Since 2001 I have worked as a freelance illustrator specializing in young adult and children’s publishing, licensed characters, character design and sequential art. This experience allows me to apply a wide range of artistic styles to meet the needs of my clients. My own illustration style is heavily influenced by a lifetime love of comics and animation. My clients include Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Dreamworks, Activision Blizzard Media, Hasbro and more. Throughout my career I have worked for national publishers, magazines, tech companies, advertising and marketing agencies. In addition to my professional freelance work, I am currently Senior Lecturer at Central’s Art and Design department where I teach Beginning and Intermediate Illustration. My goal as an instructor is to provide students insight into the commercial art field from a professional perspective.

Shane L. Johnson

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Since 2001 I have worked as a freelance illustrator specializing in young adult and children’s publishing, licensed characters, character design and sequential art. This experience allows me to apply a wide range of artistic styles to meet the needs of my clients. My own illustration style is heavily influenced by a lifetime love of comics and animation. My clients include Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Dreamworks, Activision Blizzard Media, Hasbro and more. Throughout my career I have worked for national publishers, magazines, tech companies, advertising and marketing agencies. In addition to my professional freelance work, I am currently Senior Lecturer at Central’s Art and Design department where I teach Beginning and Intermediate Illustration. My goal as an instructor is to provide students insight into the commercial art field from a professional perspective.

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Since 2001 I have worked as a freelance illustrator specializing in young adult and children’s publishing, licensed characters, character design and sequential art. This experience allows me to apply a wide range of artistic styles to meet the needs of my clients. My own illustration style is heavily influenced by a lifetime love of comics and animation.

My clients include Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Dreamworks, Activision Blizzard Media, Hasbro and more. Throughout my career I have worked for national publishers, magazines, tech companies, advertising and marketing agencies.

In addition to my professional freelance work, I am currently Senior Lecturer at Central’s Art and Design department where I teach Beginning and Intermediate Illustration. My goal as an instructor is to provide students insight into the commercial art field from a professional perspective.

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Work Experience

Senior Lecturer at Central Washington University Art + Design Department
August 31, 2019 - Present
Develop and teach in-person, hybrid, and online digital art studio courses at 200 and 300 levels. Provide students with professional insights into the commercial art field and the role of illustration. Act as Art Director guiding students through all stages of commercial art projects, including concept sketches, feedback, revisions, and final delivery. Discuss the creative and business demands of illustration, combining artistic techniques and software knowledge to deliver visual solutions for digital and print markets.
Owner / Illustrator at Shane L. Johnson illustration
September 28, 2001 - Present
Freelance commercial illustrator specializing in comic-inspired illustration for national brands, advertising agencies, publishers, and educational organizations. Expertise includes licensed characters, historical and contemporary themes for children’s and young adult markets, original character design, and sequential art. Illustrate licensed properties for animation and film, create original style sets, and develop storyboards for multimedia projects. Use Adobe Photoshop CC and Adobe Illustrator CC to deliver diverse artistic styles for print and online formats. Collaborate with art directors, editors, and graphic designers to create budget-compliant and timely graphic solutions. Manage estimates, contracts, and schedules. Client List: Simon and Schuster • Penguin Random House • Nickelodeon • Cartoon Network • Hachette Book Group • Dreamworks • Hasbro • Ubisoft • WowWee Inc. • 20th Century Fox • AOL • Wall Street Journal • Smithsonian Magazine • Backpacker Magazine • Scholastic • Weekly Reader • Guide Magazine • Pearson Education • Walter Foster Publishing • Heinemann • Reader's Digest Children's Publishing • Dean Weldon Exhibits • Music City San Francisco • American Academy of Ophtalmology • Taradel Marketing • HP • Cisco • Red Hat • Brocade Communi- cations • World Gym • Samuel Adams • Sony • Ban Dai • Coca Cola • Kraft Foods • LaSalle Bank • Alaska Airlines • Department of Defense Education Activity • University of Hawaii Manoa • Activision-Blizzard • Schneider Electric • Travis Manion Foundation My portfolio may be viewed at: https://www.sljillustration.com/portfolio2

Education

BFA, Illustration at Pacific Northwest College of Art
January 1, 1992 - January 1, 1996

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Education, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Retail