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Tanja Y. Wooten :: Illustration Artist

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SKILLS
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Traditional art media (professional level):
Pencil, Watercolor, Acrylics (Brush and Airbrush), Pastels, Charcoal, Pen and Ink, Markers
Animal & Figure Drawing, Portraiture, Character Design & Illustration, Storyboarding; Desire to further develop skills in Polymer and Clay Maquette sculpting

Digital illustration and compositing (professional level):
Photoshop (14+ years), Painter, Illustrator, Premiere;
Some experience with Vegas Video, After Effects and Combustion

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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04/2008 to Present Freelance Artist
Dallas, Texas
Freelance Illustrator and Concept Artist
Children's book illustration, seasonal product design and concept art, comic book art, and other assorted concept art development projects.

09/2004 to 04/2008 Gemmy Industries, Inc.
Product Designer / Concept Artist / Illustrator (full-time)
From initial concept sketches to final color art with plush or other material callouts for samples and final product production of a variety of toy and novelty items - from seasonal (Christmas and Halloween, etc.) to "everyday"; from original ideas to licensed art.

04/2004 to 10/2004 Visual Development Artist
Dallas, Texas
Freelance Visual Development Artist / Graphic Designer
Developing storyboards, graphic design and branding concepts for a variety of commercial clients

03/2004 to 04/2004 Children's Book Illustration
Dallas, Texas
Freelance Illustrator
Contracted to produce a variety of illustrations using traditional and digital media for a children's textbook series on myths and legends of the world, grades 3 - 9.

10/2003 to 12/2003 DNA Productions, Inc.
Irving, Texas
Student Intern
Assigned to the Modeling/Rigging Department to learn the process of creating 3D assets for the Jimmy Neutron television series. Additional duties included Production Assistant responsibilities and attending a variety of animation production meetings.

1/2003 to 12/2003 Voyence, Inc.
Richardson, Texas
Contractor: Software GUI Visual Designer and Usability Resource
Design and produce interface screens and related image assets for a Network Management software system in coordination with the development, marketing, sales and quality assurance teams.

6/2002 to 12/2002 Placemark Investments
Dallas, Texas
Contractor: Web Design Consultant and Production Artist
Redesign screens and create new assets gathered from client requirements for a financial management system.

7/2001 to 12/2001 KSolutions, Inc.
Irving, Texas
Contractor: Web Design Consultant
Provide art direction, design and production for an online knowledge management application and its resources.

2/2000 to 7/2001 Scient, Inc.
Irving, Texas
Senior Web Design Consultant
Customer Experience workshops, assess existing visual design and related materials, then create screen prototypes and final art elements, evaluate and assure quality of final team design of projects: consistency in layout and client branding, graphic elements, usability standards, etc., for enterprise clients such as Major League Baseball.

5/1995 to 2/2000 Ernst and Young
Irving, Texas
Contractor: Multimedia Artist >> Web Designer >> Senior Consultant
Lead or assist teams to design GUI and create graphic assets for websites, software applications and CD-ROM's to facilitate learning, download documentation, view resources and ensure consistency of product brands for clients (Coca-Cola, Union Carbide, Eli Lilly, SBC, Ford, Disneyland, etc.).

5/1994 to 5/1995 Priss Prints
Garland, Texas
Graphic Designer
Develop assets for children's wall décor, storage systems and marketing materials from concept art and prototypes for photoshoots to final prepress art for production, using my original artwork, outsourced work or licensed art.

11/1992 to 10/1993 Ideal Learning
Irving, Texas
Contractor: Illustrator >> Multimedia Artist >> 2D Animator
Create illustrations, 2D animation, and screen layouts for a Houghton Mifflin children's CD-ROM educational series.

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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The University of North Texas
Denton, Texas
Bachelor of Fine Arts, May 1992
Major: Communication Arts, emphasis in Illustration
Minor: Marketing

Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
Biomedical and Animal Science Studies (4 years)

Continuing Education:
Art Institute of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
A.A.A., June 2004
Major: Animation Art and Design, 3D modeling track