Jonathan Rickard Email & Phone Number

I am an intermediate digital artist, seeking to enter into some form of illustration work or pre/production art for animation or video games. While there is certainly an excitement to work in an entertainment-related field, there is by no means any reason why any job that utilizes a creative mind wouldn’t be a good fit. The ultimate dream behind it all is to one day create worlds and stories that people can experience, based on the grand fictional world I have been secretly developing over most of my life.Education is an area where a few different creative fields have been explored. Most of this work has been focused between graphic design (graduating with two different certificates related to it from Front Range Community College) as well as a continued (and continuing) exposure to the Entertainment Arts program at Fullerton College. Both of these areas have opened doors to a couple different employment opportunities in the past, as my graphic design ability was heavily relied upon during part of my employment at FRCC and my work with Johan Bos, though the latter employer moved me onward to graphic arts and promotional illustration.Since my most recent job ended due to contractual fulfillment, I am currently seeking work within any commercial art field, regardless if it’s entertainment or not.I've also won a handful of awards for my creative work, which include:"Technical Mastery" award won at Front Range Community College’s “Rendered” art show in 2020. The award was for a piece called "ChernoBowl.""Concept" award also won at Front Range Community College's "Rendered" art show in 2020. The award was for a piece called "Wrath of the Volcano.""Excellence in Color" award for Fullerton College's Student Art Exhibition ranging from 2020-2021. The award was for a piece called "Brackish Catapult".