Talys
Freelance Artist and Graphic Designer
About me
I'm a freelance graphic designer and artist in Monmouth, Oregon.
I've dabbled in an array of different art mediums. Compared to most artists, I take a very calculated and scientific approach to my work. I love the challenge of combining contrasting mediums, learning different art styles, and problem solving. My main focus is illustrations and pen work.
I traveled a lot as a child, but I primarily grew up in the Portland metro area. When I first started college I had the very cheesy goal of being as 'culturally accepting and aware as humanly possible', and in the process, became very educated in a variety of human rights and environment causes.
In addition to traditional art, I studied dance extensively at Portland Community College. I took classes in hip hop, ballroom, latin, ballet, belly dancing, and others. I specifically focused on ballroom dance classes, which is entirely partner dancing, which helped with my anxiety and social skills.
Adobe programs I'm proficient in:
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Illustrator
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Photoshop
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InDesign
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Aftereffects
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Premier
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Lightroom
Art styles I've dabbled in:
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Painting (acrylic and oil, but I prefer acrylic)
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Water color painting
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Ceramics (clay; both sculpture based and pottery)
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Photoshop illustrations
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Adobe illustrator illustrations
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Glass casting
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Cardboard sculpture and furniture
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Yarn/thread/string; primarily dream catchers
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UV reactive posters
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Paper sculptures
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Tattoo design
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Henna
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Body painting
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Video
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Photography
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Animation (Stop motion, rodoscope, time mapping)
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Anime/cartoons
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Life drawing
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Charcoal, pastels, graphite, ink, etc.
Recent community and environment based projects:
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Illustrating a children's book to educate children on endangered sea turtles.
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Coordinating a charity event/dance through Western Oregon University
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Co-hosting/coordinating a weekly dance practice group
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Helping create Keep Oregon Spooky, a campaign designed to encourage people to save the environment utilizing story telling and badges.
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Attending the Science March in Portland
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Attending the Climate March in Portland
Education:
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Portland Community College (2011-2013): General Associates Degree and Transfer Degree
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Portland State University (2014-2015): briefly studied in their graphic design program
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Western Oregon University (2015-2017): Bachelor of Science in Studio Art and Minor in The Arts
Current side projects:
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Game to help people create good habits in their life, utilizing unique story telling.
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Series of books: I'm currently in the editing stages for 12 fantasy books that I've written. The above game is set in the same world.
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Coloring books
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Educational childrens books to help children learn how to fact check and spot propaganda.