10 19:08 Filed in: samplesportraitsbar/bat
mitzvah
Here's a great bat mitzvah! Mom provided the logo and
I went to town. Lindsay has gorgeous blue eyes and a
fabulous bright theme. To bring out the blue of her
eyes we created a bright blue outfit and took the
various elements of Mom's pre-existing bat mitzvah
logo and incorporated them into the background art!
Shazam!
Portrait Poster 23" x 35"
Sign In Board Art, 23" x 35"
Stamp Art
Portrait Poster 23" x 35"

Sign In Board Art, 23" x 35"

Stamp Art

Hello Again!
08/07/10 09:57 Filed in: samplesbar/bat
mitzvah
Here's something I just love to see. A beautiful
photo of one of my bat mitzvah kids fresh from her
big day! Look how gorgeous and happy she is!
Here's what Dad had to say:
Hi Liz, Sarah's Bat Mitzvah was wonderful, and the sign-in board looked great. The board is hanging in her room, and the poster is on the wall at the top of our stairs. Thanks again! David

Here's what Dad had to say:
Hi Liz, Sarah's Bat Mitzvah was wonderful, and the sign-in board looked great. The board is hanging in her room, and the poster is on the wall at the top of our stairs. Thanks again! David
Here's Boomer!!
07/06/10 14:28 Filed in: samplesGreat
Ideas!
What a dog! Here's a great
anniversary gift for a wonderful couple. Boomer will be
printed on card stock as a set of 250 greeting cards.



Finished Sign-Ins and their "Stars"!
How great is this! Just
received some final photos compliments of the wonderful
Taubman Family as well as Ron Levy
Photography!
For more information about using Ron Levy for your own Bar Mitzvah you can contact them below!
Phone: 949-280-6001
www.RonLevyPhotography.com

For more information about using Ron Levy for your own Bar Mitzvah you can contact them below!
Phone: 949-280-6001
www.RonLevyPhotography.com



Casey's Finished Sign in Board
Here's another gorgeous idea. My wonderful client
Casey and her mom Madelyn sent me this image of her
graphic "post party". Instead of the poster, they
selected archival paper with archival inks. The image
was printed with a large white border which her
guests signed. Grandmom loved it too so a second
print was sent to her. Mazel tov Casey!
Here's what mom had to say: Hi Liz - I thought you would like to see the finished product of Casey's signing board....just fabulous!!! It is already hanging on her wall. Everyone at the party LOVED it. So thank you so much for your beautiful work!!! Best Wishes, Madelyn

Here's what mom had to say: Hi Liz - I thought you would like to see the finished product of Casey's signing board....just fabulous!!! It is already hanging on her wall. Everyone at the party LOVED it. So thank you so much for your beautiful work!!! Best Wishes, Madelyn
Olympian Birthday Party
23/05/10 18:24
Its the weekend so I had some free time to design for
my daughter's birthday. She's a huge fan of Percy
Jackson and the Greek Gods. She questions why the
main character isn't a girl. Here's her birthday
invitation and the design for her t-shirts/ tote bag
giveaways.
T-shirt/giveaway party logo -- These are going on tote bags.
Invite cover front -- graphic

T-shirt/giveaway party logo -- These are going on tote bags.

Invite cover front -- graphic

Chef Ben!
13/05/10 11:54 Filed in: samplesbar/bat
mitzvahportraits
Here's Chef Ben whipping
up the ingredients for a FABULOUS Bar Mitzvah! What a
great theme. Ben's parents requested a more formal body
image for the temple and the fun theme image for the
event. The stylized graphic behind Ben was custom
designed to coordinate with his Chef concept. The
swirls represent a plate and spoon, essential elements
of the trade.
Portrait Poster, 23" x 35"
stamp art
Sign In Art, 23" x 35"

Portrait Poster, 23" x 35"

stamp art

Sign In Art, 23" x 35"

sticker art!
Let's not forget those
goodie bags. Once you have your basic party package Liz
can even format your art to fit stickers and upload in
your shop site. Looks great slapped on those paper
goodie bags!


Here She Is!
06/04/10 14:42 Filed in: samplesportraitsbar/bat
mitzvah
Shazam! Here's the
gorgeous Sarah, one half of a set of fabulous twins.
(You can see the initial sketch I made in the previous
post.) The background created for this image works with
the colors and theme of their event.
Portrait Poster
Stamp Art

Portrait Poster

Stamp Art

Working on another Sarah!
30/03/10 15:08 Filed in: samplesportraits
Another outine. --Here's a
sweetie. I'm thinking I'll put her hand on her hip.
She's so cute!


