Kyle's Studio

Contact: kyles_studio@yahoo.com   or    972-795-7915

Talents: Illustration • Retouching • Design • Product Design • 3D

Programs: Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4, Indesign CS3, Flash CS4 (action script 3.0) and Modo 3D 401

History: Currently working for Schawk (prepress and packaging company) Since July, 2003 (7 years). I am responsible for Retouching and 3D and Indesign as needed. For some advanced projects, illustration has been needed.  Previously worked at The Bradford Group (A collectibles company) as a Designer. I created Virtual Products, using 3D illustration and retouching abilities to create a believable product to sell. The product was created after it was proven to sell well. I had minimal input in the actual design of the product in most cases. Some problematic designs, I was expected to make it work, and I did. Many of my products still sell at Bradford, and other newer products have spawned from them. I was there 3 years starting in 2000.  Previously I worked as a freelance illustrator for 2 years, doing work for such Companies as Chuck-E-Cheese’s, McDonald’s and Bob Depew’s Studio. From 1992 to 1996 I worked at Laser Tech (prepress company) in a special Department dedicated to highend retouching, 3D and illustration called “Studio One”.  Later we called it Liquid Pictures.  We handled a high volume of work, that demanded 10 to 14 hour days and a lot of weekend work. Before that I was very happy to be working at Artfx Studio (Illustration Studio). Starting out this was exclusively an airbrush and marker-comp environment. We were quite lucky to get some of the coolest projects including Frito-Lay, Warner Brothers, Disney, Pixar, and Miller beer.  I helped the studio transition into the digital world. We cranked out a ton of work back in the Syquest days. Prior to that I freelanced for Bob Depew’s Studio (Illustration Studio) Since 1994. Between Graduating and then, I did odd jobs and freelanced for myself. In 1991 I graduated from ETSU (now apart of Texas A&M) with a Bachelors in Art.

Links: RETOUCHING • ILLUSTRATION • 3D • DESIGN • SKETCHES