Michelle Toner

Spatial Commentary & Guidance

  • Abobe Photoshop: Coral Study

    Abobe Photoshop: Coral Study

    This project involved studying the microscopic structures of a brain coral specimen. After deciding how to artistically represent the different textures by emphasizing or deemphasizing features, the coral textures were hand drawn on bristol board. They were then photographed and digitally arranged in Adobe Photoshop to create the final poster.

  • ESRI Transcript

    ESRI Transcript

    Now that I have my fancy new hardware that will smoothly run ArcGIS pro, I’ve been diving into as many free ESRI Academy courses as I can get my hands on. The cover art is a logo I created for myself last year using Adobe Illustrator after taking several StackSkills courses. This is my most…

  • Watercolor with Digital Editing

    Watercolor with Digital Editing

    11×14 Watercolor Poster of a variety of Nudibranch (Sea Slug) Species. After doing the majority of the work by hand, the piece was photographed and the shadows were digitally enhanced to help the sea slugs stand out against the background. The piece was then imported into Adobe Illustrator to add the final text. The option…

  • Aragonite Cluster in Watercolor

    Aragonite Cluster in Watercolor

    9×12” watercolor aragonite crystal from my personal collection.

  • Crystal Research and Structure

    Crystal Research and Structure

    After thorough research of the development of amethyst crystals, several types of models and artist renderings were created to explore the inside and outside of the crystal. Studies were done in pencil, gouache, paper models, and watercolor.

  • Wire Model Oribi Skull

    Wire Model Oribi Skull

    From a 3d digital model of an oribi skull, I drafted sketches of the skull. These sketches were then used to construct a wire model of the skull which is helpful to conceptualize what a final product might look like in line form.

  • Watercolor Children’s Book Illustration

    Watercolor Children’s Book Illustration

    This adorable farm duo plunged underwater to explore marine creatures for this children’s book mock up. This illustration was done in watercolor on 11×14 cold press paper.

  • Colored Pencil Marine Snail & Algae

    Colored Pencil Marine Snail & Algae

    For this marine snail, done as a 9”x12” colored pencil illustration, I emphasized the colors to give the illustration a mythical feel.