CHRIS HOLDEN

Illustration and Digital Imaging

I have been designing and illustrating for over 40 years, 20 of them working with digital
applications. Photo retouch skills date back to the early 80s using airbrush, transitioning
to all digital photo imaging by the 90s. This presentation features some samples of my
photo imagery work. Thank you for viewing.

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DOOMED PLANET: Digital illustration for OPTIC SAUVAGE website.
Mock movie poster for promotional purposes.
HAUNTED BRIDGE: Digital illustration for Halloween ghost walk poster.
WARHORSE: Photo enhancement for a local organization.
Gag photo enhance requested by a paleontology student (of Italian descent.) Captioned:
“SALTRIOSAURUS” (Saltrio lizard) is the informal name for a theropod dinosaur that lived during the
Sinemurian stage of the Early Jurassic of what is now Italy.
Inspired by the photo of my granddaughter looking out the window for me, knowing I was coming to visit, I saw this image
much like the iconic Americana style of Norman Rockwell. Hence, the tribute.
Another work of digital art with my granddaughter as subject.
Private commission to restore fire damaged photo.
Damaged photo restoration.
Damaged photo restoration.
Restoration from polaroid. Restored version was larger and higher resolution for framing.
Client provided photo was enhanced, stylized, and cmyk separated for t-shirt print for local screen printing shop.
Using the original photo I created two different environment settings featuring the subject.
757 being decommissioned, sentimental pilot took photos on his phone. He wanted them
stitched an retouched. There were conflicting perspective issues; I had to remap images.
Owner wanted phone image of his pet cleaned up and resized for framing. Final image retouched to 7”x10” high resolution.
Just some digital fun with a photo of my daughter on her Hawaii trip.
Digital image created for a Christmas card I designed. Commissioned by a commercial airline pilot.
Self promotional image.
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