Joseph Smith
Fine Arts, Illustration, Digital Art
2009
Portrait of the prophet, Joseph Smith, in his youth. Created for and presented at BYU Education Week in 2009.
- "To Guide Us in these Latter Days"
"To Guide Us in these Latter Days", depicts a youthful Joseph Smith in the act of prayer. In his uplifted hand are two rings, symbolizing the eternal possibility of marriage and families. On his lap is an open book, where on one side a hole represents the incomplete teachings he saw in his day. The opposite side of the book contrasts this by showing a page being sewn back together to solidify the doctrine. To his left are two keys, representing the "keys of the priesthood", central to the restoration of the gospel. Finally, his clothing is full of feathers. These serve two meanings: First, they are a foreshadowing of the persecution he would receive in the form of tar and feathers, from those who opposed his role as a prophet. Second, the usage of feathers and birds is common in early civilizations to demonstrate prayer or a connection to divinity.
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Fairy tale illustrations for Elecare campaign to be used in print and web advertisementsAdvertising, Illustration2012 -
Various concert postersIllustration, Design, Music2008 -
Editorial illustrations for Salt Lake Magazine's article on Utah politicsIllustration2011 -
Crest illustration for Chimera Split SnowboardsBranding, Illustration2011 -
Editorial illustrations for the children's magazine, The FriendEditorial Design, Illustration2011 -
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Editorial illustrations created for Utah Business MagazineEditorial Illustration, Illustration2011 -
Four-page comic written and illustrated by HABBENINK for inclusion in the DrawMore, Inc. anthology "Nobodies" to be released at the New York Comic Convention in October 2011.Digital Art, Illustration, Writing2011 -
Cover for Nashville's The City PaperEditorial Design, Illustration2011 -
"Beloved" comic book, written by Ben Phillipe and Victor Ochoa with artwork by David Habben. Due to be presented at the New York Comic Convention, October 8, 2010.Illustration, Art Direction, Storytelling2010 -
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Religious artwork based on my personal faith.Fine Arts, Illustration, Painting2011 -
Powerspeak commissioned me to create illustrations to supplement their expansive language training courses. They tell the story of an reluctant tourist learning new languages in his travels around the world.Illustration, Character Design, Digital Art2010 -
Promotional posters for various theater productionsGraphic Design, Illustration, Performing Arts2011 -
Ccreated entirely in Photoshop, this series was printed and then manipulated to be three-dimensional.Fine Arts, Illustration, Digital Art2009 -
Personal piece depicting the constant battle for success, survival and love.Illustration, Fine Arts, Digital Art2009 -
A promotional drawing completed start to finish in Photoshop CS4 using a Wacom tablet.Illustration, Character Design, Digital Art2010 -
This is a brief visual explanation of my process using Photoshop as an illustration tool.Illustration2008 -
Custom painted skate decks! Rad!Illustration, Fine Arts2008 -
These were part of the annual Paper Pushers show at Gallery1988 in San Francisco. All of the artists there were showing work created exclusively on paper.Fine Arts, Drawing, Illustration2008 -
In 2009, GS&P partnered with Struck to promote the Nintendo game ExciteBots™: Trick Racing. Struck asked me to illustrate track designs that would allow the web designers to adapt the track according the size of the page.Illustration, Web Design, Advertising2011 -
Series of Illustrations for The Wall Street Journal created while at Struck, Salt Lake City, UT.Advertising, Illustration2008 -
Worship Skateboards has released a three deck set of skateboards featuring artwork by HabbenINK. The decks can be purchased individually or as a set. The artwork is also available on a tshirt.Illustration, Fine Arts, Visual Arts2009
