dbtaranto[at]gmail.com
Objective: To obtain a position as an illustrator, digital artist, storyboard artist, information designer, or interface designer.
Skills: Microsoft Office
HTML/CSS, basic Javascript
Adobe Creative Suite
Final Cut Pro
Mastery of English spelling and grammar
Very high math proficiency
Ability to break down a project into tasks and prioritize those tasks.
Comfortable giving presentations
Education:
2009
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Digital Art
Overall GPA: 2.89
-Developed drawing, painting, and design skills, both in artistic compositions and interactive design applications. Led a small team in a semester-long project in interface design, studied the Adobe Creative Suite and Final Cut Pro. Specialized in narrative imagery and concepts.
2006
Associate of Arts, General Art
Overall GPA: 3.59
-Studied foundational art skills: drawing, painting, and design.
Art-related Experience:
2009 Chronicle Telegram, Elyria, OH
Employed in the Composition department 12/09-Present
-Duties include managing incoming advertisements, correcting photographs for in-house advertisements and the news section, and outlining/pathing photographs for advertisements. Work is done primarily in Photoshop and Illustrator. Quark also used.
2009 Portfolio Class at
Visiting alumni 03/09
-Spoke to the Portfolio class about transferring to another school, the art program at
2008 Anime Secrets (website: animesecrets.org)
Reviewer, Editor, Graphic artist 01/08-Present
-Wrote anime reviews, edited reviews written by others, designed the background image for the website’s Myspace page and banner for its 2009 Halloween costume contest. (http://www.myspace.com/animesecrets).
2007 TRG Studios,
Summer internship – digital artist 07/07-08/07
-Retouched photographs using Adobe Photoshop, managed products for a catalog shoot.
2006 Stocker Center Gallery at
Juror, designer, installer 02/06-04/06
-Worked with a team of jurors to select works, designed the gallery space, and installed and dismantled two shows.
2006 TrueNorth Arts Community,
Presenter 04/06
-Showed work to students and gave a presentation about the art program at
References and employment history available upon request.