These are a few sites that I have created from the ground, up. Usually, that means I start with nothing but the basic idea or vision of what I (or clients) want and create all graphics, logos, templates, wording and the layout of the site. Some graphics were created using royalty free and client supplied art or photos as a basis, but many were created using my own original artwork or photos.
All the banners linking the sites were created by me.
As with all of the sites I design, the only HTML "editor" I use is Notepad++. Pretty much all my code is manually entered. I don't use HTML editing programs to generate the code, because I feel that this gives me more complete control over every detail of a site. Additionally, I dislike all the extraneous and often proprietary code those editors seem fond of placing on web pages!

  This is the site for my soap and craft business. Most of the graphics for this site were made with my own photos and Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7.   I actually made this one several years ago, so it is a lot simpler, overall than some of my more recent ones.

  Here is a ministry site. Most of the web graphics on that page were created with stock backgrounds and Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7 to alter them to suit my needs. I made that site before I became as interested (and proficient) in totally creating my own custom graphics.

  This is a promotional and informational site for a local musician. it was originally created several years ago and is best viewed at a screen resolution of between 800 x 600 & 1024 x 768. This means that if you have a wide screen, or better resolution, some things will be a little funny. Obviously, few are viewing at that low res anymore, but that client took over the design of his site after learning enough HTML, so I haven't updated it in quite a while, but I am including it here for a couple reasons. One, because it was with this site that I began doing a lot more custom graphics of my own.. I made my first animation for this site.. the square blinking, multicolored Celtic knots. The other reason is because it is a great example of how I am able to come up with wording that can sell your service or product! (I have a background of MANY years in sales and product promotion) Almost all the promotional wording is my doing. The picture of bagpipes on the banner is a scan of a pencil drawing I did for the purpose.
*All content that personally identifies or is the intellectual property of the person for whom the site was originally created has been altered, as the site no longer appropriately represents that person.

  This is my personal site, as well as a Metal music resource site. This is the very first web site I ever made. Obviously, it is spruced up quite a bit from its beginnings. I created the animated banner, the link buttons and a few of the other graphics. Most of the backgrounds are stock images. Most of this site hasn't been updated in a few years because it is kind of a low priority these days, with work and other responsibilities coming first.
WARNING:This site may contain offensive language, topics or other subject matter not sutible for minors or easily offended individuals. Parental guidance is strongly suggested and minors should not visit this site without parental permission.

  Here is a fledgling band website. There isn't much to it yet, but I really like the banner.
You may notice that the banner is nearly identical to another a bit further down the page. This is because the client I created the other one for ended up not paying me for my work, and I liked the design so much that I decided to use it for my own purposes instead.
I will not reuse custom graphics in this way if they are paid for, EVER!

  This is a retail site, specialising in unusual shoes, clothing, and accessories.
I created all graphics for the site, with the exception of the chain "line" and the blood drip "line" used as separators, using Jasc Paint Shop Pro 10. The buttons are very similar to the buttons on the "Mistress Be" site, for the same reason mentioned above regarding the banner that I used for the "Sanguinary Symmetry" site. Again, I will not resell any custom graphics that a client pays for!

  This is an alternative lifestyle information site. I created all graphics, with the exception of the one on the entry page, which is a royalty free stock image. Graphics were created using Jasc Paint Shop Pro 10, and, its successor, Corel Paint Shop Pro 3X Ultimate, which is what I am currently using, as of 2011.
WARNING:This site may contain offensive language, topics or other subject matter not sutible for minors or easily offended individuals. Parental guidance is strongly suggested and minors should not visit this site without parental permission.

  This is a site devoted to cigar smoking and the eroric side of women smoking cigars. It has often been referred to as a smoking fetish site. All graphics are completely my creations, most of them made from my own art and photos.
WARNING: This site contains subject matter not sutible for minors or easily offended individuals and is intended for adults only.

  This site was created for a professional dominatrix. She had another site previously, but it was extremely outdated and the web designer was not contactable to make changes or to supply access to the files so someone else could do the work, so I just made her a new site. I created all graphics for this site. (Regular photos are not counted as "graphics")
WARNING: This site contains subject matter not sutible for minors or easily offended individuals and is intended for adults only.

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