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digital & traditional illustrations

Your classic teenage doodler, I was always drawing on my notebooks and was even voted the next Picasso in my graduating class. So naturally, going into graphic design was a must for me. 

 

I've been able to use digital and traditional illustrative methods at nearly all of my jobs, whether it was an oil painting for a holiday card or new challenges for Ecolab's Safety Sam. Even being able to sketch out my ideas clearly to quickly show a client or director has been invaluable in my career. 

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TOOLS FEATURED: Illustrator / Oil painting / Pencil / Photoshop / InDesign

I painted and designed this movie poster for a Sidney Poitier film series put on by The Heights Theater on behalf of Trylon Cinema.

 

​The prompt included a full size for the lobby and an 11x17 version for purchase at the box office.

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Below you'll find a few more Trylon poster designs I've created.

Sidney Poitier painting
Poster up on theater wall

Volunteer.

Sidney Poitier movie poster
David Lean movie poster
Neo Noir film festival movie poster
Creepy Crawlie movie poster
Hitchcock film festival movie poster

My parents were about to become the new Nonna and Nonno (and I, an aunt). To celebrate Mother's and Father's Day, I illustrated their mugs for some mugs.​

Nonna & Nonno mugs
Nonna & Nonno mug

Freelance.

Ecolab

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Ecolab's Pest Division utilized a character named Safety Sam, who happened to get into a lot of sticky situations, to spread workplace safety awareness.

 

I created static and animated scenarios for various communications. Can you spot all of the dangers?

Created while employed at Futura Marketing.

Safety Sam on a ladder
Safety Sam in his truck
Safety Sam in a parking lot

© 2025 by laura orestano.

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