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NEKO LYNN GRAPHIC DESIGNER ILLUSTRATOR PAINTER

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N E K OLY N NGRAPHIC DESIGNER

ILLUSTRATOR

PAINTER

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NAVIGATION THINGYresume ............................................................... 2about .................................................................. 4graphic design ................................................... 5illustration ....................................................... 19painting ............................................................ 23contact ............................................................. 29

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Neko Lynn is my name and spilling paint on everything I own is my game. I have been drawing since I was two and I haven’t looked back since.

In twenty years since my first drawing I have added lettering, airbrushing, painting, pin striping and graphic design, amongst others, to my creative outlet arsenal.

My three favorite things about what I do are problem solving, creative thinking and working with my hands.

I would call myself an old soul, because

I am greatly influenced by methods, techniques and creations of the past. Hot rods and vintage designs have had a tremendous impact on my life. but...Star Wars is life. I grew up on the original saga and have been greatly influenced by concept art and futuristic designs.

Enjoying both modern and vintage design has allowed me to appreciate and integrate from both sides when creating and problem solving.

I am excited for the future, but I will never let the past fade away.

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ESCAPIST skateboard graphic + shirts

Escapist is a skater owned and operated skate shop of Kansas City, MO.

I wanted this graphic to have a vintage and hand drawn feel, but still be clean and breathable.

I started with my rendering on paper, then brought it into photoshop where I added the remaining elements shown in the final piece.

I decided to add a crude cut stair case for the skater to be jumping down to give him more of a space to exist in.

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MCC LECTURE SERIESspeacial guest chip kidd

Lecture series 11 x 17 inch poster announcing special guest speaker Chip Kidd.

To produce a design that resembles Kidd’s work is challenging since he does any and all kinds of book jackets.

After thinking on what to do I decided to resemble Kidd with as much of his elements as I could. His signature glasses, swoosh hair do, and bow tie help identify him. But the biggest give away may be the fact his entire face is his name.

I created everything in adobe illustrator using the pen tool to create simplified shapes and strokes.

I created the “Chip Kidd” type with the pen tool after the other elements had already been made. This was so the type could fill the space and not interfere with the other elements.

I wanted the poster to be interesting visually, but also be easily read and digestible. Similar to his book jackets with content and visual hierarchy.

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SALT FLATSbonneville promotional flier

Bonneville Salt Flats 11 x 17 inch poster. The image on this poster is actual clippings from 1949-52 hot rod magazine articles.

The collage had to be photographed due to it’s fragile state, and then I brought it into photoshop.

I manipulated the photo trying to achieve a high contrasting image that seemed to be as uniform as possible. Since all the snippets were from different years and papers, they all aged differently.Once I had the collage image how I wanted, I

incorporated the text. It’s not a lot of info but I wanted it to be interesting to read with variation in type. I have both “Bonneville” and “Tooele County, Utah” in casual script as they complement the sharp type on the rest of the poster.

I wanted the poster to keep it’s vintage vibe but bring in some modern and simple type layouts. I think this poster would make a great addition to any gearheads house (especially one with a spouse), because it is neatly messy.

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ANDROID MANUALscifi mini series: 1 of 5

Artificial intelligence (AI) field manual for the future production and retail of robots.

I first started with a sketch consisting of elements I wanted to incorporate into the final design.

From there, I switched from paper to tablet and made a more refine sketch. I started with gray and made a deconstructive head shape then switched to black for the rendering.

I brought my rendering from illustrator into photoshop where I created the rest of the piece.

I decided to leave my deconstructive strokes from the rendering, because I felt it enhanced the sketch.

I used a monochromatic color scheme with just two section of orange to complement the blues.

I came across the font for “Artificial Intelligence” on typekit and really enjoyed how scifi and foreign it appeared. I kerned the type so it would be easier to read.

One element I really liked from my sketch was the giant AI in the back ground so I incorporated it into the final product.

I used different layer properties, overlays, and textures to build the final result.

This sketch would result in the other 4 of the series.

