Award-winning digital illustrator and portraitist specializing in detailed realism. I have ten years of experience in book cover and interior images, game illustration, as well as live event and digitally painted portraiture. --- • Book Illustrator (February 2024, Soon to be Released) "Park Ranger Marty’s Dinosaur Adventure" by Martin Hoffman (Cover Art and Interior Illustration) • Book Illustrator (December 2022) "The Bible Tells Me So" by J William Brooks (Front and Back Cover Art) • Book Illustrator (September 2018) "Spanky is Adopted" by Larry G Johnston (Cover Art and Interior Illustration) • Book Illustrator (May 2017) "If You Were Me and Lived In… The Mayan Empire" by Carole P Roman (Cover Art and Interior Illustration) • Book Illustrator (June 2016) "If You Were Me and Lived In… The American West" by Carole P Roman (Cover Art and Interior Illustration) • Book Illustrator (April 2016) "If You Were Me and Lived In… Elizabethan England" by Carole P Roman (Cover Art and Interior Illustration) • Book Illustrator (April 2014) "Bones of an Angel" by Randall Schanze (Cover Art and Graphic Layout)…

paulatabor9090

Award-winning digital illustrator and portraitist specializing in detailed realism. I have ten years of experience in book cover and interior images, game illustration, as well as live event and digitally painted portraiture. --- • Book Illustrator (February 2024, Soon to be Released) "Park Ranger Marty’s Dinosaur Adventure" by Martin Hoffman (Cover Art and Interior Illustration) • Book Illustrator (December 2022) "The Bible Tells Me So" by J William Brooks (Front and Back Cover Art) • Book Illustrator (September 2018) "Spanky is Adopted" by Larry G Johnston (Cover Art and Interior Illustration) • Book Illustrator (May 2017) "If You Were Me and Lived In… The Mayan Empire" by Carole P Roman (Cover Art and Interior Illustration) • Book Illustrator (June 2016) "If You Were Me and Lived In… The American West" by Carole P Roman (Cover Art and Interior Illustration) • Book Illustrator (April 2016) "If You Were Me and Lived In… Elizabethan England" by Carole P Roman (Cover Art and Interior Illustration) • Book Illustrator (April 2014) "Bones of an Angel" by Randall Schanze (Cover Art and Graphic Layout)…

Available to hire

Award-winning digital illustrator and portraitist specializing in detailed realism. I have ten years of experience in book cover and interior images, game illustration, as well as live event and digitally painted portraiture.

• Book Illustrator (February 2024, Soon to be Released)
“Park Ranger Marty’s Dinosaur Adventure” by Martin Hoffman
(Cover Art and Interior Illustration)
• Book Illustrator (December 2022)
“The Bible Tells Me So” by J William Brooks
(Front and Back Cover Art)
• Book Illustrator (September 2018)
“Spanky is Adopted” by Larry G Johnston
(Cover Art and Interior Illustration)
• Book Illustrator (May 2017)
“If You Were Me and Lived In… The Mayan Empire” by Carole P Roman
(Cover Art and Interior Illustration)
• Book Illustrator (June 2016)
“If You Were Me and Lived In… The American West” by Carole P Roman
(Cover Art and Interior Illustration)
• Book Illustrator (April 2016)
“If You Were Me and Lived In… Elizabethan England” by Carole P Roman
(Cover Art and Interior Illustration)
• Book Illustrator (April 2014)
“Bones of an Angel” by Randall Schanze
(Cover Art and Graphic Layout)

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

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Education

Bachelor of Art at University of South Florida
August 15, 1997 - December 19, 1999
Graduated Cum Laude, USF Honors Program
Associate of Arts at St Petersburge College
December 18, 1991
Academic Achievement Scholarship, National Honors Society

Qualifications

National Indie Excellence Awards-Finalist
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018
Book I illustrated "If You Were Me and Lived In… The Mayan Empire"
Feathered Quill Book Awards - Teen Non-Fiction-Second Place
December 31, 2017
Book Illustrations for "If You Were Me and Lived In… The Mayan Empire"
Reader's Favorite Silver Medal Children's Educational
December 31, 2016
Book Illustrations for "If You Were Me and Lived In… The Mayan Empire"
Readers' Favorite 5 Stars Award
January 2, 2017
Book Illustrations for "If You Were Me and Lived In… The Mayan Empire"
Homeschool Review Crew Blue Ribbon-Favorite History Supplement
January 1, 2016
Book Illustrations for "If You Were Me and Lived In… The Mayan Empire"
Back to Homeschool Resource Award
January 1, 2016
Book Illustrations for "If You Were Me and Lived In… The Mayan Empire"
Reader's Views Literary Winner 2nd Place, Children Young Readers Ages 8-12
January 12, 2017
Book Illustrations for "If You Were Me and Lived In… The American West"
Homeschool Review Crew Blue Ribbon -Favorite History Supplement
January 1, 2016
Book Illustrations for "If You Were Me and Lived In… The American West"
NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winner-Best Book "Children's American History" Category
June 15, 2016
Book Illustrations for "If You Were Me and Lived In… The American West"
Back to Homeschool Resource Award
January 1, 2016
Book Illustrations for "If You Were Me and Lived In… The American West"

Industry Experience

Education, Gaming, Media & Entertainment
    uniE621 Coloring Book Page
    Digital illustrator for coloring book about the creation of west African recycled glass bead making illustrator…
    uniE621 Portfolio Piece
    Digital illustration entered in the AOI World Illustration Awards…
    uniE621 Digitally Painted Portrait Aretha Franklin
    One of 54 digitally painted portraits for educational flashcard game "You Should Know" illustrator…
    uniE621 Paperback Book Cover Art
    Digitally painted portrait of the author for front and back cover art illustrator…
    uniE621 Paper back novel
    Digitally painted portrait for front and back book cover illustrator…
    uniE621 "Spanky is Adopted"
    Children's book about the adoption and care of a miniature donkey illustrator…
    uniE621 "If You Were Me and Lived In… The American West"
    Award-Winning non-fiction children's history book illustrator…
    uniE621 "If You Were Me and Lived In… Elizabethan England"
    Award-Winning non-fiction children's history book illustrator…
    uniE621 Interior Illustration for "If You Were Me and Lived In… The Mayan Empire"
    Award-winning non-fiction children's history book illustrator…
    uniE621 "If You Were Me and Lived In… The Mayan Empire"
    AwardWinning nonfiction children's history book. Illustrator…