Hello! Welcome to my portfolio website. I am a Creative and Multimedia Artist from the Great Lakes State of Michigan. Graduated from The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, with a Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design with proficiencies in Adobe Creative Cloud Pro, HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. Along with a creative and technical role that requires a blend of traditional art skills through sketching and drawing, to develop concepts and combining artistic visual components for various media, including graphic design, animation, video, web and interactive design, and to create compelling visual content for various platforms.
On the creative side, my creative skills are hand-drawn illustrations, composition, and storytelling techniques. As well as, core drawing fundamentals with an understanding of visual composition. Including, the art of arranging various elements and principals to an artwork to make it visually pleasing and to achieve a compelling design that tells a story and communicates effectively. Along with, wet and dry mediums with a variety of materials and techniques to create artistic works of an original field of visual art.

Education

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Bachelor of Science Graphic Design, February 2016
Cum Laude, Honors
GPA 3.67/4.00
Honor Societies - Kappa Pi, November 2015, National Technical Honor Society, January 2016

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Associate of Science Graphic Design, April 2012
Cum Laude, Honors, Deans List
GPA 3.65/4.00
Alumni - Art Institute of Pittsburgh, since April 2012

Creative & Visual Art Skills

Creative Arts
Drawing is not something you study, it is something you do.
Traditional drawing skills, life drawing, hand lettering, perspectives, Illustrations and mixed media as well as wet and dry mediums. Along with the understanding fundamentals elements of line, form, light, and attention to understanding visual composition.

Concept Art & Design | Visual Storytelling, Prototyping & Design.
Concept art is a form of visual design and illustration, it’s key components include sketches, style and user experiences used to communicate ideas and solve visual problems before they are put in the final product. It also acts as a blueprint, translating abstract ideas that exist into the subconscious creative mind of the artist’s from animation, games, and other media.

Media Arts & Animation
Text, Graphics, Audio, Video, Animations and Interactive Elements.

Photography
Art Prints, Photo Artisty, Photo Blur, Light Streak, Glow Effects, Image Editing.

Website Design & Development
UI/UX design
Front-end Development and Design
Images, content, and structure of the site
Interface design into Adobe XD
Coding | HTML, CSS and JavaScript

Back-end Development
PHP, JavaScript

Software Skills

Adobe Creative Cloud Pro
Photoshop. Illustrator, InDesign, XD, Dreamweaver, Lightroom, After Effects, Animation. Adobe Substance 3D - Sampler, 3D Designer. Stager, Painter.

Apple Creator Studo
Apple Final Cut Pro - professional video editing
Apple Compressor - The advanced encoding companion to Final Cut Pro.
Apple Logic Pro - Advanced music production application.
Apple Motion - Powerful motion graphics tool.
Apple Main Stage is a live performance app that lets you take any sound from Logic Pro to the concert stage.

Blender
4.0.2 3D modeling software

Activities, Organizations, Social Media, Societies, Professional Development & Certifications

Honors Societies
Honor Award, Deans List, Cum Laude, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA., April 2012
National Technical Honor Society, Honor Date Feb 2016 | Issuer, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Kappa Pi International Art Honor Society, Honor Date, Nov 2015 | Issuer,  The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Professional Development & Certifications
CreativePro Network. A professional development, committed to staying updated on the latest Adobe Creative Cloud techniques. In addition to, best practice sessions in layout design, to balancing effective visual appeal and functionality. Along with, attending webinars, events, and workshops.

Networking & Social Media
Behance, LinkedIn, Alignable, ArtistsNetwork

Mentors
My favorite artists, Norman Rockwell, Peter Max, and Bridget Riley. Norman encouraged me to draw people and Peter taught me that the sky could be the focus in a picture, and Bridget showed me that a picture can move while it is standing still.