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Ray Dillon
Artist : Writer : President
Golden Goat Studios, Inc.
rayd@goldengoatstudios.com
Phone: 207.809.9512

Objective: To continue developing my career as an artist and writer in the fields of comic books, film, and children's literature.

Qualifications:
Experienced in the following areas:

  • 10+ years full-time freelance experience.
  • Meeting consistent, tight deadlines.
  • Collaborating with large and small teams.
  • Communication and client relations.
  • Incredible speed while maintaining quality.
  • Flexibility in style.
  • Various entertainment media production including comic books, fine art, web and print design, motion pictures, and motion graphics.

Clients:
IDW Publishing, Image Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse, Marvel, Topps, New Line Cinema, Breygent, Warner Bros., The Weinstein Co., Tornado Alley Entertainment, Digital Webbing Press.

Education:

  • Salina Area Technical School: Commercial & Advertising Art; 1999-2001
  • Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art: Correspondence Course for Illustration; 1999
  • Salina Central High School: 1996-2000

Software:
Highly experienced in the following:

  • Adobe Creative Suite CS5

Hardware:
I operate the following in my home studio and on the road:

  • Axiotron Modbook Apple Tablet Computer
  • PowerMac G4, iBook G4, OS X Panther, Wacom Intuous 2 Tablet, LaCie DVDR/CDRW Drive, LaCie 160gb External Hard Drive, Canon ZR-65 Mini DV Camcorder, Canon Powershot A80 Digital Still Photo Camera.

Awards:

  • 8 'Awards for Excellence" from Fort Hays University Art Exhibit 2001
  • 1 Certificate of Completion from the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art
  • 2 Golden Web Awards for website design

 

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WORK HISTORY

Summary: 10+ years of experience working as a full-time freelance artist and designer in comics, film, and various other fields.

. IDW Publishing .
- The Last Unicorn #1-6 Inks/Colors
- RogueAngel #1-5 Inks/Colors
- Jennifer Love Hewitt's Music Box #3-4
Inks/Colors
- GI Joe #4: Nuclear Standoff
Colors fill-in for Hi-Fi
- Transformers Vol.2 #8
Colors fill-in for Hi-Fi

. DC Comics .
- Blackest Night: Teen Titans #3 Colors, fill-in for Hi-Fi

. MARVEL Comics .
- Marvel Heroes: Heroes vs. The Fury Colors, fill-in for Hi-Fi
- Fill-in Inks & Colors on several projects for Hi-Fi and SotoColor Studios. Titles to come.

. ARCHIE Comics .
- Sonic the Hedgehog #215-216 (Silver "Future Tense" back story) Colors

. IMAGE Comics .
- Noble Causes Vol. 2 #1-25, Noble Causes Vol. 1 #1-5, NC: Distant Relatives #1-4, NC: Family Secrets #1-4, NC: Extended Family 80 pg. Anthology Vol. 1 & 2, NC Trade Paperbacks Vol. 1-5 Letters/Design;
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Dodges Bullets 80 pg. One-shot. Letters/Design
- Venture #1-4 Letters/Design, Digital inking #2
- Phantom Jack #1-5. Letters/Design
- The Pact #2 Colors
- Fear Agent Colors back story.
- Nightmare World Vol. 1 & 2 Inks/Colors various

FILM Art
- The Corrupted Scary Bits Films; Concept artist
- Something's Wrong in Kansas; Concept Artist

GAME Art
- Enslaved; Namco/Marvel, Video Game comic, inks
- Supernatural MySpace Games; paintings
- Mechanised MySpace Games; paintings
-
Wild Isle Online Game Poster illustration
- World of Lycarnia RPG Book Cover

BOOK Art
- Master Digital Color Hi-Fi/Impact; Illustration


SKETCH cards
- Marvel: Avengers (Rittenhouse)
- Lord of the Rings: Masterpieces (Topps, New Line Cinema)
- Wizard of Oz (Breygent, Warner Bros.)
- Lord of the Rings: Evolution (TOPPS, New Line Cinema)


VARIOUS Comics
- Perhapanauts pin-up (Dark Horse); Full Art
- Ted Noodleman "Detective's Grimm" (Alias); Full Art - Awakenings 1-5 (8th Day Studios)
- Touch of Death 0-3, Pencils/Inks/Letters – Rose from the Ashes #1-3 (Brain Scan Studios)
- Digital Webbing Presents .
Penciling, Inking, Lettering-#1: “To Be a Good Father”, #2 “Voices in the Tunnel”, #4 “Pep Talk”, #5 “I Scream, You Scream!”; Coloring: #6 Franchesco! Variant Cover.

Writing: Completed five novels, two graphic novel, and many short stories in comics, prose, and film; Continuing to expand my portfolio of written works while looking for a publisher.

Web:
. Phoenix Horror & Sci-fi Film Festival - Brian Pulido fest director, GGS sponsors
. There's Something Out There - Brian Pulido
. Eternal Entertainment, LLC - Brian Pulido
. Golden Goat Studios - versions 1 and 2
. Nightmare World - Online horror comic anthology
. Monkeyboy - Bizarre online adventure series
. Jeremy K. Fiest - Portfolio site

Film:
. 2005-“Journey into the Unknown” – Behind the Scenes Documentary of The Weinstein Co. film "Unknown." Camera Operator. IMDB listing.

. 2005-“Something's Wrong in Kansas” – 35mm feature
Concept art, behind the scenes photography and filming, website, misc. crew. IMDB listing . Website .

. 2003-Current – Golden Goat Studios, Inc.

Producer, Director, Camera and Glidecam Operator, Storyboards, Editor, Titles/Credits Graphics, Post-production: “So, Why Did You Kill My Teacher, Then?” (20 Mn. Comedy; DV), “La Conversation” (Short Comedy; DV), “Man in the Mirror” (Short Drama; DV), “An End’s Beginning” (Short Drama; DV), "The Sight of Blood" (Short Thriller; DV), "The Settling" (Short Western; DV)

. 2003-“The Great Bend”
– Steger Productions
Assists: Set Dressing, Art Dept. Supplies/Props, P.A., Driving, Lighting, Gripping. (Short Drama; 35mm Film)

. 2003-“Boring, OR”-Roll Twenty Productions

Opening titles animation illustrations.

. 2002-“Boy Scouts Without Honor or Humanity”
– Digital Feature Storyboards, Grip, Creative Consultant


All artwork, stories, and music on this site are © Ray Dillon, 2005.
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