Traditional ‘all rounder’ with 30 years experience working in the above and below the line advertising industry and have created this portfolio from work samples I've managed to retain over the years so as to show a good cross section
of the kind of work i've been involved in and am capable of. |
BRIEF WORK HISTORY
Originally employed as a junior in a creative services studio prior to moving on to other studios and small ad agencies learning different skills and working in general print design, typography and artwork. From there i later went freelance as a heavyweight creative artworker again working in various studios and ad agencies before one day being offered a position in a major west end agency as a permanent in-house freelancer where I also began to get involved in general b/w press ad illustration, press/print layout design & visuals, occasional below the line design/concept work when the creative teams were overloaded, and overseeing and producing high spec/finish 2D & 3D make-up/mock-ups for agency client presentations and pitches etc. |
I remained freelance at the agency through different mergers and locations whilst also for a number of years doing freelance design and cartoons for a major greeting card company, and over time moved away from artworking to work in conjunction with the creative teams producing print/press/concept visuals, presentation/pitch make-up/mock-ups, general illustration and later storyboarding after working on improving my overall drawing abilities which included studying anatomy and life drawing, and in time developed my own loose slick style.
Links: My figurative art website: www.keithvalentine.com |