Candace Ball Visual Development Artist / Illustrator
[email protected] (408)705-5299 artofcandaceball.weebly.com candace.ball.artstation.com
Education San Jose State University, San Jose, CA BFA Animation/Illustration, focus on Visual Development, May 2015
Skills Technical: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere, Maya, Zbrush Other: Able to work in groups and meet deadlines, attention to detail and craftsmanship
Experience Freelance Illustrator- January 2013-current Employee Seating Concepts, Bay Area tech company, 2018 -Concepts painted to visualize reconstructed seating ideas “Run” by Alyssa Kompelien -Poster Illustration for short film Window Mural for “Coffee Stop” in Willow Glen 2018 -Digital Mural completed for window front “Pink Princess Land” by April Locy 2018 -Children’s book illustrations “Fay Wolfe” by Tom Liggett 2018 -Book cover illustration “The Pregnant Majorette” and “How to Prune, Train and Tie Rose Plants” by Tom Liggett, 2017 -Book cover illustration 3D QA Trainer- Apple Inc. via Apex Systems, June 2016- September 2017 Apple Inc. Cupertino CA -Designed camera animations for 3D Flyover City Tours -Approved and implemented concepts for UI environment -Navigated through 2D and 3D environments - Learned and applied new software to create and improve attractive 3D environments -Trained new hires on project specific details -Helped implement new project guidelines via presentations and written documents -Identified and recorded problems, conveyed problems to other team members -Learned new software quickly * Received Peer Award for Employee of the Month for February Cindy Art Studio, Art Instructor, March 2016- June 2016 -Taught different classes of students the art fundamentals through their individual projects with various mediums. Children’s Book Illustrator, “Daddy, Who Ate the Moon” by Kalen Kimm, Jan 2014 -Created characters and environments for published book. -Produced 26 pages of illustrations in Adobe Photoshop, including page layouts and typography in InDesign. Children’s Book Illustrator, “Blueberry Glen: Where Boys Have a Blast” by April Locy, June 2013 -Created characters and environments for published book. -Produced 20 pages of illustrations in Adobe Photoshop, including layout designs in InDesign