Commercial Artist
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Summary
I am a commercial artist and arts educator with a background in concept art and comics.
Website –
www.artstation.com/mmajames
Education
Education – Pratt Institute- Graduated 2011
Degree Earned – BFA Communications Design
Experience
The Atelier At Flowerfield – Teacher Jan. 2017 – Present
As a teacher at the Atelier, I am responsible for imparting the ideas and principles integral to becoming successful in entertainment art to students of various ages and backgrounds. I teach classes and workshops dealing in comic book creation and concept art throughout the year with the Atelier, and I am responsible for delegating class time between the model and demonstration as well as lecture format catering to a diverse array of students. I also have taught cartooning and comics at several Long Island local libraries.
East End Arts – Afterschool Arts teacher Present
My responsibilities as an Educator at East End Arts include teaching an all ages painting class, and headlining cartooning, character creation, and comic book making classes from ages 9-adult. I am responsible for the entire Cartooning and Comics section at East End Arts. I also teach after school arts classes through East End Arts in the New York area.
Glasshouse Graphics Talent Agency – Artist 2015
I am currently registered with the talent agency Glasshouse graphics whose clients include Top Ten companies such as Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Dynamite, and Zenescope. I am currently being represented by Paulo Teles. Currently working on a project being released into the direct market in the winter of 2018. The skills I use in my capacity with glasshouse include Art Direction, Design, Pencilling (drafting) Cartooning, and Co-plotting projects.
Ondaloose Design Studio – Graphic Designer 2015
Graphic Designer for Ondaloose Design studio. Responsible for coming up with, and executing custom high end graphic designs, logos, brochures, business cards etc for clients. In charge of print production, responsible for prepping, and formatting jobs to go to print. Dealt personally with clients with respect to printing as well as design needs. I am extremely well versed in the creative suite with respect to 4 color print production, and have hands-on experience executing design solutions from both a conceptual, and production standpoint.
Victorias’ Secret PINK – CAD Designer 2012
(Contractor)
Responsibilities included designing CAD bodies, designing speck packs to be sent to region, editing as well as creating graphics for Pink’s licensed apparel division, creating contact sheets, and assortment boards to be checked by merchants. Other responsibilities included formatting, and uploading PDF’s to a specific region, and tracking files.
Also occasionally assisted with designing color ways, and editing photos for fashion shows, and catalogues.
Skills
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- MAC
- Indesign
Specialties
- character art, comicbookart, conceptart, conceptualpainting, fantasyart, pencil art, science fiction art, sequential art, storyboards
Commercial Artist Resume