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EXPERIENCE

Genuine Games Dec 2003 – Feb 2004 (short term contract )
Character / Concept Artist

  • Produced color illustrations and turnarounds of primary characters.

Vivendi Universal Games 1997 – 2003
Lead Concept / Storyboard artist

  • Produced characters, layouts, backgrounds, and storyboards for over 10 CD Rom titles.
  • Licenses include Jurassic Park, Barbie, Fisher Price Rescue Heroes, and many others.
  • Worked directly with Creative Director on art direction and developing new background and architectural styles.
  • Created logos, box comps, and illustrations for new product lines along with licensed titles.
  • Produced character turnarounds and technical drawings for implementation into 3D workflow.
  • Mentored and supervised teams of artists

Mercer Mayer 1995 – 1997
Children’s Book Illustrator

  • Responsible for character design, layouts, tight pencils, inks, and cover illustrations for over 20 children’s book titles.

Freelance Illustration 1994 – Present

  • Experience in children’s book, editorial, advertising, music CD, and book cover illustration.

Partial client list: Big Tuna Trading Co./ Mercer Mayer, Canyon Creative, Fleet Owner Magazine, Fisher Price, Harper Festival, Lillyfield Press, Nickelodeon, Pendulum Studios, Playboy Magazine, Simon and Schuster, and Universal Studios.

SKILLS

  • Character and Creature Design
  • Vehicle Design
  • Environment Design
  • Layout
  • Storyboarding
  • Digital Painting
  • Traditional Painting in Oil, Acrylic, Guache, and Watercolor
  • Cinematography
  • Art Direction

SOFTWARE

  • Photoshop 7
  • Painter 7
  • Illustrator 8

LECTURES

  • Housatonic Art League “ the Illustration Process” 2001.
  • Two-hour televised presentation explaining process and different styles of illustration.

HONORS

  • Judged The Society of Illustrators 43d annual student competition.
  • Artwork accepted in: Spectrum: The best in contemporary fantastic art book 3, 4, 5, 8, 10 and 11.
  • The Society of Illustrators N.Y. 40th annual competition
  • The Los Angeles Society of Illustrators 34th and 42nd annual competition.
  • The Society of Illustrators 37th and 38th annual student competition.
  • Darks Art Parlor: The Periodical of Dark Art issue 4.s
  • RSVP’s “SHADOWS” competition.

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration Paier College of Art Hamden CT. 1990 – 1995