Stephanie Brown
Illustrator / Graphic Designer
Spring Hill, TN, USA
(714) 657-8451
SBillustration.myportfolio.com
I graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BFA in illustration from Laguna College of Art and Design in Laguna Beach, CA where I received solid training in digital and traditional mediums. Capable of using a diverse set of skills and techniques, which are chosen based off of the story being told, I specialize in my rendering ability and attention to detail. All of my illustrations are expressive, colorful and dynamic while focussing on telling a story, whether I directly illustrate a scene in a book or make subtle color and shape choices to make an emotionless tugboat appear "happy".
Work Experience
Investbook.us
Illustrator/Graphic Designer
I was commissioned by Investbook.us to create a landing page containing a tugboat and plane with banners at the beach. The requested style had to be "happy", fun, and simple while still being colorful. Each component has also been broken up into individual, scalable .png or .evs files that can be used on the website. The website itself has not gone live yet, so I cannot release the weblink at this point in time.
April 2016
- Present
Cypress, California, United States
Target
Cashier/Guest Service/Cash Office
Wide variety of duties including operating cash registers, handling cash, focussing on excellent guest service, keeping everything clean, sorting go backs, processing defects, bagging chemical defects, operating and packaging photo department, handling in store pick up and holds, answering questions, preparing cash to be placed in cash registers.
August 2014
- Present
Tennessee, United States
Client
Illustrator
I was commissioned to create an illustration for a client involving animals in a forest that would be fun, bright, and colorful. In the end, we decided on a story that considers wolf pups who are just learning how to howl and how their wolf parents might react to the off-key singing. In this painting, I wanted to focus on making the wolves cute and expressive while still rendering them realistically.
May 2016
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Huntington Beach, California, United States
Saddleback Church
Illustrator
I was commissioned by Saddleback Church to create several images for an incomplete children's book. Requirements dictated that I create multiple illustrations based on several key points of the story and were designed to be projected onto large screens. A month after I began work, the client decided to cancel the project.
March 2016
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Lake Forest, California, United States
Investbook.us
Character Illustrator
Investbook.us commissioned me to create character illustrations for their email service website Justimagine.email. I was requested to match the style of some characters already in use on the website and make some custom character illustrations representing different themes. The goal was to create fun illustrations that would bring a smile to people's faces and help advertise conceptual email addresses.
February 2016
- February 2016
Cypress, California, United States
Orange County Fair
Fine Artist
Won First Place and Division Winner as well as Honorable Mention in the OC Fair's amateur Fine Art Acrylic Paintings Division. 3 art pieces are currently on display at the fair until mid August when the fair ends.
July 2015
- August 2015
California, United States
Client
Illustrator
I was commissioned to create an illustration of a dragon overlooking his vast treasure trove and was given free reign to decide how I wanted to accomplish the task. The painting entitled "Sentinel" was painted traditionally using Acrylic paint on illustration board.
December 2014
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Fountain Valley, California, United States
Girls Make Games
Background and UI Designer
Girls Make Games is a nonprofit organization trying to give young girls the tools they need to learn how to program and create their own games. I was asked to join the team to create the backgrounds and user interface for the game the girls were coding entitled "Nico" which was based off of Greek mythology. We only had about a week to complete all of the artwork needed for their game.
June 2014
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San José, California, United States
Hobby Lobby
Cashier
- Focus on customer service.
- Helped arrange and set up displays in the store.
- Ensured the store is kept organized.
- Handled cash and operated cash register.
- Praised for excellent work ethic and ability to be a self-starter
- Worked well with the other employees
- Worked quickly and efficiently while focussing on delivering above and beyond what was asked for
- Helped arrange and set up displays in the store.
- Ensured the store is kept organized.
- Handled cash and operated cash register.
- Praised for excellent work ethic and ability to be a self-starter
- Worked well with the other employees
- Worked quickly and efficiently while focussing on delivering above and beyond what was asked for
May 2013
- October 2013
Huntington Beach, California, United States
Michaels Stores
Cashier
- Focus on good customer service.
- Help keep store well organized.
- Gained additional familiarity with art supplies and provided artistic advice to customers.
- Handled cash and operated cash register and price scanner.
- Great customer service, did my best to ensure customers left satisfied
- Focus on quality work minimized problems for mangement
- Help keep store well organized.
- Gained additional familiarity with art supplies and provided artistic advice to customers.
- Handled cash and operated cash register and price scanner.
- Great customer service, did my best to ensure customers left satisfied
- Focus on quality work minimized problems for mangement
May 2012
- August 2012
Huntington Beach, California, United States
Seabreeze Church
Graphic Designer
- Volunteer position at Seabreeze church to complete random assigned projects from the pastor or youth leader
- Helped illustrate a program cover for a service series.
- Created artwork for advertising a woman's luncheon.
- Designed a map showing restaurant locations near church.
- Designed a logo for a young adult retreat.
- Designed schedule and lesson booklet for young adult retreat.
- Created quality illustrations and designs
- Art was greatly admired and praised, served its intended purpose exceptionally well
- Helped illustrate a program cover for a service series.
- Created artwork for advertising a woman's luncheon.
- Designed a map showing restaurant locations near church.
- Designed a logo for a young adult retreat.
- Designed schedule and lesson booklet for young adult retreat.
- Created quality illustrations and designs
- Art was greatly admired and praised, served its intended purpose exceptionally well
March 2010
- February 2012
Huntington Beach, California, United States
Freelance
Artist
- Commissioned to recreate an extensively detailed photograph- Client was extremely pleased with end result of commissioned piece
April 2011
- June 2011
Anaheim, California, United States
Education
Laguna College Of Art And Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude
- On President's Honor Roll all 4 years
- Distinguished ability to work on and complete multiple projects at a time within the deadline while still delivering quality results.
- Multiple completed projects used as examples by teachers and school as exemplary examples of student work.
- On President's Honor Roll all 4 years
- Distinguished ability to work on and complete multiple projects at a time within the deadline while still delivering quality results.
- Multiple completed projects used as examples by teachers and school as exemplary examples of student work.
August 2010
- May 2014
Laguna Beach, California, United States
Awards
Laguna College Of Art And Design
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
2014
Orange County Fair
Division Winner, First Place, Honorable Mention in Amateur Fine Art Acrylic Painting
2015
Skills
Corel Painter,
Acrylic Paint,
Adobe Dreamweaver,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
Charcoal,
Colored Pencil,
Gouache,
Graphic Design,
Graphite,
Illustration,
Keynote ,
Microsoft Office,
Microsoft Xcel,
Oil Paint,
Pen And Ink,
Photo Manipulation,
Powerpoint,
Scratchboard,
Watercolor,