Graphic Design Portfolio

Passion Projects

This page serves as an outlet for me to share new side projects and random little (and big) experiences that I’m proud of.

An Illustrated Self Portrait

I’ve been wanting to practice my illustration skills a bit more recently, so when a coworker asked me to draw a doodle of myself for our company newsletter, I went a little bit overboard. Regardless, I had a lot of fun, and found myself continually coming back to it in my downtime, tweaking and playing with different techniques.

Here was my starting image — a photo that I took of myself on a hike.

After tracing the lines in Illustrator, I then brought the line work into Photoshop to add color and detail. I wanted to have a painterly appearance with blended colors and shades, as opposed to having clear lines and edges.

Megan Althaus