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SCIFI MEDICALscifi mini series: 2 of 5

The future of medics ad. This scifi poster started off as a continuation of the previous piece and before I knew it there where 5 total.

The methods and processes were the same. I started with a rough sketch then switched to a digital rendering.

Once I had the rendering I brought it into photoshop to build the rest of the elements.

I wanted to incorporate the red and white that follows nursing, but needed another color to work with the rest of the elements.

I landed on this earthy gold color for an analogous color scheme.

I was able to work in the red cross and also the red heart monitor graphic that visually works, but also ties into the theme.

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TOGETHER WE CANscifi mini series: 3 of 5

Futuristic war propaganda poster. The third in the mini series.

This piece started off as a rough sketch, then a digital rendering was done on a tablet in adobe illustrator.

Once the rendering was complete it was plugged into photoshop and the rest was built around it.

The scifi character really resembled the perfect propaganda pose and I didn’t want to interfere by adding type above.

I decided to incorporate the slogan on the bottom left and change it from English to German.

Utilizing the German flag colors for the border.

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CENSOREDscifi mini series: 4 of 5

Scifi movie poster “Don’t Move.” Inspired by the idea I had from the sketch I did.

I made changes from my rough sketch and the digital rendering to better fit the space.

I wanted the design to be very simplistic and powerful.

I knew I wanted to use red for the type and transition into the graphic. I decided I wanted to use complementary colors green and red.

For the green I had to use a desaturated green in order to stay away from the traditional Christmas color feel.

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IN SIGHTscifi mini series: 5 of 5

In sight! I had this idea to incorporate type into the design and have a more typographic element to it.

From the rough sketch I knew I wanted to have the type be the negative space of a background.

Once I had the rendering done, I started playing

with the typography a little more and had the idea to flip the word “back” backwards.

The complementary color palette from the previous piece was also carried over.

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THE PRINT SHOP KCmustang specs graphic

This mustang 5.0 specs graphic was illustrated and laid out for the print shop kc guys who have a real passion for this make and model of car.

The graphic was digitally illustrated with a tablet in adobe illustrator, along with all other graphical elements.

They gave me all the text they wanted to be included and I formatted it in indesign.

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SW CELEBRATION 2017event poster

Star Wars Celebration event poster for 2017 held in Orlando, FL.

The SW Celebration is held at the Orlando County Convention Center for 4 days in April.

I took the OCCC logo and built my poster around it. I looked at how the event center branded their identity and the other events they are in charge of that they hold there.

I used a complementary blue color to accent their orange logo. The rest of the piece is made up of pastels and muted colors that give the piece a nice clean and fun new look.

The graphic was made in illustrator then compiled in indesign.

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THE TWILIGHT ZONEtv show promo poster

Typography poster for the Twilight Zone.

Simplified shapes were used to create Rod Serling and his famous attire with cigarette in hand.

I wanted to utilize positive and negative space to create an image, similar to my Chip Kidd poster.

This piece was created in illustrator then brought into photoshop for the text to be added.

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TWILIGHT ZONE PSAbased on rod sterling quote

This Rod Serling quote inspired me to make a social media psa.

I created this simple illustration to portray what is being said in the quote and hopefully be more powerful.

I used illustrator for this piece. I created it on a square artboard so it could

be posted on instagram, as well as other social media sites.

The colors used are all very cool and analogous with three orange lights on.

The orange is suppose to signify the individuals who are not like everybody. That is why the orange and blue are used.

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MEAN/NICEtypography psa

Polar opposite phrases compared side by side as two different campaigns.

The top piece is Donald Trump as a simplified illustration. He is pointing at a phrase that could be dealing about immigration or perhaps, himself. I wanted to also include a vintage script contrasted by bold crisp type.

The bottom piece is a reassurance phrase I hear from time to time. I used a grid structure to layout my type and with a little help from my pals kern and lead, we got something. I wanted to create something that was soothing and cheerful to look at, so I used no black and muted colors.

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WOOD HOOK BBQlogo design

Wood Hook BBQ out of Springfield, MO. They wanted a logo that matched their hillbilly brand of BBQ.

