About me

About me

In brief, my career experience has spanned over 23 years,
predominantly in the UK and for a number of years in Spain. During the
early years of my career l developed my design and layout skills. It
was a time to learn, and in this time l accumulated an extensive
understanding of print methods and requirements, In 1990, l
familiarised myself with the Apple Macs.

Across my career l have worked within the studios of many design and
advertising agencies, as a creative artworker and a photoshop
retoucher. I have found myself working in locations such as London,
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle and Spain. In 2003, l deciding the time
was right to enter the world of freelancing.

My specialist skills lie in creative artworking and image
manipulation. I exercise the principles of finished art and my skills
in photoshop retouching are at a very advanced stage, handling many
high-end retouch projects. Therefore, if you wish to talk through a
creative retouch project or require someone to take on an extensive
artwork production brief, then l can provide the experience aswell as
practical and creative solutions.

Skills

RETOUCHING, simple production retouching, ie basic cleaning-up of images, basic colour balancing, simple cut-outs, contrasting etc, medium creative retouching, work that falls somewhere in between the simple and the complex, ie such as whispy hair masking, complex cut-outs and masks, heavy colour and tone grading, extensive clean-up and repair, complex creative retouching, ie heavy comping, creative altering and restructuring of images, PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR A QUOTATION, CREATIVE ARTWORKING & PRODUCTION, Logo and branding design, Stationery, leaflets, brochures, corporate reports, direct mail, packaging, POS, mainstream press (magazine and newsprint) and magazine layout, design and production. Also outdoor advertising in the form of taxi livery, posters, banners, carriage cards (buses, trains and metros), adshels and large format 48/96 sheets.

Sector Experience

Consumer Goods, Financial, Healthcare and Consumer Services

Clients

Active Venture, AEGON Scottish Equitable, Aer Lingus, AGA RangeMaster Stoves, Air Miles, BASE Shoes London, Baxters Foods, Bellway Homes, Blacks Outdoor, Bulmers, Bunnahabhain Whisky, Crimestoppers UK, DeVere Hotels, Halifax Bank of Scotland, Haunch of Venison London, Historic Scotland, Huggies, IF Intelligent Finance, Isle of Jura Whisky, James Hardie, Linx/AXE, Lloyds TSB, Martin & Frost, Miller Homes, National Australia Bank, National Galleries Scotland, NHS Scotland, Quality Meat Scotland, Scottish Hydro and Southern Electric, Scottish Opera, Scottish Power Scottish Widows, Sealy Beds, Seychelles Tourism Board, strongbow, Tennents Lager, VELUX Windows, Whyte & Mackay Whisky, Wimpy