Design High School
Resume:
Matthew Dickerson
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SPECIALISING IN CONCEPT ART & ILLUSTRATION. www.matthewdickerson.co.uk
I am a freelance Illustrator and Concept Artist from Norwich specialising in character design, as well as holding excellent graphic design skills. I am proficient in Photoshop and Illustrator and I have a strong understanding of other design software like Corel Painter, Sketchbook Pro, InDesign and After Affects, along with many others. I always seek opportunities to better my skills; I am enthusiastic and dedicated to producing my very best work. I dedicate a lot of my time to studying anatomy, colour, lighting, composition and perspective. I am a confident leader, a strong team player and I believe that a positive attitude is a necessity in any profession. Whether working on my own project or working to a brief as a freelancer, I put in maximum effort in order to produce work of the highest standard.
Skills/Achievements
Skills Achievements
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. • Ideas Tap Brief Winner 2013: ‘Blackout’ Anthology
• Understanding of Flash, After Effects and Corel Painter. • CGHub Editors Pick 2010, CGHub Drawing Jam Winner.
• Strong knowledge of anatomy, perspective and colour. • Third place in Pixar Sketchaholic competition 2010.
• Understanding of both Mac and PC Operating Systems. • MVP & Team Captain FW Allstars Basketball Team.
• Artist of the Year EDP School News Paper award 2005.
Illustration Work
Illustration work for Crushed Smoothies
I illustrated a range of packaging designs based on a circus theme. I
came up with a number of circus characters interacting with fruit.
Design work for ‘Kid Glove’
Created a number of logo designs and developed the selected idea to
the finished product.
Illustration work for Prana Ltd.
llustrated merchandise for products to sell in the Prana bike shop as well
as hand painting a bike to raise money for Project Crayon.
Illustrator/ Designer for Queenswood Puzzles Ltd.
Designed and illustrated packaging for a guestbook puzzle made for
wedding anniversaries and special occasions.
Concept Artist for Lard Ventures Ltd. Designed and developed a range of ideas and proposals of characters
for an upcoming children’s book and animation.
Illustration and Design work for ‘Poetry&Paint’ Magazine and Created promotional materials for the launch event of the magazine
‘She Grrrowls’ Poetry Events. and Illustrated posters for other future ‘She Grrrowls’ events.
Logo Design work for ‘90 Odd’ Magazine Created a range of logo design ideas and developed them using Adobe
Illustrator.
Logo Design work for ‘Notre Dame Basketball Team’. Created the Notre Dame ‘Hunchbacks’ logo.
Illustration work for ‘Our Ladies’ Play Group. Illustrated advertisements for a local playgroup. Creating a collection of
adverts with a fun and friendly vibe.
Education/Qualifications
Norwich University College of the Arts Notre Dame High School
BA (HONS) Graphic Design (Animation) A Level: Art (A), Graphic Design (B), Maths (E), AS Business (C)
Start Date/End Date- September 2007 to June 2010. Start Date/End Date- September 2000 to June 2007.
(Reference available upon request.)
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