I sketched up two rough ideas for a hillbilly logo and we ended up morphing them together for the final product.

I rendered the final product in illustrator with my tablet then colorized and integrated type into the design.

I had to flip the “k” and with text outlines added I was able to modify and create the hook on K.

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ILLUSTRATIONdigital + traditional methods

My old friend illustration. I have been drawn to line heavy art works for as long as I can remember.

No matter what assignment or client job comes my way, I always do some form of an illustration or sketch.

Sometimes I like to draw just to draw, and other times I like to draw to push myself and learn.

To the left is a small collection of my vintage mask ink studies I have been working on for myself.

These are great exercises because they teach me how to create depth, texture, and lighting all

by using one kind of tool. I also practice the use of implied line and white ink for highlight studies.

Plus I get to study monsters and weird creatures so it’s a win win!

Shown below are some other tools of my illustration process.

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THE PRINT SHOP KCshirt graphic for sct

The Print Shop KC commissioned me to do a t-shirt design for them to have at the 2017 Street Car Takeover.

They wanted a late model mustang and some how to tie in with their print shop. I came up with two sketches

and they chose the very top one.

I incorporated screen printing supplies flying out of their mustang as it cruises by.

Digital rendering with tablet for the final product.

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PORTRAIT STUDIESdigital illustrations

Similar to my vintage mask ink studies, these portrait studies of famous people are done for me to improve my illustration techniques and uses of my digital tools.

These are done in illustrator with my tablet and stylus.

Instead of having highlight studies I use mid-tone grays for these.

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CURRENT EVENTSdigital illustration mini series

This mini series is a way for me to illustrate things that are being talked about in the news.

The challenge is to thing of a problem, story or person in the news and illustrate

something that represents that thing.

It is a fun way to think outside the box and stay up to date with what’s going on.

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PAINTINGhand painted designs + graphics

Painting is something I greatly enjoy and am constantly pushing myself with. I paint, letter, pin stripe and airbrush. Everything is done freehand.

Pin striping is a form of painting that I have been

practicing for a few years now and it has been one of the best practices of my life. It is all the freehand line designs and straight lines you see. Everything is done with a dagger brush like the one shown below.

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PAINTINGhand painted designs + graphics

Painting has taught me a lot about design, composition, color use, and visual hierarchy.

For my paintings I typically use high gloss enamels called 1shot.

Other mediums like acrylic are used for pieces like

the one to the left showing all the mini paintings. I also use acrylic for canvas pieces like the bottom right portrait of my late great aunt Jenny. This medium and style allows for bigger amounts of paint and texture to form and really show paint strokes.

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LETTERINGhand painted signs & letters

Hand painted signs and lettering have been one of the latest new practices of mine.

Using lettering quills like the one below I am able to create just about any kind of type face I want with single or multiple strokes.

Lettering is a fun and challenging way of painting with a lot of perks for designing.

Understanding how successful hand lettering works really helps out when it comes to dealing with digital type and text.

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LETTERINGhand painted signs & letters

Variety and consistency are two of the biggest things I have learned when it comes to freehand lettering.

I am showcasing a small sample of previous jobs I have done in the past.

Motorcycles and old cars have been the biggest industry for freehand lettering to strive, but there has been a resurgence in hand painted signs and other design elements.

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WEIRD-O PAINTairbrushed primitive monsters

Weird-o shirts and monsters made famous by the group known as “The Crazy Painters”.

These wild and wacky shirts and sweaters were the craze of the 1950’s and 60’s.

I have always loved these crazy designed shirts and so when I finally got my first airbrush and

compressor I knew what I had to create!

These are all freehand airbrushed on. They are meant to be crude and primitive images.

Pictured bottom left is my first airbrush.

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WEIRD-O PAINTairbrushed primitive monsters

Tom Kelly is one of the 3 “Crazy Painters” out of southern California.

Tom is pictured holding up one of my weird-o shirts painted just for him.

These creations aren’t just cool and fun, but also like time machines taking us back to the 50’s.

The reason I only use fluorescent orange and yellow is because, that is all they used and had available to them back in the day.

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WAYS TO REACH ME