JK Lachance

'The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly' Savannah, GA

Invent new footwear concepts reflective of the purpose behind each footwear line at NEF. Design footwear renderings including drawing, color, and color boards. Create hand drawn renderings of footwear designs and finalize with Illustrator and Photoshop. Develop color theory concepts for upcoming seasons. Illustrate patterns and prints for footwear lines. Take finalized, colored footwear designs and make various 'color way, ' options to be chosen/finished by CEO. Objective to produce design proposals consistent to New England Footwear's philosophy behind the connection of functionality and design.

' Freelance Artist/Illustrator Produce paintings artwork and illustrations for various clientele. Make artwork dependent on the subject/season of the store and the ideas the owners are currently seeking for theme. Paint/design a variety of work reflective of various styles. Produce commissioned work for gallery owners, and private assignments.

Crafted illustrations, designs, and concepts for a variety of subject matter. Utilized my own sketches and paintings combine with the programs Illustrator, Photoshop and In Design to create illustrations. Created t-shirts depicting such topics as the 'spirit' of South Carolina, summer-time fun, various college t-shirts including the university Clemson, and Breast Cancer survivors in honor of breast cancer awareness month.