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Mike Bear
Illustrator
 912-660-9366

Objective To realize an idea(s) or emotion(s) in pictorial form. To create the feeling of life.
Experience

2007-Present Devil's Due Publishing Chicago, IL
Staff Illustrator

  • Responsible for maintaining a high standard of quality illustration while working with an editor and art director to produce a monthly comic book.
  • Books include GI Joe: America's Elite #21-26, #28-36 and Voltron: A Legend Forged #1-2
  • Design and illustrate covers for published comic books.
 

2006-Present Freelance
Illustration, Concept Art, and Package Art
Clients

  • Furst Media; Melbourne, Australia
    - freelance illustration
  • Kunoichi, Inc. Chicago, IL
    - create illustrations for IP proposals and package art.
  • Royal Elastics. Melbourne, Australia
    - produced a 10 page comic for a brand bible promoting a new line of shoes.
  • NFP Games. San Francisco, CA
    - created character and environment concept for video game proposal.
  • Hasbro, Inc. Pawtucket, RI
    - produced package art for GI Joe toys.
Education

2002-2006 Savannah College of Art & Design Savannah, GA

  • B.F.A., Sequential Art (comic books, graphic novels, storyboarding, and concept design) Magna Cum Laude
  • Minor in Painting
  • Graduated with a 3.8 GPA; Named to Dean's List seven consecutive quarters.
Professional Skills
  • Character, Environment, and Vehicle Design
  • Storyboarding
  • Photoshop, Illustrator, and Painter