Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop are the main tools I use to make banners. Illustrator is used to draw, or redraw, elements in a vector format which can be scaled up to a larger image. Adobe Photoshop is where the finishing touches are applied. The final image is printed on paper or vinyl using a large format printer, an HP Z6200 purchased by my employer from
Digital Media Warehouse. I operate and maintain this machine which has been an effective tool in cutting costs when compared to outsourced pricing.
Worship Center Banners, Meadowood Baptist Church: Backgrounds were downloaded spatters, cleaned up, arranged, and colorized. The typography was rendered in Adobe Illustrator and brought in to Photoshop. Printed on vinyl. Each image was printed four by eight feet.
Advent Banners, Meadowood Baptist Church: Backgrounds were downloaded, scaled, and colorized. The typography was rendered in Adobe Illustrator and brought in to Photoshop. Printed on vinyl. Each image was printed four by eight feet.
2023 Easter Banners: Text and visual elements drawn in Adobe Illustrator, then transferred to Photoshop where texture and more colors were added. Final banners were four by eight feet.
Hispanic Ministry Trailer Banner
Youth Falls Creek 2011 Banners (3)
Kerr Eagles Banner: The submitted logo was low resolution and had to be traced in Adobe Illustrator before scaling up. The drawing was imported into Photoshop where colors were touched up and highlights and shading was applied.
Midwest City Elementary Banner: Because of low resolution, the logo had to be traced in Illustrator before scaling up. The entire image was imported into Photoshop for printing.
Youth Disciple Now Weekend Banners, Meadowood Baptist Church: Students typically decide on the theme and layout. I make it happen in Illustrator and Photoshop, somehow, and carry it through the advertising. Each banner is five by five feet.
Youth Disciple Now Weekend Banner: Only the title of the theme was provided client. I was left with how to design and convey 'pushing back the dark.'
Youth "Read 66" Progress Banner, Meadowood Baptist Church: Read 66 logo drawn in Illustrator. Nostalgic photos were downloads. Entire image was arranged in Photoshop where effects were added.
6,570 Days Banner, Meadowood Baptist Church Children's Ministry. As a parent, you only have 6,570 days from birth until college. The client requested a game board theme that covered an entire bulletin board. Elements were rendered in Adobe Illustrator, then brought into Photoshop for the finishing touches and printing.
50th Anniversary Banners, Meadowood Baptist Church (3)
The following photos are from an event called the Royal Princess Breakfast. Text and shapes were rendered in Adobe Illustrator, then imported into Photoshop. Pictures of children from previous events and other fantasy elements were cut out, enhanced, and added, along with fabric textures.
Click here to see the set construction gallery and more photos of the 2012 Princess Breakfast event.
2013 Princess Breakfast Banners:
Click here to see the set construction gallery and more photos of the 2013 Princess Breakfast event.