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Art Direction / Animation / Design / Storyboards/Comic Books/Cartooning / Illustration / Scriptwriting

Recent freelance work:

•  Comic Book Features -- CRACKED Magazine
•  Texture Maps -- Animation Design Solutions, Minneapolis
•  Storyboards -- "Miss Mallard" and "Flight Squad" -- Cinar Animation, Montreal; "Ketchup" -- Southern Star Animation, Sydney, Australia.
•  "The Right Fat Diet" -- Book Illustrations
•  "Up The Creek" -- Board game illustrations -- World Fisheries Trust.

•  Teaching Digital Animation Fundamentals -- (Classes of 10-14 students).

•  Arthur, Caillou storyboards -- CINAR Animation, Montreal (shared 1998 EMMY Award  as part of Arthur  team).
•  The Mask, Savage Dragon storyboards -- STUDIO B, Vancouver.
•  Secrets to Great Health -- Illustrations for sequel to best-selling Eating Alive book.
•   Advertising brochure cartoons -- TIME Magazine.
•  Halibut Fishing -- Quick Tips -- Book illustrations.
•   Pencilling and coloring -- Disney Publishing childrens¹ books.

•   Story and design for proposed Dilbert CD-ROM game (was to be team leader).
•   Effects, prop, and character  design and animation (3D and 2D)  for Orionburger,  a CD-ROM  adventure/puzzle game. 3D models, texture maps, lighting, animation.
•  Once Upon A Forest computer game: 2D Animation,  storyboards, timing, layouts, character design, key and in-between animation.
•  Dennis Miller -- That's Geek To Me CD-ROM game: Art direction, concept art, illustration, storyboards, character design, and 2D animation (team size: 5-10).
•  Dennis Miller -- That's News To Me CD-ROM interactive entertainment product: Art direction, Concept art, illustration (team size: 5-10).
•   Laughland interactive humor game: Art direction, Concept art, storyboards, 2D animation, 3D modeling and animation, design and writing (team size: 5-10).
•  Concept art and writing -- product proposals, etc., for Dennis Miller/3, Comedy Central Network, and in-house projects.

•  Back to The Future comic books: penciling, inking, lettering, coloring.
•  New Kids on The Block comic books: scriptwriting, penciling, inking, lettering, coloring.
•  Stunt Dawgs comic books: penciling, inking, lettering.
•  Monster In My Pocket comic books: penciling, inking, lettering.
•  CARtoons, Hot Rod Cartoons, SURFtoons, CYCLEtoons comic books: scriptwriting, penciling, inking, lettering, cover painting.
•  WHAM-O Giant Comics: scriptwriting, penciling, inking, lettering.
•  Gag cartoons for Reader's Digest,  Maclean's,  Oui,  Motor Trend,  Hot Rod Magazine,  etc.
•  Illustrations for 30-plus  books: outdoors guides; college texts; self-help books; health books; how-to books.  Also  edited and produced several titles.
•  Animation for title sequence and bumpers for Charlie White¹s Fishing Machine, a syndicated fishing and outdoors TV series.
•  Freelance art, design, production, promotion,  and copywriting for numerous  accounts, including Volvo International Tennis Tournament, TIME magazine, Subaru Canada, B.C. Lottery Corporation.
•  Caricatures  for numerous advertising, commercial, and government clients.
• Script doctor for Orbit syndicated comic strip.

•   Senior copywriter/artist, Victoria Times-Colonist newspaper advertising dept.

•  Artist / writer / photographer, Boating News / HotBoat Magazine.

•  Staff artist / assistant to picture editor,  The New York Times Western Edition.

•  Attended Art School (Woodbury College, L.A.)

• Worked on Arizona Highways Dept. survey crew.

•  Freelance writing / art / photography, Hot Rod Magazine, Car Craft Magazine.

•  Photoshop
•  Director
•  Painter
•  lllustrator
•  Fontographer
•  Animation Master
•  SoundEdit Pro
•  3DStudio/MAX
•  Premiere
•  After Effects
•  Animator Pro
•  MSWord
•  Pagemaker
•  Sound Forge

An early decision to generalize in my career has given me the opportunity to learn and experience a wide variety of work opportunities.
While this has meant I may not have become a specialist in some areas, it has provided me with the background, ability, and  maturity to quickly adapt to -- and function well in -- new environments.  I learn new tools and software easily, and welcome challenges and problem-solving.
Pressure to create and innovate --  and deliver on time -- brings out the best in me.  I'm motivated and can work well with or without supervision; as part of a team, or as leader of a team.  I look forward to sharing my knowledge and enthusiasm in new projects.

 -- Nelson Dewey