The brief was very open--something autumn-related. This person lives in France and loves the coast, so I thought it would be fun to give them a sense of what it's like in the Seattle area. I took a photo at this beach, inspired by the fall colors on Whidbey Island, and used it as my scene reference. It really is a huge expanse of water, which lends itself to a desktop wallpaper. To take it further I wanted her to see herself there.

The brief for this was also very open--something alpine or desert-related mixed geometric shapes, something kind of abstract and graphic. A mountain lake came to mind. He preferred the darker, orange version, but I personally love the lighter version with crimson.