Khepran Mathes
Illustrator / CGI Artist
Education: BFA cum laude in Art Studio; Painting & Drawing, University of New Mexico, May 1997
Skills, Technical: Illustration, 3D modeling and texturing, matte painting, concept
art, storyboards & animatics, graphic design, large-format printing & lamination / Macintosh
/ PC / Unix Operating Systems / 3ds Max 9 / Maya 8 / zBrush 3 Anark Gameface 3 / Illustrator CS 2 / Photoshop CS2 / Corel Draw! 10 / Pagemaker 7 / Quark Xpress
4 / Dreamweaver 8 / Gerber Composer 6.2
/ GerberEdge I / Agfa and Aspect RIPs
Skills, Personal: Adept in team working environments, production management, listening, dependable, resourceful
Experience:
3D Artist for Abalone Studios, 05/07-11/08 [video game assets, illustration and graphic design]
Illustrator / Designer for Quality Screen Print, 05/06-05/07 [apparel graphics, customer artwork]
Freelance Illustrator, 05/05-05/06 [freelance artwork for screenprint shops, matte painting for film directors, book illustration]
Illustrator / Designer for Zia Graphics, 10/03-05/05 [national event & championship apparel graphics, customer artwork]
Illustrator / Designer for The Deluxe Team, 09/02-10/03 [entertainment industry merchandise illustration and graphics]
Designer for Fastsigns; 06/01–09/02 [sign and banner design, GerberEdge,
vehicle graphics, illustration, vinyl plotting , on-line client catalog publishing
&
maintenance, production]
Digital pre-press technician for Intermountain Color; 05/00–06/01
[imagesetting, scanning, retouching, color correction, tabletop 4 color stripping,
horizontal process camera operation, platemaking]
Production Manager, The Observer Newspaper, 08/07/98 - 04/26/2000
[management and production of display ads, layout, map illustration, special
section cover design,
ocassional editorial cartooning, etc.]
Screenprinter / signmaker for The Deluxe Team, 09/1997- 07/1998
[t-shirt production, labels, posters, vinyl plotting for signage and vehicle
graphics, tradeshow graphics,
banners, laminating, etc.]
Illustrator / designer for the University of New Mexico Student Health Center,
01/1996-05/1997
[print ads, brochures, posters, cartooning, etc.]
Illustrator for University of New Mexico Maxwell Museum of Anthropology,
03/1996-01/1997
New Mexico Pueblo pottery exhibit illustration and display production, labels]
Graphic artist for University of New Mexico Daily Lobo newspaper, 08-12/1992
Graphic artist for Cibola High Drama Department, 1990-1991
Awards: New Mexico Scholars Scholarship, 1991-1995
Cheryl-Coniff Departmental Scholarship, 1996
References and portfolio available upon request
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