Kai Texel Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

• Create concepts and final designs for a wide range of genres• Ensure that designs harmonize with branding imagery like those of Sesame Workshop, Tractor Supply, and Barnes & Noble • Design layout for paperbacks, hardcovers and jackets• Create digital and physical advertisements and marketing materials such as promotional emails, bookmarks, posters, and sell sheets• Modernize and enhance older cover designs for reprint• Deliver many high-quality mechanicals in a fast-paced environment

• Operate an online shop selling my artwork and merchandise• Sell merchandise such as acrylic charms, prints, and buttons of my artwork at anime/gaming conventions

• Taught courses in animation and illustration providing hands-on instruction in various techniques and software• Oversaw student work providing guidance, feedback, and technical support as students work on animation and illustration projects

• Designed characters and detailed illustrations• Refined and polished illustrations from fellow team members• Generated sketch mock-ups for licensed merchandise including vinyl figures, board games, plush toys and graphic tees

Pompton Lakes, Nj

• Taught cartoon illustration lessons with a focus on anime/manga to students aged 8-16

Hamburg, Nj

• Created sketch mock-ups, painted, and constructed numerous signs for an entertainment venue• Designed and painted large-scale murals