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RESUME

Willie J. Barron

1202 S. Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314,
(703) 717-8875
wbarron3@hotmail.com

 

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Media Arts and Animation

The Art Institute of Washington: Arlington VA

Expect to Graduate December 2013

 

SKILLS

Traditional character animation, character concept and development, Minor 3d modeling, Storyboarding, Adobe Photoshop,  Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Maya, 3d Studio Max and Adobe Flash

EMPLOYMENT
United States Army

Aug 1984 - Dec 2007, America, Europe, Asia and Middle East

Mural Painter, United States Army

Comic book Illustrator, Diverse Comics and Animation

Freelance portrait artist

 FREELANCE

Aug 1984 – Dec 2007: United States Army

Portrait and Mural Artist

 May 2005 – Present: Alexandria, VA

Comic Book Illustrator: Diverse Comics

 AWARDS

Scholastic Art Awards for South East Region Summer 1984

Honor Roll at Art Institute of Washington
Spring/Summer 2012

 

 ARTIST STATEMENT

 

 

When I was a toddler, my grandfather gave me a box of crayons and paper to play with, and since that fateful day, I’ve been drawing. I encountered my first comic book (Daredevil #39 The Holy Three) when I was 7 years old. From that day on I’ve been hooked on writing and drawing comic book characters. My style of art mimics Jack Kirby, John Byrne, Steve Rude, and Mike Mignola. There is so much diversity in the work and writing of these artists and I try to push the amalgam of this quartet in my work.

For all intents, I attend the Art Institute of Washington to become a better comic book artist.  Sometime after my first animation class, I animated my character “Valkyrie” and the idea of just being a comic book illustrator transformed into something more. Now I am a 2D/3D animator.  In the beginning I had the ability to draw anything using fine art tools. Now I can create whatever I can imagine using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash, and After Effects. I have a working knowledge of Autodesk 3ds Max and Maya. I am on a journey to produce hybrid 2D/3D animated movies that contain traditional hand drawn animation with Digital 3D models of environments and characters of my own creation.

I plan to continue my education towards a Master’s degree in Fine Arts in order to teach art and eventually establish my own comic book and animation studio under the name DIVERSE Comics and Animation.  My goal is to produce comic book properties and animation films that will be sold worldwide using the digital spectrum.

 

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