As freelance and in-house designer, I've used Illustrator extensively to make ads, marketing graphics, and...you know...illustrations.
In my recent in-house work we utilized two rendering styles for different applications:
![In-situ example of a series of vector portraits.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b09013c6300547239794d2ab958abc2/babbdf75-0fbf-46e4-8cff-c5aa78886c86_rw_1200.png?h=3947a2880d0e49e71b13ca2f5dff3201)
In-situ example of a series of vector portraits.
![Close up example of a vector portrait of the Soultanz, a musical duo.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b09013c6300547239794d2ab958abc2/570fa443-1e48-4676-aa5d-4d5ea9e12124_rw_1200.png?h=2b283387dccf5c9ca1db9562c55aa1c3)
Close up example of a vector portrait of the Soultanz, a musical duo.
![In-situ example of a vector portrait.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b09013c6300547239794d2ab958abc2/d424f2b6-f574-462c-b357-3a9a925ab483_rw_1200.png?h=679a6a503ef38739e3a51564bff2302f)
In-situ example of a vector portrait.
Click to view larger: in-situ examples of calligraphic vector portraits, in-house
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b09013c6300547239794d2ab958abc2/d4189fee-1ffd-4824-8244-bec0a08e2e9b_rw_1200.png?h=ecdb51c41cce29c4aeb3732f207c5817)
Vector illustration depicting the value of print advertising in theatre programs, in-house
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b09013c6300547239794d2ab958abc2/3c045290-4730-46e3-85f1-d458a84bf523_rw_1200.png?h=baf8b742769e8f2dc2abe1635ba0c6d0)
A landing page dancer, in-house
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b09013c6300547239794d2ab958abc2/d1f5c62c-b63c-4336-a920-0165c61494a0_rw_1200.jpg?h=27d69047a96363584facb887aa8cd99c)
The Bard, in-house
I've also used vectors on freelance work.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b09013c6300547239794d2ab958abc2/0a152181-c68e-4d7a-9db1-9e897667aa35_rw_1200.png?h=d0e5a3a4dab22f22176b75ef06eafc81)
American Rage, corporate commission
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b09013c6300547239794d2ab958abc2/38a8e2c0-add8-4556-a8d8-e70b0ba1bacd_rw_600.png?h=3b8e86fd6ea109cb7fceac013ec841a0)
Guest Performer, community commission
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/5b09013c6300547239794d2ab958abc2/cb802046-8159-4496-a6c8-96a3f025d128_rw_1200.png?h=a4808a5eb9b63034c87430b5cc07a822)
Arnold Palmer and Watermelon, corporate commission