Commissioned Illustrations and Art for the Petroleum Industry Donald H. Lokke, Jr. - Petroleum Illustrator Don at PetroleumArt.com 972-490-5167 - Dallas, Texas Photo Dramatic Petroleum Illustrations I am a petroleum illustrator. Petroleum art is my specialty. Hand created illustrations subtly inject the human side of petroleum reminding the viewer of the heros that deliver the life blood of a global population and the fuel that feeds the engine of our future. Illustration is a refined tool that communicates what photos can't. Whether it's a subsurface environment or the other side of the world, you need an artist with a petroleum background to paint the picture, highlight the potential and help you deliver your story. “Don, ...really understands the oil business, recently helped us re-brand our public drilling and exploration company. I had specific ideas in mind regarding the feel of the final product, and Don came through for me right away. It was as if he read my mind; he definitely read our company, producing a new logo which has boosted our brand. Don explained that he has spent most of his life studying the oil industry up close, from workover rigs to open-hole logs, and it shows. I will hire him for all of our future technical graphics work, such as subsurface art.” Christiane Lopez - Vice President of Investor Relations/Corporate Secretary - Mavrick Energy Group, Ltd Stock Photos vs Original Illustration Stock photos are a wonderful resource but you need to be original. Custom illustration delivers your message without the possibility that you find yourself using a photo that is being used by another company at the same event. Even worse, second hand photos used by company's that may not have the same reputation you have, could prejudice potential client decisions. The last thing you need is "your photo" on a competitor's brochure. It happens with stock art. Rights and use.... By the time you rent all the rights to a stock photo, you could have had an original. Copyright is a complicated issue. I simplify it. You get full, exclusive usage rights. Brochures, web site, posters, banners, presentations, no limits. I never resell a commissioned illustration. Original illustrations speak volumes about your professionalism and the confidence you have in your projects. Let's get to work. Illustrations Sell Ideas Dramatic photo realistic illustrations help everyone see the potential. Simplifying complicated processes or making the subsurface visible helps sell your service or investment. It cements confidence. Take a look at the samples on this site. Hand drawn on computer, they are colorful, high impact artistic renditions of the technical and non-technical aspects of the petroleum industry. It all starts with a detailed photo, a sketch or data set. When you need serious visual impact, an illustration is a real sales asset. Data Set or Sketch... Subsurface Illustration Digitally accurate or conceptual, you get a photo quality illustration that drives the imagination. Static illustrations or animations. Subsurface, shales, sandstones, basins, faults, synclines, anticlines, domes, reservoirs, workover, frac, water injection, CO2 injection, pipelines, transportation and storage equipment whatever you need.