ROGER JAMES

ad11qr@r.postjobfree.com

301-***-****

www.jamesstudiio.com

Main Goal Utilize my fifteen plus years’ experience as Graphic Designer/Illustrator / 2D/3D Animation / Artist

Software Experience

Photoshop, Illustrator, Smartboard, 3D Studio Max, Maya, Flash MX, Adobe After Effects, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Quark, Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Interface design using Adobe Premiere (& Macromedia Director, photo experience

Skills

Painting, Freehand drawing, writing stories, concept/character development

Visual Artist Consultant

April2007-Current- (Author/Writer, Illustrator, Animator, Oilpainter, Graphic Designer, Layout Specialist, Digital Artist & Imaging)

Artist Resident (Artstination– May 2021-Current

Selling my original paintings, selling my childrens books, selling my limited editions/ open editions, my brand merchandise

Graphic Designer/Illustrator– Ms. Linda Washington (12/20)

Creating original art illustrations using Illustrator and

Graphic Designer/Illustrator– Ms. Shawndre Johnson (6/20 - 11/20)

Created the concepts for children’s book by drawing them by hand. Went into Adobe Illustrator to colorize and finally into Photoshop for detail extra detail on certain artwork. I used InDesign to create the layout for the book.

Graphic Designer/Illustrator– Self (05/18 - 08/18)

Created the concepts for the art by drawing them by hand. Went into Adobe Illustrator to colorize and finally into Photoshop for detail extra detail on certain artwork. I used InDesign to create the layout for the book.

Graphic Designer/Illustrator– Ms. Shawndre Johnson (01/18 - 04/18)

Created the concepts for children’s book by drawing them by hand. Went into Adobe Illustrator to colorize and finally into Photoshop for detail extra detail on certain artwork. I used InDesign to create the layout for the book.

Digital Artist/Animation & Imaging– Artomatic (03/17 - 06/17)

My title was to create marketing material for art event. I Created four promotional billboards for Artomatic Art Festival that extended through Crystal City Metro Station into Crystal City walkway along the outside of buildings. I also created an animated logo using Flash for intro for promoting the event. I used Flash, Illustrator & Photoshop

Oilpainter- Bethune Festival Project (04/17 - 05/17)

Commissioned by Mayor Jereleen Holliman-Miller (great grand niece of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune) eight original portrait oilpaintings that are now hanging at the new constructed Bethune Art Gallery in South Carolina. Did research for the subjects before creating eight original oilpaintings for Gallery.

Graphic Designer - Vital Magazine (07/16 - 09/16)

Created magazine layout and designed feature interviews & editorials. Used InDesign layout .for

Illustrator – Author Tiffany- Largent Johnson (04/16-7/16)

Created layouts and illustrations for the book Charlise & the Snickerdoodle.

Started with concept drawings then used Photoshop and Illustrator for artwork.

Graphic Designer/Illustrator – Kid Time Enterprises (11/15 – 06/16)

Created coloring book. Used InDesign & Illustrator

Graphic Designer – IKON Home Inspections (05/15 - 02/16)

Created logos for bottles, shirts and hats. Used Photoshop for artwork

Graphic Designer/Illustrator - Kid Time Enterprises (11/15 – 06/16)

Created cover design and book layout for children’s book along with creating the coloring book and promo marketing items. Used InDesign, Photoshop & Illustrator for layout and artwork. Author appeared on FOX5 News with book

Author/Illustrator/Designer- Pecans Spelling Bee Championship (01/15-09/15

I wrote, illustrated and designed layout for children’s book using concept drawings & brainstorming layouts to using Illustrator, Photoshop & InDesign to finally publishing children’s book.

Portrait Oilpainting Artist – Anniversary Oilpainting Etan Thomas (04/14 - 07/14)

Commissioned to do an anniversary painting for Pro Athlete. Did an anniversary painting for Pro Athlete. Did concept design first then oilpainted for final work.

Graphic Designer – IKON (04/14 - 07/14)

Create Brochure & logos. Used Photoshop to create logos. InDesign for layout

Illustrator - Appletree Institute (03/12 - 11/15)

Illustrations were mostly child and adult llustrations that included scenery for the stories. Create concept drawings from author’s stories. Used Photoshop & Illustrator for artwork.

Gray Graphics – Scanner (08/12-04/13)

Scanned hardcopy files and converted them into electronic files

Illustrator – Author Sheba Tartt-Walker, Ed. (02/13-07/13))

Create all illustrations of children’s books Egg Cream- Sticks & Stones/Best Friends Forever. Used Photoshop to creating artwork.

Illustrator - Author Craig A. Thompson (02/12 - 06/12)

Created all the illustrations for children’s book ABC’s of Black Inventor.

Did concept development through sketching and Photoshop for detailed artwork

Graphic Designer – New Hope Commuity Fellowship (09/10-11/10)

Created logo church & booklet/brochure. Used InDesign & Photoshop for logo and book layout.

Graphic Artist – Md. - National Park Planning Commission (05/09-12/09)

Created citizens handbook artwork, proposal posters, designing meeting covers, promotional marketing items along doing early concept design developments for the future Purple Metro Line. Did concept drawings and eventually used Photoshop for layout. Worked for M-NCPPC in Upper Marlboro in Publications Department. Supervisor at the time was Ms. Susan Kelley

Graphic Artist/Scanner - UNITED MARKETING SOLUTIONS - Feb2000 - April2007

Worked in Marketing Art Department as a Scanner Indexer doing the daily task

for team members below:

Used Photoshop to recreate logos and cleaned up damaged artwork. Scanned photographs that needed color correction along with color enhancement.

Used Illustrator for detailed sharp logos and original artwork.

Managed several digital catalogs

Managed data projects library dating back 10 years

Academics

Bachelor of Science (Media Arts & Animation)

AIOP (Art Institute of Pittsburgh-Online)

Bachelor of Art

University of Maryland at College Park

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