annie ruygt

freelance artist

About

I love working with people who are passionate and pragmatic. I'm excited about education, cartoons, making people laugh, and fabulous experiences. I seek out people who are doing this, and try to bring this into every working relationship I forge. I aim to listen as closely to the client as possible to really excavate their vision, using illustration and design principles to bring their story to life. Story is how we connect with others, with our users and audience. Story is key!

Country

united states

City

napa

Industry

design

Skill

character designs, painting, visual storytelling, drawing, illustration, art, illustrator, graphic design, photoshop, digital illustration, adobe illustrator, user interface design

Experience

art instructor

art steps

2011-11 - 2013-11 · 2 yrs 1 mo

* Taught foundational drawing and painting to students aged 4 * adult. * Developed and guided personal projects with teens. * Built advanced curriculum for teens with intimate team of artists. * Managed new accounts and processed payments. * Instructed special weekend and holiday workshops.

freelance artist

annie ruygt illustration

2010-1 - Present · 16 yrs 9 mos

* Covers many types of projects such as branding, poster design, book illustration, and web graphics. * Works with clients to meet their needs by developing ideas with sketches and doing research. * Provides full and finished illustrations for clients, working through details and assisting with printing/production needs. * Works with vendors to see product to final form. * Fun along the way!

designer and illustrator

rethinkdb

2014-3 - 2016-9 · 2 yrs 7 mos

* Develops visual assets for each release (blog banners, posters, video) * Creative product development for users and team (hoodies, t-shirts, swag items) * Hand drawn gifties for friends who visit the office (a little goes a long way!) * Branding and illustration for community needs and collaborations. * Other media assets when needed (product release videos, event photograhy)