About me

I am a professional illustrator and creative art worker based in London. I worked in the design industry for five years as a freelancer before forming my own company in January 2010. Since then I have been contracted by a number of prestigious clients including Namco-Bandai and the Royal Society in both a creative and consultancy based capacity. Although I have enjoyed success as a self-employed illustrator I am now looking for a permanent position as part of a design team as I believe this is the best way forward for me professionally, artistically and personally.

I work to the deceptively simple ethos that nothing is impossible and the needs of the client come first. In my professional career I have always jointly prioritised creative flair with reliability and over the years I have garnered a reputation as someone who can be guaranteed to produce quality artwork to a set deadline. I also like to think I put the needs of a job before any personal artistic agenda.

I am a friendly, approachable person who thrives on variety though prefers to work within a structured environment. I honestly believe it is a vital artistic skill to be able to receive and incorporate constructive input and criticism and I find it rare that there is ever only one answer to a specific problem. I enjoy working with people and am able to liaise directly with existing clients as well as recruit new ones. I have the patience and professionalism to work in a high-pressure environment alongside others and I am well practised at that most vital of inter personnel skills, the well-timed cuppa.

I can work to a high level with Adobe CS5 as well as a number of other pieces of graphical software such as Coral Painter, Sketchbook Pro and Manga Studio as well as Microsoft Office. I am also proficient with more traditional artistic materials such as pencils, charcoals and inks. I believe there is always something new to learn and am constantly attending classes, exhibitions and lectures that I feel could expand my skill set or simply inspire a new direction.

Skills

SOFTWARE, Adobe Photoshop, illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Corel Painter, Sketchbook Pro Celsys Comic Studio, Microsoft Office, ARTISTIC MEDIA, Pencils, Pen and Ink, Charcoals, Chalk, Watercolour, Pastels, Pentel Markers, Airbrush and Acrylics

Sector Experience

Miscreation Studio Ltd (self employed), Jan 2010 - Present, - Working as a freelancer with Royal Society (London) producing full brochures, diagrams and charts for a number of publications, - An ongoing relationship with Taiwan-based games designer Crookware producing graphics and marketing material for Android and iPhone games- Providing consultation on storyboarding and viral marketing to number of video games producers including Namco-Bandai, - Producing architectural visualizations in a range of styles for marketing purposes for a number of companies, - The production of artistic materials, company logo and artwork for a planned ‘Guerrilla Sticker Campaign’ for New York based online lifestyle magazine The Streetdog

Awards

WORKS EXHIBITED, The Truman Brewery, London (2006), ‘International Manga and Anima Festival’, County Hall, London (2006), ‘Manga’, Cine Aqua, Paris (2007)