No Rhyme No Reason No Wrong A portfolio by Michelle Mamalakis
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Table of Contents Works...5 A Personal Note...18 Resume...20 About the artist...21
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Boy with the Bird Brain Digital Painting, Sai 17x11 2014
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Plant Prison Digital Painting, Sai 17x11 2014
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Beetle Bot Digital Painting, Sai 17x11 2014 8
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Crabby Choice Digital Painting, Sai 17x11 2014 10
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Lonely Head Digital Painting, Sai 17x11 2014 12
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Gesley Digital Painting, Sai 17x11 2014 14
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Friendly Fire Digital Painting, Sai 17x11 2013 Š Characters Pendleton Ward 16
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A Personal Note I have worked hard for my art style to be as unique as possible and I had the opportunity to start at a young age. I was really fascinated by the Japanese anime style, mostly because I found it to be more visually appealing compared to the American cartoon style. I kept drawing like this throughout my life and I experimented by changing my style consistently within each year. I am still very proficient at changing my style, and to this day I draw my inspiration from individually unique artists, such as Perry Maple, Sarah Stone, and Finni Chang. The work I create depicts the creative use of original characters and settings. All of my work is made with the intention to be family friendly, while also conveying a deeper meaning to older audiences. My favorite themes to utilize are outer space, plants, robotics, folklore, surrealism, and the childlike imagination. I take advantage over every possible outcome of each piece I make. Every element that could possibly be used in the final product is filtered through many different conceptual approaches, while only the best are chosen in the end. I make sure to keep my work colorful for the final stage of digital paintwork. This method I have created guarantees the perfection of a final product. All of the artwork I create is meant to convey a story or initial idea to the targeted audience. If the piece is unsuccessful then it will be recreated to meet its goal. `Michelle 18
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Education 2014 Associates of Arts degree, Illustration, Sierra College.
Technical Skills
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Digital Painting Traditional drawing Photoshop CS6 illustrator Corel painter Sai paint tool
Leadership Teamwork critical thinking Problem Solving customer Service Creative thinking Experience
Experience Convention Work: 2011-Now Artist Alley contributor, sacanime sacramento, 1400 J St, Sacramento, CA 95814 . Workshops: 2011-now Lecture/presentation,. Public Art June 2013-july 2013
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Painter, 120 Flocchini Cir, Lincoln, CA 95648.
About The Artist
Raised in the small town of Lincoln, California, Michelle Mamalakis, survived the childhood boredom of being homeschooled by teaching herself how to draw. At the age of 17, Michelle ventured to Sierra College where she advanced her skills and earned an Associate of Arts Degree in Illustration in 2014. To this day Michelle continues to create and sell her art at local conventions, while focusing on her original character designs and concepts. She Michelle.Mlakis@yahoo.com
now takes commissions.
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Lanterns Like Us Digital Painting, Sai 17x11 2013 22
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