Abloy Lock Cutaway Technical Illustration

Monday, November 19th, 2007 Posted in Technical Illustration | No Comments »

Randal Birkey illustrated this lock product for Abloy Lock for use in a trade ad. Using references provide by the manufacturer and a sample of the lock itself, Randal constructed ... Read more..

Nuclear Reactor Cutaway Illustration

Saturday, November 17th, 2007 Posted in Digital Illustration, Technical Illustration | No Comments »

Randal Birkey was contracted by Boston Edison, a Massachusetts utility company, to complete a series of technical illustrations for a public relations brochure. This image is a nuclear reactor core, ... Read more..

Medieval Castle Keep Illustration

Thursday, November 15th, 2007 Posted in Architectural Illustration, Digital Illustration | No Comments »

Randal Birkey was contracted through Koralik Associates, to create a cutaway illustration of a typical Medieval Castle Keep for Everyday Learning Corporation in DeSoto, Texas. Working from references provided by the ... Read more..

Arlington Park Racetrack Expolded View Diagram

Thursday, November 15th, 2007 Posted in Aerial Map Illustration, Architectural Illustration | No Comments »

The Arlington Park Racetrack experienced a major fire in 1985 that destroyed most of the main grandstand and clubhouse building. A new building was designed and constructed in 1989, and ... Read more..

Da Vinci’s “Vitruvian Man” Adapted Illustration

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007 Posted in Digital Illustration | No Comments »

"Vitruvian man, a figure study by Leonardo da Vinci (c. 1509) illustrating the proportional canon laid down by the Classical Roman architect Vitruvius; in the Academy of Fine Arts, Venice." ... Read more..

Mita Copier Product Illustration

Sunday, November 11th, 2007 Posted in Digital Illustration, Technical Illustration | No Comments »

Chicago is a very commercial, product-driven town when it comes to advertising and design work. Randal did this product illustration in Adobe Illustrator for an ad featuring a Mita copier. ... Read more..

John Franke House Illustration - Ft. Wayne, Indiana

Sunday, November 11th, 2007 Posted in Architectural Illustration | 1 Comment »

Frank Lloyd Wright designed this home in his Prairie School style of architectural design for John Franke of Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Randal did this line illustration of the home based ... Read more..

Concept Car Illustration

Saturday, November 10th, 2007 Posted in Technical Illustration | No Comments »

Randal created this mechanical art illustration in Adobe Illustrator. Extensive use of gradient fills were used along with a strong color palette. Read more..

City Furniture Product Illustrations

Saturday, November 10th, 2007 Posted in Technical Illustration | No Comments »

Randal created this series of line art drawings for City Furniture, a Chicago furniture retailer, for use in print materials. Read more..

Lands’ End Product Catalog Illustration

Saturday, November 10th, 2007 Posted in Technical Illustration | No Comments »

Lands' End contacted Randal Birkey to create an illustration spread for their catalog on "How To Build a Better Sportshirt." Randal worked from Lands End product references to create a ... Read more..