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Creative artist passionate about portraying confidence and thoughtful concepts through both detailed realism and abstract work. Experienced across many mediums with a strong foundation in the human figure, color theory, perspective, proportion, character design, and exaggerated caricature. Skilled at translating ideas into original visuals for clients and community audiences, with hands-on experience designing artwork, managing studio operations, and maintaining a consistent content pipeline across written and visual formats.…Creative artist passionate about portraying confidence and thoughtful concepts through both detailed realism and abstract work. Experienced across many mediums with a strong foundation in the human figure, color theory, perspective, proportion, character design, and exaggerated caricature. Skilled at translating ideas into original visuals for clients and community audiences, with hands-on experience designing artwork, managing studio operations, and maintaining a consistent content pipeline across written and visual formats.

Emerson Kilburn

Illustrator, Graphic Designer, Designer, +2

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Creative artist passionate about portraying confidence and thoughtful concepts through both detailed realism and abstract work. Experienced across many mediums with a strong foundation in the human figure, color theory, perspective, proportion, character design, and exaggerated caricature. Skilled at translating ideas into original visuals for clients and community audiences, with hands-on experience designing artwork, managing studio operations, and maintaining a consistent content pipeline across written and visual formats.…Creative artist passionate about portraying confidence and thoughtful concepts through both detailed realism and abstract work. Experienced across many mediums with a strong foundation in the human figure, color theory, perspective, proportion, character design, and exaggerated caricature. Skilled at translating ideas into original visuals for clients and community audiences, with hands-on experience designing artwork, managing studio operations, and maintaining a consistent content pipeline across written and visual formats.

Available to hire

Creative artist passionate about portraying confidence and thoughtful concepts through both detailed realism and abstract work. Experienced across many mediums with a strong foundation in the human figure, color theory, perspective, proportion, character design, and exaggerated caricature.

Skilled at translating ideas into original visuals for clients and community audiences, with hands-on experience designing artwork, managing studio operations, and maintaining a consistent content pipeline across written and visual formats.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Work Experience

Cashier at BeetleBug Art Collective

May 1, 2025 - Present

Created a positive experience for the community and customer base. Designed displays for incoming artists and created decorative seasonal window art to encourage visits. Handled transactions and completed cleaning, restocking, labeling, and all cashier duties.

Tattoo Artist at Inkchanted

May 1, 2023 - December 1, 2025

Created unique tattoo designs for clients and worked alongside them for extended sessions to ensure accuracy and timely delivery. Managed social media, bookkeeping, inventory, and studio operations, maintaining cleanliness and proper aftercare guidance. Consistently curated original written and visual content for flash-work use.

Assistant Manager at Ace Screen Supply Company

October 1, 2020 - April 1, 2024

Coached customers on garment decoration and design. Managed inventory and shipping across a tri-state area. Trained new team members on screen printing, heat-transfer vinyl, decal vinyl, direct-to-garment printing, direct-to-film printing, and sublimation.