Portfolio — Creative Works

Lindy
Adams

A multidisciplinary graphic designer and visual artist with expertise spanning digital design, illustration, 3D modeling, traditional art, and freelance branding — bringing creative vision to every medium.

Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Corel Painter Maya After Effects Bryce 3D Freelance Design

About

Creative Vision &
Professional Journey

Lindy Adams is a versatile graphic designer and visual artist whose work spans an impressive breadth of mediums — from sophisticated digital design using industry-standard tools like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, to expressive traditional art forms including ceramics, sculpture, and hand-drawn illustration.

With a deep command of the Adobe Creative Suite, Lindy brings technical precision and artistic sensibility to every project. Her Photoshop work demonstrates mastery of photo manipulation, compositing, and digital painting techniques. Her Illustrator portfolio showcases clean vector artistry ranging from character illustrations to complex poster design. InDesign projects reflect a refined understanding of layout, typography, and print production.

Beyond software, Lindy's creative range extends into 3D modeling and animation using Maya and Bryce, motion graphics through Adobe After Effects and PowerPoint animation, and classical art disciplines including sketching, painting with Corel Painter, and hands-on ceramic sculpture. Her freelance work demonstrates the ability to develop complete brand identities and marketing materials for real-world clients.

Driven by a passion for visual storytelling, Lindy brings both technical expertise and genuine artistic curiosity to every medium she explores.

Areas of Expertise

Digital Design

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Corel Painter — complete creative production from concept to final deliverable.

3D & Animation

Maya 3D modeling and character animation, Bryce landscape rendering, After Effects motion graphics, and PowerPoint animation.

Traditional Art

Fine art sketching, charcoal drawing, optical art, still-life painting, ceramic sculpture, and hand-built pottery.

Freelance Branding

Logo design, product mockups, social media assets, and complete visual identity systems for diverse clients.

Portfolio

Photoshop

Digital photo manipulation, compositing, texture work, and image correction — showcasing the full depth of Photoshop expertise across photography enhancement, creative effects, and digital art.

Comic Book Man

The purpose of this assignment was to take real photographs and make them appear to be from a comic book.

Comic Book Man

Comic Book Woman

The purpose of this assignment was to take real photographs and make them appear to be from a comic book.

Comic Book Woman

Downtown — Before

Removed wires from downtown ceres

Downtown — Before

Downtown — After

Removed wires from downtown ceres

Downtown — After

Concert Flyer

Nebula — Before

In this exercise I used high pass sharpening to bring out more details.

Nebula — Before

Nebula — After

In this exercise I used high pass sharpening to bring out more details.

Nebula — After

High Resolution Photography

Focal Stacking

Sioux City Kitty

Stacked Minimum

I used stacked images to create different effects.

Stacked Minimum

Stacked Median

I used stacked images to create different effects.

Stacked Median

Adams Study 6

Face Study

LA Favicon 2020

Adams Study 10

3D Glasses — Study 1

For this assignment, I created a stereo image to be viewed with 3D glasses.

3D Glasses — Study 1

3D Glasses — Study 2

For this assignment, I created a stereo image to be viewed with 3D glasses.

3D Glasses — Study 2

Texture Cat

The assignment was to create a texture using nothing but Photoshop elements.

Texture Cat

Bookcase

In this exercise I added the items to the bookcase then added shadows for depth.

Bookcase

Color Enhanced — Before

Color Enhanced — After

Chapter 8 — Adams

Portfolio

Illustrator

Vector illustration, character design, poster art, and graphic design work created in Adobe Illustrator — blending precision with expressive creativity.

Car Illustration

Working with typography

Car Illustration

Glow on the Horizon

Glowing Orbs

Mock Business Card

Monument Valley

Temple Sunset

Fly Illustration

Lindy Blocks

Ant — Study 1

The purpose of this exercise was to create a fictitious sports team logo and mascot.

Ant — Study 1

Ant — Study 2

The purpose of this exercise was to create a fictitious sports team logo and mascot.

Ant — Study 2

Cat Illustration

Final Poster — Adams

Raccoon Illustration

Rainbow Logo

Portfolio

InDesign

Print layout, brochure design, and marketing collateral produced in Adobe InDesign — demonstrating mastery of typography, grid systems, and professional publication design.

Brochure — Front

Brochure designed for the Healthy and Responsible Relationship Troop

Brochure — Front

Brochure — Back

Brochure designed for the Healthy and Responsible Relationship Troop

Brochure — Back

EXIT Marketing 2020

Mock up marketing material for Exit Realty.

EXIT Marketing 2020

EXIT 2020 — Edit 01

Mock up marketing material for Exit Realty.

EXIT 2020 — Edit 01

Harrt Design

My design was chosen by the Healthy and Responsible Relationship Troop to be distributed to Enochs High School to raise awareness about domestic violence.

Harrt Design

Portfolio

Corel Painter

Digital painting and photo-painterly transformations using Corel Painter — bridging the gap between traditional painting techniques and digital media.

Christopher Walken

Fruit Still Life

Landscape — Before

Landscape — After

Self Portrait — Before

Self Portrait — After

Round Exercise

The purpose of this exercise was to draw pictures of round objects using various drawing tools.

Round Exercise

Sage Sohier — About Face

This is a color block in exercise with full details on left eye.

Sage Sohier — About Face

Face Color Block

Portfolio

Sketches

Traditional drawing and sketching — from observational studies and still-life compositions to expressive optical art and charcoal explorations.

Sketch Study

Self Portrait Sketch

Cup Sketch

Egg Sketch

Boot Sketch

Chalk Drawing

Shapes Sketch

Composition & Shading Sketch

Composition & Shading

Giorgio Morandi Styled Sketch

Optical Art

Roop Sketch

Hatching Sketch

Minimalist Still-Life Painting

White Charcoal Drawing

Portfolio

Sculpture & Ceramics

Hand-crafted ceramic pottery, sculptural forms, and three-dimensional art work — showcasing skill in traditional clay techniques from coil pots to figurative sculpture.

Anubis

Assorted Pots

Elephant Teapot

Hibiscus

Sculpted Head

Coil Pot

Nightshade

Pawn

Flame

Spiral

Portfolio

3D Modeling & Animation

Three-dimensional work spanning Maya character modeling and animation, Bryce landscape rendering, After Effects motion graphics, and PowerPoint animation — plus video work.

After Effects

Parallax

Firework

Mouse Maze

Bounce

Rainy Day

Bryce

Chain — 3D Sculpture Bryce

Chain — 3D Sculpture

Landscape Bryce

Landscape

Robot Bryce

Robot

Shapes Bryce

Shapes

Rocket Robot

Maya

Art Gallery Maya

Art Gallery

Red Robot Maya

Red Robot

Stick Figure Model Maya

Stick Figure Model

Still Life Maya

Still Life

Midnight City

Ballet

Baseball Pitch

Cylinder Man Walking

PowerPoint Animation

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Portfolio

Freelance

Real-world client work including logo design, brand identity, product mockups, advertising materials, and social media assets — demonstrating professional design for diverse businesses.