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Kristin Patoni
Kristin Patoni
Freelance 2D Illustrator
Dallas, United States

Summary

An hard-working freelance illustrator with experience in concept work and art direction for independent companies. Great communication skills and team spirit, and also disciplined with independent work. Enthusiastic to take on new challenges and work with many people.

Education
Bachelor in Arts, Arts and Technology in University of Texas at Dallas - 2013–2016
Courses: Animation processes, Animation pipeline, Modeling, Lighting and Composition
Graduated in 2016 with a Bachelor in Arts. ATEC focuses primarily on the technical animation processes and design.

Graphic Design in Collin College

Skills
Software
Photoshop, Maya, Illustrator, Unity, PyCharm, Lightroom, Manga Studio, Power Point, Excel, Word, Pages
Graphics
Concept art, illustration, texture maps, some low poly modeling, storyboarding, comics, character design

Experience
Freelance Designer — 2015-Present
Manage own budget while taking on commissions, private to commercial. Most recent work with a CD- cover, book cover illustrations and private commissioned illustrations. Enjoy bouncing back and forth with people to brainstorm and incorporate both of our creative ideas.

Lead Artist, Mish Mash Machine — 2014–2015
Managed an art team and created game assets for the company’s flagship mobile game called Raising Hell on all mobile platforms in early 2015.

Graphic Artist, Vagrant Band — 2012–2013
Responsible for designing several of the band’s merchandise and online advertisements. Tight deadline, learned from the experience and was capable of completing the projects on time.
References upon request

Skills

Concept ArtIllustrationCharacter DesignDrawingPhotoshopWacom

Software proficiency

Manga Studio
Manga Studio
Maya
Maya
Photoshop
Photoshop
Unity
Unity
CLIP STUDIO PAINT
CLIP STUDIO PAINT