Skilled 2D artist with expertise in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. More than 7 years experience working with vector and raster artwork.
Skills & Abilities:
- Highly proficient with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
- Acquainted with Adobe After Effects and Unity.
- Skilled in digital painting/illustration.
- Able to automate repetitive tasks within Illustrator and Photoshop via Javascript.
- Experienced with creating and manipulating vector and raster assets.
Experience:
Web/Graphic Designer - US Digital Media (Jan 2013 - Present)
- Implemented automation within Illustrator and Photoshop using Javascript that increased production over 10 fold. Went from being able to prepare 20 products per day for online sale to preparing 100's of products per day.
- My product designs have helped incrase sales by 30% compared to the previous year.
- Create and work with hundreds of vector artwork from company owned and licensed properties.
Freelance Compositor - Copperpost (Jan 2012-Dec 2012)
- Compositor for 12 commercials, 1 film, 1 documentary.
- Build 2D assets for 4 animated motion graphic videos.
Education:
Bachelor of Art in Visual Effects and Motion Graphics - Art Institute of Phoenix
- Awarded "Best in Portfolio: Visual Effects & Motion Graphics."
- Studied VFX, motion graphics, design, and animation concepts and techniques.
Illustration Bootcamp - Smart Art School
- Designed and illustrated book cover art.
- Learned concepting skills, the importance of good reference, and how to bring a illustration to finish.
Other Accomplishments:
- Worked on an award winning commercial.
- Worked on a Super Bowl commercial.
- Participated in game jams, animation jams, and film challenges.
- Former Vice President of college chapter SIGGRAPH club.
