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PROFILE
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Lauren Nicolo is an illustrator with experience in the fields of comics, publishing and electronic design. She specializes in digital illustration and mixed media. |
EDUCATION
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2004-Current Moore College of Art & Design Philadelphia, PA
Illustration Major (BFA Candidate, Class of 2007)
Classes:
Illustration Jr. Studio I, II
Illustration Concepts & Practices I, II
Life Drawing for Illustrators I, II, III, IV
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Pictorial Fundamentals I, II
Typography for Illustrators I, II
Digital Drawing |
1998-2000 Art Institute of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
Multimedia & Web Design (Associates Degree of Specialized Technology)
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HONORS
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Moore College of Art and Design:
Dean's List (2)
Art Institute of Philadelphia:
Best of Quarter award (4)
4.0 Award (2)
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Academic Recognition
Dean's List (2)
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ASI Award for Excellence in Applied Illustration
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SKILLS
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Proficient in creating illustrations with Watercolor, Markers, Acrylic, Pencil, Computer Graphics and Mixed Media. 12 years experience with Windows platforms, 5 years experience with Macintosh platforms. 10+ years experience with Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office and HTML. 5+ years experience with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Corel Painter, Macromedia Fireworks, Microsoft Publisher, and Quark XPress. |
EXPERIENCE
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2007-Current Culture Kids Inc. Alberta, Canada
gCulture Kidsh Clothing Illustration
Creates character-based illustrtions for "Culture Kids" line of childrenfs clothing.
2007-Current F.A. Davis Company Philadelphia, PA
Image Processing & Layouts
Edited, cataloged and organized image files. Created news flyers by modifying and customing templates.
2006-Current Rough Sketch Studio
The Art of Koni Waves - 1 illustration
Character illustration for an art book based on the comic book "Koni Waves".
2006-Current New Moon Publishing
New Moon Magazine - Cover illustration
Cover illustration for Nov/Dec 2006 issue.
2002-2003 GameStop, Inc. Willow Grove, PA
Game Advisor
Retail position; duties include helping customers, answering & making phone calls, organizing shelves and making price changes.
2002 BCT Philadelphia Huntingdon Valley, PA
Pre-Press Technician
Proofread business cards, letterheads, envelopes and announcements for pre-press department. Created rubber stamp plates with InDesign. Contacted customers to verify requirements prior to production.
2002 GRAVITY Co., Ltd.
Ragnarok Online Official FanArt Collection Vol. 1
1 spot illustration
1998
NG Virus Show (Canal Jeans, New York City) June 1-30
1996-Current
Various Private Commissions
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CONTACT
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Email: contact at lauren-nicolo dot com
Phone: (267) 207-8270
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