James Koenig, Concept Artist/Illustrator
Educational Background:
- The Art Institute of Phoenix (Phoenix, AZ) for a Bachelor of Arts in Media Arts & Animation: Completed March 2006
>Classes in Animation, Modeling, Texturing, Lighting, Art, and Design using programs such as, Photoshop, Maya, Premiere, and Illustrator.
- Vocational school education from East Valley Institute of Technology
>Commercial Art/ Computer Graphics course: Completed in May 2003
Skilled in:
>Advertising elements, Photoshop, Illustrator, Corel DrawExperience:
- Freelance Artist- 2000 to present
>Create artwork quickly and efficiently, meeting deadlines for both large and small projects
>Conceptualizing and drawing by hand and then converting images on the computer to the final art
>Paying close attention to detail and quality of each customer’s needs
>Meeting customers’ diverse needs and requests all across the U.S.
>Creating art in categories including Screen Print Art, Children’s Book Illustration, Novel Cover Illustration, Logos, Graphic Design, Concept Art, and Storyboards.
>Prepare artwork for separations and printing the screen print films.
>Conceptualizing and drawing by hand and then converting images on the computer for the final art
>Reviewing final apparel prints for quality and accuracy
>Enhancing and creating new business designs, brochures, postcards, etc.
>Use Photoshop and Illustrator on a daily basis
- Art Director/Chief Illustrator- Action Illustrated (Scottsdale, AZ)- December 2002 to April 2010
>Supervise and direct the art department of five other artists while paying close attention to detail and quality of each illustration
>Create artwork quickly and efficiently, meeting deadlines for both short term and long term projects as well as meeting customers’ diverse needs and requests
>Conceptualizing and drawing by hand and then converting images on the computer to clean, vector art
>Contributing to and overseeing the completion of 12 vector-based artwork books with CD (1200+ images each), (including layout and design of catalogs and CD’s)
>Developed and recorded CorelDraw video tutorials (including layout and design of packaging and CD’s)
>Created the design and look of 6 company websites (sent the design work to a web company for the programming and publishing onto the web)
>In charge of interviewing potential illustrator candidates
>Use Corel Draw and Illustrator on a daily basis