Darrell W. Evans

concept artist, Illustrator

Objective

I am a creative artist seeking a concept design position where I will utilize my experience, skill, and talent.

Skills

Abilities

Concept Design, Character Design, Illustration, Storyboarding, Graphic Design, Drafting, Scuplture, Fine Art

Software

Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4, InDesign CS4, Flash CS4, Dreamweaver CS4, Imageready, Golive v4, Corel Painter, Draw, Freehand, Poser, PageMaker, MS Office suite, Quark Express
(I am well versed in Mac and PC platforms.)

Experience

Freelance

Artist

1998-Present

Works include: Concept Art, Illustration, Graphic Design, Typography, Print Layout, Photo manipulation, Character Design, Animation, Portraiture, and Fine Art.

Boomstick Games.

Concept Design Artist

2008-2011

Articulating the creative direction of gaming projects.
Responsible for design, tone and style of all properties and branding initiatives.
Lead artist all current projects, and creator of all concept art and character design..
Research and Development team.

Jostens Publishing and Printing

Artist

1999-2000

Responsible for creation and alteration of all internal artwork for traditional print publication.
Produced concept and final production art for administration and client approval.
Tasks included: character design, digital scanning, photo retouching and color correction, typography, layout, troubleshooting, page creation and design from concept.

Education

College Of the Sequoias, Visalia Ca

Color and Design, Layout, Digital Media (Photoshop, et al), Printmaking, Art History, Sculpture, Ceramic Design, Painting.
Staff Artist/ Graphic Designer, "The Campus" campus newspaper.
Deans list, shown twice in juried school wide art show.

 

California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA)

Accepted into and completed the competitive and intensive CSSSA program in traditional and experimental animation. Study included: Character Design, Figure Drawing, Storyboards, Layout and Camera, Background, Environment Design.
Received the California Art Scholars Award.
Exhibited in "Exploration and Discovery" art show, sponsored by Gov. Wilson, Sacramento CA.

Darrell W. Evans — darrell@darrellwevans.com — (831)240-0763