cd package illustration for pop musician, application included postcard design and dvd packaging design. A larger view of the illustration is available in my illustration portfolio.

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This is the cd package design and illustration for a heavy metal rock band.

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DVD Cover and disc design. The dvd package design goal for this project was to create a look that would appeal to a younger demographic.
I implemented bright colors and active illustrations. The client was very happy with the final product- and it successfully achieved the goal of appealing to a younger crowd- as he is now selling many dvd copy’s- thanks to a certain dvd graphic designer.

Hello all, above is the revised illustration of the cd album cover I’ve been working on. I switched over to a more sketch-like style and a fashionista look for the characters.

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Since this album is titled “Not just a Housewife” I thought it fitting that it should not be just a design- so I approached this project as an illustration. Since the artist did not want her photo on the cover I had to come up with a conceptual cover design that embodied all the songs on here cd release. The artist’s name is Marilyn Mathis- she’s a multi-talented actress and broadway singer. I came up with the idea of her living a double life as a stepford wife and as a superstar in the spotlight at the same time. I went for a retro 1950′s style of housewife, I added the floral pattern on the curtains to compliment the simplistic illustration style. View more illustration and graphic design work at my website www.fernandocreative.com

Below is the revised illustration per the customers request- it’s only the black and white drawing so far, I’ll post the completed work when it’s ready.
This is the latest illustration project to grace the desk of Fernando Creative, all the while Fernando Medina is working on graphic design, illustration, and photography projects. Fernando creative is based in Aurora, Illinois 60505, I also do work for the surrounding chicago suburbs, including Chicago, North Aurora, Oswego, Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles, Naperville, Plano, Elgin, Crystal Lake, DeKalb, Sycamore, Maple Park, Montgomery, and more. I also do work for international clients including, Europe, Asia, and all throughout North and South America. These services include graphic design, illustration, photography, and more recently video and animation. These trades are applied to create everything from book cover illustations to page designs to logo designs to business card designs- I take interest an any process that entails creativity.

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This is the cover art for a hip-hop compilation album. The client said they really wanted to accentuate the 2.0 so I dropped it on the cover like giant bricks- can’t get more prominent than that. I grunged up the letters a bit to give them a worn out look- like it’s been through the test of time and it’s still big and bold. I then added the shovel on the side to compliment the words “buried treasure”. I used a little bit of adobe illustrator and photoshop to complete this work. Enjoy.

This illustration commemorates Denzel Washington’s Oscar Win for the movie “Training Day”. Chicago area illustrator graphic designer Fernando Medina, designed and illustrated this caricature of the famous Hollywood actor using pen and ink, color pencil, and photoshop. This is one of Denzel Washington’s most Impressive zcting performances in my opinion. I did the drawing in pen, and added textures via Adobe Photoshop.

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CD cover illustration design for a hip hop rap artist based in New York. This cd cover illustrates a character representing the rap artist’ persona. A custom cd cover illustration takes considerably longer than a cd design based on the musicians photographs because it requires composeing the cd package design entirely from scratch. I completed the illustration for this star wars/hip hop cd cover. I used adobe illustrator for the color and line work, and added some texture in photoshop. The client was very happy with it. I’ve never really illustrated anything in this particular style- but I’m pretty proud of how it turned out. It’s another notch in my arsenal of styles. Notice the Darth Vador silhouette in the background.

Once upon a time… in a Galaxy far far away, there was an illustrator who dared to combine the forces of Star Wars and Hip hop. This is a fun illustration I’ve been working on. Below is a preliminary pencil sketch for an album cover playing off the theme of Lucas’ Celestial Opera- as you can see he’s reaching for his mic which is his “light saber”, getting ready to slash somebody creeping up behind him- he’s also sporting a jedi cape and in the background a little green dude (Yoda) is rocking the turntables. I’ll be posting the updated artwork soon- stay tuned.

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This is a cd cover design I’m working on, i originally created the black and white one but then had the urge to render a color version. Now I can’t decide which one I like best. The album title is “Live Forever” so I came up with the concept of a tree/hand since tree’s convey the idea of age and growth and the tree branches are holding the sun to symbolize that it’s in control of the days hence living forever.

The two revised cover designs above are additional color comps I created, the possibilities are endless. Which one’s your favorite.

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