What sounds influence your work? creaky doors & birds
What makes you decide to create your work? The need to produce work people like and understand.
Where do your talents lie? Drawing, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Printing
What successes have you had so far? Having people appreciate my work.
What makes you creative? I was born that way.
How did you get started? I just kept drawing.
What inspires you? anything from music, life , things i see , hear or feel.
Who inspires you? everyone, in one way or another!
What are you trying to achieve? To make a living doing what I love.
Do you collaborate? Yes.
Ignoring money and all of life’s woes, what would you want to be? An Illustrator
Accepting the need for money and all of life’s woes, what do you want to be? An Illustrator
What’s the most amazing thing you’ve ever seen / heard / experienced? The birth of my children, and friendship.
What do you consider to be the most important thing in life? Family and friends
Who/what is your nemesis and why? Time
Artist Statement: SKILL PROFILE
I am imaginative, competent and enthusiastic illustrator, graphic designer & web designer with many years artistic design experience. I have a thorough working knowledge of key design applications including Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, and also web authoring so Dreamweaver basic and advanced course in 2004 and I have developed these skills to include my own site www.nellyb.co.uk, a site for two artists www.thatmonkey.co.uk, and at present www.junkart.biz I have an excellent understanding of print specification and good knowledge of repro techniques, and an excellent general knowledge of I.T particularly Mac based.
Working freelance I have become fully accustomed to the importance of deadlines and communicating with clients to create imaginative solutions to meet their needs, on many projects including full web design, publicity flyers, logos, and design consultation.
I also run voluntary workshops with groups of home educated children, teaching animation, filming and editing techniques, story boarding and illustration.
QUALIFICATIONS
7407 Teacher training 2001-2002
North Warwickshire and Hinckley College, Hinckley
Graphic design (BA) (specializing in Illustration) 1992-1995
John Moores University, Liverpool
Art Foundation (BTEC) 1991-1992
North Warwickshire College of Technology and Art, Nuneaton
Audio Visual (BTEC) 1989- 1991
North Warwickshire College of Technology and Art, Nuneaton
EXPERIENCE
Client - Fleur and Chris Sexton
I have worked for Progressive Educational Tools as a freelance designer on several projects throughout
2006, including graphic design, front end web design and illustration.
Client - Shiam Wilcox
2005-present
I have worked on many projects for Shiam Wilcox including flyer design, poster design and web design.
Current project a web site showcasing Shiam’s portfolio and educational workshops, www.junkart.biz
Client - John Starkey
2005-present
I have completed and now host and manage a website for this client and Shiam Wilcox
www.thatmonkey.co.uk
Client - Reframe Hypnotherapy, Coventry, UK
2005-2006
I have worked for this client as a design consultant, and I have designed flyers for them.
Client - Aravina- Stitch
2005-2006
I have designed flyers for Aravina Stitch and also worked on designs for the embroidery machines they use.
Name://
Neil Catchpole
Age://
39
Profession://
Freelance Illustrator / Graphic & Web Designer Web Link://
www.nellyb.co.uk Type of work displayed on Magnus://
Illustration
Work:// - Recycled City Visions
- Head in the Clouds
- Angel
- Soft Ordnance
- Calendar
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