Friday, December 19, 2008

Engaged Couple Design


My friend Chris and Randee got engaged on November 22, 2008.  I've initially designed this illustration just for them as  a nice commemorative gift, but later I decided to make this design available for sale on my online store.  This illustration can be customized upon request.  (e.g. engaged couples' names, engagement date, hair color, hair length, clothing color, etc... )  Please e-mail me at chiaki.ehlers@gmail.com if you have special requests or questions regarding this customized engaged couple design.


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Beagle Puppy

Beagle Puppy
My mother-in-law loves beagle puppies. I wanted to come up with a special gift for her so I gave her an apron with this beagle graphic on. Even though my mother-in-law is not into cooking so much, she really liked my gift and started wearing the apron a lot even when she is not cooking!

Happy Chef

Happy Chef
Cooking is one of my favorite habbies. I even thought about becoming a professional chef one day. This was years ago by the way... I've done some research about culinary programs in California and have found out that it would've cost me around $20,000 or more to complete a culinary program. That was more than I wanted to spend for my habby/possible future career. That's when I realized I would rather be spending my money on something else that I was already good at such as art and design. I am glad I changed my mind and became a designer instead.

Sweet Little Princess

Sweet Little Princess
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CHIMONKI Character

CHIMONKI Character
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Elephant Illustration

Elephant Illustration
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FLOWER PATTERN

FLOWER PATTERN

Star Wok Logo

Star Wok Logo
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Fish

Fish
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AGED LOOK

AGED LOOK
I played around with Photoshop transparency layers and different filters to get this "Aged" look.