RESUME
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:
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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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
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Venture #1-4 Letters/Design, Digital inking #2
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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
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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
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. 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
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