TONJA DENNY
ART + DESIGN
Hi! I’m Tonja and I live in Elkton, Maryland.
For over a decade, I have offered freelance services in art and graphic design. The majority of my interest lies in forensic art, facial comparison and demonstrative evidence. However, I am a “girl Friday” when it comes to creative services, always ready to take on a new challenge.
FORENSIC ART +
Forensic Art can help to aid in the identification of victims or suspects in criminal investigations or aid in the legal proceedings to follow. This may include police composite sketches, postmortem image modifications or drawing for victim ID, age progressions, age regressions, 2D portrait from a skull, 3D sculpture from a skull, demonstrative evidence for court, image modifications/sanitization/ enhancement, video and audio editing, and more.
I have been trained by FBI, NCMEC, Karen T. Taylor and other top Forensic Artists and would love more opportunities to offer forensic art services locally, on an as-needed basis.
Alongside my current freelance business, I work as an Intelligence Analyst and Financial Services Specialist in the private sector. Think Due Diligence Reports, Risk Assessments, and Forensic Cryptocurrency Investigations.
I previously served as an Investigations Intern at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension doing demonstrative evidence: scene reconstruction, processing photos and video, video and audio edits and redactions, photo modifications, and much more. I was introduced to composite sketches, age progressions, and age regressions there, working with state and federal agents in the office and in the field.
Before that, I spent time as a Homicide Research Assistant at the Homicide Research Center in Minneapolis where we researched, identified, cataloged, and coded case information for various research projects.
Training:
• 3D Facial Reconstruction (Basic + Master Courses): Karen T. Taylor, Forensic Anthropology Center, Texas State University
• Drawing to Depict the Dead for Identification (2D Facial Reconstruction and Postmortem Drawing): Karen T. Taylor, Forensic Anthropology Center, Texas State University
• Forensic Sculpting on a Skull (Active NY Case, NamUs UP5612): Joe Mullins, NCMEC x New York Academy of Art
• Digital Imaging (Photoshop: Postmortem Drawing, Age Regression, Age Progression, Image Modifications): Joe Mullins, NCMEC
• Forensic Facial Aging: Tracey Tattrie, FBI
• Composite Drawings: Jorge Molina, Texas DPS
• Composite Drawings - CLothing/Accessories: Duncan Way, Ontario Provincial Police
• Composite Drawings on the Ipad with Procreate: Jeremy Farkas, Seattle PD
• Composite Interviewing: Duke Thurston & Kristin Hale, Houston PD
• Court Testimony and Forensic Art: Autumn Krick, Palm Beach County Sherriff’s Office
• Facial Comparison: Lora Sims, Ideal Innovations Inc. (I3), pursuing additional training
• OJT | scene reconstruction, processing photo + video, audio + video edits and redactions, photo modifications, composite sketch from interview, age progressions + regressions: Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (MN BCA)
• Crime Scene Photography: MN BCA
• Writing Search Warrants: MN BCA
Tools Used:
Adobe Illustrator + Photoshop + InDesign + Premier + Audition | Microsoft Office | Apple iWork | Procreate | Autodesk Revit + Maya + Mudbox | Vegas Pro | 3DS Max | Final Cut Pro
FINE ART +
My artistic passion lies in capturing faces, but I’ll draw anything: loose sketches to prints, stickers, clothing designs, and marketing materials... and a variety of mediums too, traditional and digital.
GRAPHIC DESIGN +
Graphic design, conveying information to people using text and visuals, is something I naturally fell into. I love taking large amounts of complex information and breaking it down to create a piece the audience can easily understand. Today, most of my freelance work is in graphic design services. I help with logos, visual branding, marketing materials, creating spaces online, floorplan drafting, and more.
Tools Used:
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Premier, Procreate, Chief Architect, Home Designer Pro (by Chief Architect), and various web hosting platforms
