The origin of Bright Orange Trees Design
Hi, I’m Tanya Manthey, the illustrator behind Bright Orange Trees Design.
I’ve spent most of my career as a graphic designer, first in print advertising and later in editorial for newspapers.
During a temporary job late last year I discovered my love for editorial illustration. I’ve always loved surface pattern design but usually leaned more toward layout design in my daily work.
Around this time last year I started drawing in Procreate which opened up so many creative possibilities for me.
The story behind the name Bright Orange Trees goes back to one October when I was about 12 when me and my friend Deb were being driven home from the mall by my mom and we saw these amazing trees and started saying “BRIGHT ORANGE” for some reason. I’ve had the name picked out since at least since 2009 when I got the gmail account for it, so it’s been a long time coming. Better late than never!