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Web www.bassarts.com
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Forrest Bass

P.O. Box 213

Rifton, NY 12471

Phone: (845) 532-7015

Email: bassart32@aol.com

Portfolio: www.BASSARTS.com

 

QUALIFICATIONS

Demonstrated accomplishments in classic, computer & 3d animation; freehand & computer illustration; graphic design & layout; video & audio editing; design & maintaining websites. Adept to meeting deadlines, creating work in different styles, on my own or with an art director.

 

  • After Effects
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • QuarkXPress
  • CorelDraw
  • Image Ready
  • Bryce
  • Poser
  • Acid Pro
  • WS_FTP
  • Dreamweaver
  • Front Page

 

 

EDUCATION

2002-Pres.      Pursuing bachelors degree part-time, Arts, Empire state

1998-2000       Commercial Art Classes, Suny Dutchess

1994-1998       Diploma, Art, New Paltz high school

1987-2001       Illustration art classes, Paul Abrams Marvel comic book artist

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2000-2001       Graphic Designer, Webmaster & Illustrator - Radiowoodstock.com

Created website, other promotional websites, graphics and artwork

Completed work daily for the marketing, web and video departments

Work was created solely by me or with ideas from the art director

With supplied concepts I created storyboards, audio and eventually 3d commercials

 

         2002       Graphic Designer, RNN Regional News Network

Created full screen and over the shoulder quarter screen graphics for the

daily live news show

 

         2001       Graphic Designer, Mudd© Bags

Created computer illustrations from rough sketched ideas of handbags and hangtags

 

         2001       Graphic Designer, Pearson Education Seaton Hall

Edit computer illustrations for text books

 

2001-2002       Graphic Designer, Stadri Emblems

Created computer illustrations from client’s ideas and sketches

I also reworked old client’s designs

 

         1999       Graphic Designer, Diggit Construction

Re created corporate logo to their specifications

 

         2002       Illustrator, YRB Magazine

Created X-Treme sports illustration for their warped tour ad

 

         2001       Illustrator, London’s Times Cartoons

Created 1-2 frame full color cartoons

Concepts and text for bubbles were supplied by the writer

 

         1998       Illustrator, Pulsar Books

Created full color book covers from authors renditions

 

         1998       Illustrator, New Paltz Central Schools

Taught an 8 week illustration class consisting of 12 8th graders and illustrated the cover and divider pages for the high school year book

 

         1998       Illustrator, Blue Foot Nation

Created CD cover illustration of musicians as comic book characters

Designed the jewel case layout

 

         1997       Illustrator, Fantasy Today

Created full color book covers from authors renditions

 

         2000       Illustrator, Andrew Lynch’s “The Biggest of Things”

Created 12 full color illustrations of national monuments and landmarks

 

         1999       Illustrator, 3D Pond Battle

Created full color illustration of their video game

 

         1997       Muralist, IGA Supermarket

Created a Halloween mural in front of store using acrylic on glass

 

         1999       Muralist, Hughes Barn

Created Batman and the Joker mural using spray paint and stencils on drywall

 

 

AWARDS

         1997       L. Ron Hubbard Illustrator of the Future Finalist

         2001       Art Hire Artist Award

 

 

REFERENCES

Barry Ballister, Radiowoodstock.com

(845) 247-0711

 

Wren Rzipnicki, New Paltz High School

(845) 255-1344

 

Liam Hughes, Hughes Barn

(845) 255-7326

 

Shane Treverton, Friend

(845) 255-9993

 

Dannie Moss, Friend

(845) 255-3328