Edward Flynn’s Digital Imaging Portfolio Years ago on one rainy blustery day in Manhattan, while I was crossing a street a person screamed at me, “BETTER WEAR A HAT!” At first it amused me. But then later that day the phrase kept rolling around in my head until it became clear what the person was yelling; It wasn’t merely a loud suggestion to protect against rain, it was a directive for how to live life! Hats and lots of them. It’s pretty hard to quantify all that I do: Digital Artist probably comes the closest. Thanks to working for 20 years in the New York City advertising and graphic design fields, I’ve had to learn to wear lots of different hats: Illustrator, Art Director, Production Manager, and Digital Retoucher are just a few. With the advent of the web, I also added Web Designer/Webmaster (joomla, wordpress, CSS, PHP, Flash, etc.). In 2009, once the majority of my clients worked solely over the web with me, I realized I no longer needed to be trapped in the confines of NYC, so I put on a cowboy hat and headed west to Portland, Oregon. (…Of course once I arrived I found everyone in Portland wears either a pork pie hipster hat or a wool cap.) Never the less, here I sit in Portland, happily working away with clients from all over the country. Clients maintain my services becuase they value the ease of working with me, my willingness to go the extra mile to service their needs, and my expertise. Thanks to all my years of being in this business, there’s very little that I haven’t dealt with or haven’t a solution to. The following is a selection of fairly recent work. To see even more, swing by my website, betterwearahat.com. Feel free to contact me if you have a question or would like to see my resume. Plus, if you need something created on a ridiculously quick turnaround, toss my name into the hat.
Contact: 4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd., #659 Portland, OR 97214-5246 862-202-9338 Fax: (888) 226-0675 E-mail: betterwearahat@mac.com URL: betterwearahat.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/erflynn
CLIENT: Prime Outlets/Oxford Communications PROJECT: Magazine ad
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DIRECTIONS: Clean background and extend for bleed, Flop and adjust colors. Re: Model: Fix skin and flaws. Adjust hue of dress. Silo and maintain transparency of dress. Create shadows. Image colors also needed to be ready for Newspaper conversion.
FINISHED: 2 files: Background + Model w/shadow
CLIENT: Gillette/BBDO PROJECT: Product Clean-up and Creation
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DIRECTIONS: Adjust colors,clean and re-illustrate blades, clean reflections, remove plastic flaws. Silo.
DIRECTIONS: Adjust colors, shape. Add: reflections, type, and label colors. 4 Variations prepared for multiple usage (print, web and OOH)
CLIENT: Cialis/BBDO, Frito-Lays/BBDO PROJECT: Concept Art Creation
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CLIENT: Fearsmag.com PROJECT: Postcard, Poster and Shopping Bag design and retouching
CLIENT: Bank of America/BBDO PROJECT: On Campus Posters
CLIENT: Prime Outlets/Oxford Communications PROJECT: Magazine Ad
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DIRECTIONS: Change jersey to Redskins Jersey. Remove logos. Place new card into image. Adjust skin tone and fix flaws.
DIRECTIONS: Clean flaws on model and clothes. Adjust Colors. Fix the moire pattern that the texture of the luggage creates when printed. Silo and create reflection.
CLIENT: Lifesize Entertainment PROJECTS: Sell sheet and DVD design/retouching
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Total creation of design, imagery based on client’s direction. Also creation of final mechanicals supplied to printer.
CLIENT: Ford/Uniworld Group PROJECT: Magazine Ad
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DIRECTIONS: Adjust perspective of background. Extend and correct lighting. Add wet reflection. Adjust car and colors, reflections, perspective.
CLIENT: Ford/Uniworld Group PROJECT: Magazine Ad
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DIRECTIONS: Flop Image. Remove back building. Soften shadows on model’s face. Clone lighter hair curls on top of head to separate hair from tree. Pump Iris color. Remove wrinkles from shirt. Adjust flopped buttons.
CLIENT: Prime Outlets/Oxford Communications PROJECT: Magazine Ad
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DIRECTIONS: Clean background and extend for bleed, adjust colors. Re: Model: Fix skin and flaws. Remove folds in suit. Replace right leg. Adjust Tone and colors. Image colors also needed to be ready for B&W Newspaper conversion.
NOTE: Model remained as separate art file for AD to reposition as needed.
CLIENT: USMC/Uniworld Group PROJECT: JET Magazine ad
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DIRECTIONS: Silo and compose images. Fix flaws with uniforms (hats, folds, gloves, medals, bandoliers) and adjust colors and lighting. Create red light line, background and ground.
CLIENT: USMC/Uniworld Group PROJECT: Magazine ad SOURCE FILE
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DIRECTIONS: Silo images and drop on new back. Fix flaws with uniforms (hats, folds, gloves, medals, bandoliers). Straighten hats, pants, pockets. Get rid of wrinkles and folds. Adjust colors and lighting.
CLIENT: USMC/Uniworld Group PROJECT: Magazine ad
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DIRECTIONS: Adjust color and fix flaws on face. Reduce double chin. Reduce wrinkle and folds on suit. Open up lighting on right side and lower half of body.
DIRECTIONS: Adjust color and fix flaws on face. Fix shape of head and remove ear. Remove overlap on neck. Put tie inside jacket. Reduce wrinkles and folds on suit. Downplay hot spot on chair.
CLIENT: Amerlux/Oxford Communication PROJECT: Magazine ad
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DIRECTIONS: Build more tomato and adjust lighting/color. Create water drops.
CLIENT: Prime Outlets/Oxford Communication PROJECT: Magazine ad
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DIRECTIONS: Silo model, fix flaws in dress, adjust colors /lighting, add drapery when dropped on stairs. Background: Widen stairs, remove plants, columns and windows, build wall. Adjust colors/lighting.
Edward Flynn’s Digital Imaging Portfolio
I’m Ed. I’m one of those unique individuals whose talents (and experience) lead me to wear many hats. Digital Artist. Graphic Designer. Web designer. Illustrator. Ad Man. All around renaissance man for a new millennium! If you want to see your projects developed quickly and expertly, then give me call.
Contact: 4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd., #659 Portland, OR 97214-5246 862-202-9338 Fax: (888) 226-0675 E-mail: betterwearahat@mac.com URL: betterwearahat.com LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/erflynn