Creative Illustrator & Facilitation Artist

Sabien T. Willis

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Longwood, FL. 32750

Cell: 407-***-****

Email: *************@*****.***

Objective

My Objective is to seek a position that will utilize my Creative, Designing and Facilitative Skills. Skills & Qualifications

Strong Illustration skills with advanced knowledge and abilities in the art mediums of: pen & ink, acrylic paints, oil & water colors, color pencils, Prismacolor markers and charcoals. I can comfortably utilize graphic design rulers, templates and compasses and I have no problem transferring from paper to digital as I am quite familiar with the software graphic design programs: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop CS5. I am also well rounded in Power Point, Microsoft Word and Spreadsheets. Able to design storyboards, logos and comics. I am currently a Professional Caricature, Face Painting, Mural & Graphic Design Freelance Artist and posses strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills with the ability to work positively alongside a team, humbly lead a group if needed to step up or work independently.

Work Experience

Paintnite Orlando- Orlando FL. June 2016-Present

• Facilitating and teaching painting classes to adults live on stage Substitute Teacher for Kelly Services OCPS Orlando, FL. Oct 2014- Present

• Working with Autism and other Special Needs children of all ages

• General Education children from Kindergarten to High school Caricature Connections @ Walt Disney World- Orlando, FL. June 2007- Present Professional Caricature Artist

• Draw the Disney guests, turning them into cartoon characters

• Customer Service

Gatorland Zoo- Orlando, FL. July 2005- May 2007

Face Painting Artist

• Face Painting guests

• Customer Service

Enjoy your Face @ Walt Disney World (Animal Kingdom) – Orlando, FL. May 2000 - June 2005 Face Painting Artist

• Face Painting the Disney guests

• Customer Service

Walt Disney World Company- Orlando FL. June 1991- March 2000 Disney Animation Artist on The Disney Animation Tour at Hollywood Studios

• Trained by Walt Disney Feature Animation to draw the Disney characters for the guests on stage.

• Disney Character at Hollywood Studios

• Attractions Host and Ride Operator

Projects & Awards

• Co-owner & Creator of WhyknotJesus (Christian Clothing line) Responsible for all creative designs on T-shirts, marketing & advertising from idea to final digital rendering, and finally to be placed on all products-2011

• Guest Speaker at The Arts & Entertainment Conference in Atlanta, GA. (Spoke on a panel discussing how I became a Disney Animation Artist and on 'Using your talents for God'- September 2011 & 2013

• Selected as a finalist for The Blueberry Festival logo design contest- 2010

• Designed 2 Storyboard Concepts w/ M&M characters for Mars Company 2009 (used in a photo shoot then re sized for advertising billboard for the M&M Store New York City Times Square).

• Commencement Speaker Alumni for the graduating class of 1999 at Emerson School for the Visual and Performing Arts.

Education

• Florida Metropolitan University- Associates Degree in Commercial Art- graduated 1997

• Emerson School for the Visual and Performing Arts High School – 1990 Sabien T. Willis

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