PACE (PACIFIC ADVANCED CIVIL ENGINEERING) • DESIGN DRAFTING • TECHNICAL ILLUSTRATION
This decade experienced huge technical transitions from hand-drawn drafting to CAD computer graphics. 3D Modeling and animation was just starting to be developed and AutoDesk AutoCAD emerged as an early powerhouse in Computer Aided Design. Creation of custom menus and personally programmed fonts to simulate hand-lettering. An original True Type Font is prevalent throughout this website (font-family: 'coreyjames';). This illustration shows part of the design for the boat lock at Kelowna Waterfront Park.
AutoCad, PC Paintbrush, Animator, Paint

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SECTION
Hand drawn/drafted designs: scanned and colored with early version of PC Paintbrush which was limited to only 16 colors.
Pencil on vellum, Ink on mylar, PC Paintbrush, AutoCad

It became blaringly apparent that CAD was the future of engineering design.
Pencil on Vellum, Ink on Mylar, AutoCad, PC Paintbrush, Animator, Paint

Creation of thousands of illustrations and hundreds of designs.
MEANWHILE...
Garage-band friends always need marketing art.
Pen and Ink

Lots of freelance work on the side, always conceptual, often character-based.
Mixed Media

OH, AND THE CARTOONS!
Obviously, still going strong.
Pen and Ink

Hip Harry was super popular in college so why not flush him out and get him syndicated?
So... Now, volumes of hilarious Hip Harry cartoons are available in a published compilation book:
HIP HARRY OUTSIDE THE BOX
Pen and Ink

Caricatures can be a lot of fun although one has to be careful with these. It's easy to hurt people's feelings along the way.
How to create a funny caricature without insulting the subject... Can it be done?
Pen and Ink

One early paying freelance gig: a Christian Comic Book.
Here the devil emerges out of a manhole and attempts to convert a construction worker to the dark side.

Friends enjoy a little Dungeons and Dragons from time to time.
Ink on mylar - pencil shading