Melissa "Mel" Miller
Art, Illustration, Concept and Character Design
Email: kidfirestarter@hotmail.com
Website(s): http://www.nextxcomics.com, www.oocities.org/thevisionarytweek, http://deepsix.valkyriesinc.com.
Objective
To utilize my passion and talent for art in a career centered on Illustration, conceptual and character design in which I can aid in the development and creation of original concepts for the purpose of published media entertainment.
Education
- Has completed various college courses.
- High School Graduate with a 3.6 GPA. Class of 2002.
- Freshman and sophomore year in high school spent at Harrison Center of the Visual and Performing Arts in Lakeland, Florida.
- Six consecutive classes taken in the summer of 1997 at the Walt Disney Art Institute. Courses included Classic Animation, Clay Animation, Computer Animation, and Character Design.
- Multiple summer art courses taken provided by the Polk Museum Of Art in Lakeland, Florida. Courses centered on Illustration, character design, cartooning and still life drawing.
Honors and awards
- Held a 3.95 High School GPA
- Ranked 54 in a class of 350
- Susanna L. Clements Scholarship, Arts and Sciences, for the University of Toledo. $1,500 a year for 4 year degree. Renewable. Sum total $6,000.
Strengths
- Highly capable of working efficiantly individually, in a group setting, or on an employee/customer basis.
- Excellent work ethics, witha positive, upbeat additude.
- Excellent with computers, as well as a fast learner with new computer programs.
- 2D Illustration, color, conceptual design, cartooning, comic book illustration, character/story creation and development.
Interests
- Illustration, short story/novella writing with aspirations in the comic book, graphic design and animated feature film genres. Currently manages multiple art-related websies and is working towards publishing creator-owned independent comic book. |
