I'm an illustrator from New Jersey, USA, specializing in comics, mecha, monsters, horror, and fan art. Establishes collaborative, lasting relationships with clients – from private commissions to small businesses or multinational firms – and fulfilling specific visual requests, while delivering quality imagery in a timely manner. Focused primarily on covers, sequential art, and character/creature design, range also spans to projects in advertising, editorial, and web. Experience extends into managing art and design teams of several freelance contractors on larger projects. Notable projects and clients include: Forty-six and Two's "Borrowed Time", Cartel Comics' "Scrimshaw", Morgan & Morgan, and Atlas Copco Comptec. *Available for private commissions and custom cards. Contact for more info.*…

Spike-O

I'm an illustrator from New Jersey, USA, specializing in comics, mecha, monsters, horror, and fan art. Establishes collaborative, lasting relationships with clients – from private commissions to small businesses or multinational firms – and fulfilling specific visual requests, while delivering quality imagery in a timely manner. Focused primarily on covers, sequential art, and character/creature design, range also spans to projects in advertising, editorial, and web. Experience extends into managing art and design teams of several freelance contractors on larger projects. Notable projects and clients include: Forty-six and Two's "Borrowed Time", Cartel Comics' "Scrimshaw", Morgan & Morgan, and Atlas Copco Comptec. *Available for private commissions and custom cards. Contact for more info.*…

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I’m an illustrator from New Jersey, USA, specializing in comics, mecha, monsters, horror, and fan art.

Establishes collaborative, lasting relationships with clients – from private commissions to small businesses or multinational firms – and fulfilling specific visual requests, while delivering quality imagery in a timely manner. Focused primarily on covers, sequential art, and character/creature design, range also spans to projects in advertising, editorial, and web. Experience extends into managing art and design teams of several freelance contractors on larger projects.

Notable projects and clients include: Forty-six and Two’s “Borrowed Time”, Cartel Comics’ “Scrimshaw”, Morgan & Morgan, and Atlas Copco Comptec.

Available for private commissions and custom cards. Contact for more info.

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Skills

Experience Level

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Cover Artist and Colorist at Hyper Epics
July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2024
Cover artist of "Soul Searcher" comic series, and colorist for sci-fi fantasy comic, "Centurions of the Moon."
Principal Artist and Art Director at Forty-six & Two
September 1, 2017 - Present
Co-founder, principal artist and art director of sci-fi noir anthology comic series, "Borrowed Time." Adapting writer's stories into multiple art styles, while collaborating with and managing a team of artists to ensure that each story maintains a unique aesthetic. Responsible for series' graphic design and pre-press.
Letterer and Post-Production Editor at Cartel Comics
October 24, 2016 - April 14, 2024
Letterer and graphic designer of action comic series, "Scrimshaw." Responsible for timely turnaround of lettered pages and all pre-press responsibilities, including re-compositing pages for a variety of print runs, formats, and compilations. Illustrator of alternate covers for newest four-issue arc "Battle for Flower Palace."
Comic Book Artist at XIX Lies Productions
December 2, 2013 - January 29, 2016
Artist on flagship titles, "Gs" and "Subject D-17". Required to alter visual style to appropriately suit each title. Responsible for all artistic duties on both titles, including lettering and pre-press.
Concept Artist and Digital Painter at N8 Ways Inc
March 7, 2011 - January 27, 2013
Created numerous digital paintings for Facebook RPG, Eternal Epics. Communicated consistently with art director/creator, Daniel Lee, in designing boss creatures and playable heroes, as well as items, equipment, and magic spells, for both digital display and print.
Freelance Graphic Artist at Spike O. Studio
May 30, 2009 - Present
Founder, operator, and principal artist of freelance graphic art company. Specialization in comic books and concept art, with a prolific range of projects from advertising to editorial images representing an international clientele of independent contractors to multinational firms. Emphasis on establishing fluid, lasting relationships with clients, while delivering quality imagery in a timely manner. Keep clients informed during each step of the creative process, and educate them in the development of their projects. Manages teams of freelance contractors on larger projects.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Communication Design Major with Focus in Illustration at Pratt Institute
August 20, 2005 - May 9, 2009
Juried member of the Pratt Institute Senior Show for Outstanding Achievement in Communication Design at the Manhattan Center

Qualifications

Middlebury College Friends of the Art Museum Award for Distinction in the Visual Arts
May 1, 2005 - May 1, 2005

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Retail, Other
    Sketch Cards
    Fan art sketch cards series drawn at and for comic conventions. Cards commissioned on request, featuring characters from comics, manga, anime, movies, and video games.…
    Borrowed Time
    Borrowed Time is a sci-fi noir comic anthology series. As an anthology, each issue features a different visual style, representing the POV character's perspective. Manage a team of two other creatives as art director to meet writer Tyrone Long's vision for the series. Handle all post-production in bringing books to spec, both digital and print. illustrator…
    Maxwell Shire: The Hunter
    Title character designer for G.A. Long's fantasy novel "Maxwell Shire: The Hunter."…
    Scrimshaw
    Letterer and graphic designer of sci-fi action comic series, "Scrimshaw." Responsible for timely turnaround of lettered pages and all pre-press responsibilities, including re-compositing pages for a variety of print runs, formats, and compilations. Illustrator of alternate covers. illustrator…
    Ray of Hope: Omega Corps
    Illustrator of variant cover for Asani Entertainment's flagship series "Ray of Hope: Omega Corps."…
    Atlas Copco Robots
    Designed transforming robots for company event. Each robot design based on Atlas Copco's proprietary equipment and reflective of machine's function. illustrator…