Personal Works
UNBOUNDED CREATIVITY & AWARDS
My laboratory for testing new techniques, textures, and personal narratives. Recognized by prestigious international awards.
Recognition & Awards
Unfiltered Visual Exploration.
While client commissions require strict adherence to a brief, this section represents my artistic laboratory. Here, I step away from commercial constraints to experiment with bolder shapes, high-contrast compositions, and abstract narratives.
These personal projects are the fuel that keeps my style fresh. Many of the techniques developed here—like the use of limited color palettes or texture layering—eventually find their way into my professional assignments for publishers like Usborne or The Boston Globe.
Polar bear
This personal illustration features a sweeping, elegant silhouette of a polar bear juxtaposed against geometric mountains and a bold night sky.
Vineyard
This personal project demonstrates how stylized, narrative-driven art can elevate product branding.
City life
The use of striking, contrasting colors and rough, crayon-like digital textures creates a sense of tension and humor.
Swan and mink
Using a soft pastel palette combined with bold, graphic shapes and subtle grid textures, the artwork evokes a mid-century modern aesthetic.
Earth day
Created as a personal project to celebrate Earth Day, this artwork relies on graphic minimalism, limited color palettes, and visual metaphor.
Keep on the wild side
This personal GIF project brings character design to life through a continuous, cyclic narrative.
Business Card
The design centers around a stylized bird character, balancing playful illustration with clean, modern typography.
Posters
A collection of personal decorative posters and art prints featuring quirky character designs, graphic shapes, and rich digital textures by Cristina Martin.
Monkey Pattern
Personal surface pattern design project featuring playful monkeys and organic textures.
Constant Evolution
These uncommissioned works allow me to push the boundaries of my style, experimenting with new textures that later enrich my client work.
Authorial Voice
Here is where I tell my own stories. This portfolio showcases my pure artistic vision, free from commercial constraints.
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