Stunning Sarah
27/03/10 14:01 Filed in: samplesbar/bat
mitzvahreferences


Here's what mom and dad had to say: Liz- We aren't sure which of the three of us loves the proofs the most but it is unanimous that we are all delighted. Sarah's hair and her smile are spot on - and of course even without seeing the text of your email Sarah noticed her favorite earrings right away! The swirl background does flow very nicely with her hair (which indeed looks fabulous). We saw Sarah's image posted on your website - and she immediately called her uncle to let him see it (and swear him to secrecy). Everything is great as is and we approve it as presented in the proofs. Thanks-David & Nan
Working on Sarah
19/03/10 11:35 Filed in: samplesportraits
Here's a new outline base.
I'm having a great time creating this one. She's a
beautiful girl. I'm playing with her hair a lot. Making
it look like there's a fan on it, should be very
glamorous! Stay tuned for the finished product!


final animations
18/03/10 00:06 Filed in: samplesportraitsreferences
flying bird
flying hat
Here's what my client had to say: Liz, I just looked at both these animations and they both work perfectly and are just delicious! Our community is going to LOVE them. I can't wait to hear the reactions -- just can't wait.
And they came right in the nick of time -- thanks for pushing the fixes up. I did a lot with this project today, including using some of the still images you sent me before, which I can use for almost-animated versions. They look great, too.
The animations are the icing on the cake, which I will intersperse, and maybe ask you to put a few more together later on. (I have more ideas than money!)
Many, many thanks. ~Ginny
And yet another nice comment!: I'm glad to hear how fun this work is for you, Liz -- mine is for me, too. But your art is so soulful and inventive, whether it's on the fun side, tender, provocative, or zany. I love seeing each new image. ~Ginny
flying hat
Here's what my client had to say: Liz, I just looked at both these animations and they both work perfectly and are just delicious! Our community is going to LOVE them. I can't wait to hear the reactions -- just can't wait.
And they came right in the nick of time -- thanks for pushing the fixes up. I did a lot with this project today, including using some of the still images you sent me before, which I can use for almost-animated versions. They look great, too.
The animations are the icing on the cake, which I will intersperse, and maybe ask you to put a few more together later on. (I have more ideas than money!)
Many, many thanks. ~Ginny
And yet another nice comment!: I'm glad to hear how fun this work is for you, Liz -- mine is for me, too. But your art is so soulful and inventive, whether it's on the fun side, tender, provocative, or zany. I love seeing each new image. ~Ginny
Still working on this
03/03/10 09:49
Currently I'm putting together this flash animation
for a pod cast intro. I have some more work to do on
this but I thought it best to blog a bit. I took my
client inspired graphics and have generated a nested
bird which is flying across the screen and landing on
Penn's shoulder. The way I'd like to complete the
piece is to start the image with more birds zooming
across screen then the lone flyer coming at the end
once the others have fled. He lands on Penn's
shoulder and bends down to pick up his olive branch.
Stay tuned for the completed version!
Mt. Hebron School Logo
22/02/10 12:45
Logo concepts for a
science and technology magnet school. The colors of the
school name are meant to vibrant and represent both sky
and red earth in another lean toward the outdoors and
chemicals. They are the only object of color to pull
the eye to the name. The jumping children are showcased
as the main object to best show that this is the main
focus of Mt. Hebron, the children. I would think the
best use of these designs or this design style would be
to use them as a collection and not pick just one. I
made about 6 different versions of the same concept.



My genius daughter
21/02/10 10:22 Filed in: samplesbar/bat
mitzvah
My genius daughter (only 9!) gave me a wonderful
movie she produced for my business. She is completely
amazing, where she gets it, I have no idea. She did
it all by herself.
She's Just Gorgeous
20/02/10 14:37 Filed in: samplesbar/bat
mitzvahportraits
Portrait Poster Format
Stamp Art Format


Stamp Art Format

Outline graphic
03/02/10 13:05
I'm working on image and
thought I show the process a bit. Here's the sketch I
originally draw. Stay tuned for the finished image.


Ari
21/01/10 14:16 Filed in: samplesbar/bat
mitzvahportraits
Here's a handsome guy!
Ari's bar mitzvah is coming up in February! His event
colors are cranberry and black.



New Paige!
Paige wanted to look a bit
older with a different dress. Here's the result. What a
gorgeous young lady. Scroll down to see the original
proof I sent her parents.
Here's what Dad had to say: YOU ARE SOOOOO TALENTED!!!!! IT'S PERFECT. thank you.
Marshall

Here's what Dad had to say: YOU ARE SOOOOO TALENTED!!!!! IT'S PERFECT. thank you.
Marshall


Layout
13/01/10 17:14 Filed in: samplesportraitsbar/bat
mitzvah
I'm currently working on a
handsome young man's image. I'm including this outline
of the image (pre coloration) I'm drawing so my readers
can see just how detailed the drawings are.

