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Courtney Ranson
Courtney Ranson
Freelance artist and animation lover
Derby, United States

Summary

I have been drawing for as long as I can remember; growing up it was my escape from the real world. I remember racing home after school to watch the usual line-up of cartoons, and even today I still draw inspiration from them. (No pun intended.) Art is the love of my life, and I am so humbled to have this platform to share that with you.

SKILLS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
• Strong staging and composition skills
• Strong drawing and mechanical skills
• Skilled with Wacom Cintiq/various tablets
• Strong time-management and multi-tasking skills.
• Works well under pressure
• Familiar with art software that includes: Poser Pro, GoAnimate, Sketchbook pro, Coral Painter X3, Adobe Photoshop
• Received recognition for professional characterizations provided for Broadway’s James Monroe Iglehart and the cast of “Aladdin” and “Hamilton.”
• Fulfilled request for Broadway and pop star Todrick Hall for characterizations for his role as “Lola” in “Kinky Boots.”

Skills

StoryboardingCharacter DesignDrawingCartooning

Software proficiency

Photoshop
Photoshop
SketchBook Pro
SketchBook Pro
Painter X3
Painter X3

Experience

  • Marketing assistant/Leisure activities lead at Edelweiss Lodge and Resort
    Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
    June 2014 - September 2016

    • During the three years with Edelweiss I was either working as a tour guide or assisting the marketing team with photography, website design, and assisting German artists with touching up Bavarian murals on resort grounds.

  • Freelance Graphic designer/claims analyst at Stirling Benefits
    Milford
    November 2016 - November 2017

    Stirling Benefits- Consumer Health Plan Associate/Freelance graphic designer

    • Assisted sales/marketing team with designing business cards, providing professional caricatures of staff, designing company’s website and various art projects for events for clients/staff.