General info
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Digital Artist
Sycamore, IL, 60178
Digital Image Specialist with extensive experience in the design, creation, and manipulation of images and illustrations. Skilled in digital illustration, photo restoration and retouching. Able to digitally replicate the styles of other artists. Can substantially enhance or repurpose any image. Excellent color correction skills. Seamless and believable photo compositing. Passionate about and proficient in producing excellent results that match the needs of any client.
Experience
Sycamore, IL
Oct 2012 - Present
Digital & Fine Artist
Larkin Graphics
Image and design work for various clients.
Chicago, IL
1999 - 2012
Image Specialist
Carried out the production, manipulation, and/or enhancement of illustrated and photographic images. Built and coded hundreds of interactive Flash files. Worked closely with the Design team, producing images, charts, graphs, page graphics, logos, borders, text holders, headers, and title art that enriched the aesthetic and efficacy of every page or screen.
Chicago, IL
1997 - 1998
Production Artist
Produced final files and mock-ups for the packaging, POP displays, and marketing of hundreds of video titles.
Itasca, Illinois.
1999 - 1999
Long Term Freelance
Page Layout, Proofreading.
Tucson, IL
1986 - 1986
Artist
Mural painting, Illustrative signing.

1987 Finalist in The Artist Magazine’s National Landscape Painting Competition.
Tucson, AZ -- Chicago, IL
1986 - 1997
Manager
Retail Management
Retail Management: Hallmark; Bed, Bath & Beyond; Montgomery Ward
Education
Chicago, IL
1982 - 1984
Bachelor of Fine Arts
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Majored in Fine Art: Painting & Drawing.

1983-84 Completed one year course, Scientific Illustration, with 
Zbigniew Jastrzebski, (Scientific Illustrator, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago.)
Chicago, IL
1977 - 1983
University of Illinois at Chicago
Majored in Communication Design, Industrial Design, and Spanish.
Chicago, IL
1973 - 1977
Lane Technical High School
Majored in Commercial Art.
Technical Skills
Software Applications
Adobe Photoshop (Advanced Skills)
Illustrator (intermediate Skills)
InDesign (intermediate Skills)
Blender 3D (Learning)
Portfolio
See samples of Jim Larkin's art at www.krop.com/jimlarkin
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