ANDREW CHRISTOPHER PAPPAS

Illustrator and Concept Artist

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EDUCATION:

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Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, May 2018

Master of Fine Arts in illustration

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 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, April, 2014

Bachelor of Arts in studio arts with Japanese language minor

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

-Pi Engineering, Aliquippa PA, December 2019- March 2021

Graphic Designer and Engineering Assistant

• Design and maintain website

• Design signs, product manuals, business cards etc.

• Wired PLC machines

• Keep office and workshop clean and in order

-American 1985 LLC, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2019- Present

Freelance Illustrator and Commission Artist

• Design Characters and Illustrations for clients

• Design Trading Card Layouts

• Edit Art work to be printed

• Make Animate Gifs

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-Modern Glass, Hopewell, PA, June 2019- Present

Digital Printer Manager

• Manage state of the art printing machines that prints images directly onto drinking glasses

• Inspect products for quality

• set up and preform minor maintenance on printer machines

• Track orders and ready them for shipment

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-Forms + Surfaces, Alison Park, PA, April 2019- June 2019

Screen Printer

• Screen Print images and text for hotel signs

• Assemble signage

• Prepare orders for shipping

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-Barnes and Noble, Pittsburgh, PA, November 2018- April 2019

Part Time Book Seller

• Help customers with purchases and finding the books they need

• Stock store and make sure everything is tidy

• Design signs for promotions and events

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-Freelance Illustration, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2018- Present

Freelance Illustrator

• Design characters and creatures for independent projects and clients,

• Draw scientific illustrations for Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh of Natural History

• Paint commissioned portraiture and landscapes for clients

• Wed design for chefdonnaathome.com  

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-VPA School of Fine Arts, Illustration Department, Syracuse NY, August 2016- May 2018

Teacher’s Assistant for History of Illustration and History of Comic Books

• Take and keep track of attendance

• Hold review sessions

• Grade tests and research papers and keep records

• Teach lessons

• Critique student works

 

-Talent Agency Summer Program, VPA School of Fine Arts, Syracuse, NY, July 2016- August 2018

Digital Illustration Instructor

• Teach digital illustration skills such as photo editing, digital painting, and .gif animation to high school students.

 

-VPA School of Fine Arts, Illustration Department, Syracuse, NY, March 2016- August 2016

Print Room Monitor I.A.

• Managed and Cleaned printer room

• Ran maintenance on printers, copiers, and other electronic equipment

• Managed keys to all rooms within the illustration department.

 

-Carnegie Museum of Art and Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA, April 2013- September 2013

Illustration Intern

• Draw accurate snail shell and slug scientific illustrations for a Western Pennsylvania mollusk catalog

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ART AWARDS:

• 3rd place winner of Collective works of the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrator Art Show, September 2019 

• 3rd place winner of Norsemythology.com’s Winter Art Contest, December 2017

• Dean’s Choice Award, University of Pittsburgh Senior Art Show, April 2014

• Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Studies Award, April 2014

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

• CCD teacher at Our Lady of Fatima, September 2019- Present  

• High school level digital art at Syracuse University, July 2016- August 2018

• College level art history at Syracuse University, September 2016- May 2018

 

ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS:

• Bit Bridge

• Pittsburgh Game Makers

• Chair of Events Board of Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators

• Sewickley Artist Guild

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CREATIVE SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES:

• Adobe Bridge

• Adobe Illustrator

• Adobe InDesign

• Adobe Lightroom

• Adobe Photoshop

• Asepite

• Clip Art Studio

• Maya (basic knowledge)

• Processing

• Procreate

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ART TECHNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Acrylic painting

• Animation

• Digital collage

• Digital painting

• Etching

• Figure drawing

• Figurine/ maquette modeling

• Gouache painting

• Mold making

• Mono-printing

• Oil painting

• Photo editing

• Photo shoot management

• Pixel art and animation

• Plaster and plastic casting

• Screen printing

• Sumi-e

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OTHER SOFTWARE PORFICIENCES:

• Adobe Acrobat

• Basecamp 2

• Discord

• Google Docs

• Google Drive

• Google Sheets

• Microsoft Excel

• Microsoft Power Point

• Microsoft Word

• One Drive

• Skype

• Wix.com site editor

• WordPress.com Gutenberg site editor