Beth Zaiken
Artist, Muralist & Illustrator
Saint Paul, MN, USAI create painting and illustration work that is beautiful, accurate, and informative. My area of focus is on wildlife, natural history, and paleontological art, illustration, and large-scale natural history/landscape murals.
Work Experience
Freelance Illustrator
Artist
I create custom illustrations for clients worldwide, including museums, educational and cultural institutions, publishers, governmental and not-for-profit organizations, design agencies, video game creators, advertising firms and individuals.
2008
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Education
Rhode Island School Of Design (RISD)
BFA
September 2004
- May 2008
Languages
English (Native),
Italian (Beginner),
Awards
Skills
Acrylic,
Adobe Creative Suite,
Anatomy,
Casting,
CNC Programming,
Corel Painter ,
Design,
Drafting,
Drawing,
Illustration,
Illustrator,
Indesign,
Landscape Painting,
Mold-making,
Oil,
Oil-based Clay,
Paint,
Painting,
PC,
Pen & Ink/marker,
Photoshop,
Sculpture,
Traditional Media,
Watercolor,
ZBrush,
Skills
Expert in Adobe Creative Suite (emphasis on Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign)
Experienced with Corel Painter, Zbrush & Blender
Experienced with ArtCAM and CNC operation and programming
Experienced and trained with a variety of 2D traditional media, including but not limited to acrylic and oil paint techniques, watercolor, gouache, egg tempera, casein, pen & ink/marker, and a wide variety of dry media (charcoal/pastel, scratchboard/silverpoint, colored pencil, etc.)
Experienced and trained a variety of 3D traditional media, including but not limited to ceramic and oil-based clay as well as foam sculpting/carving techniques, multiple epoxy resins, some wood construction, mixed-media assemblage, and a variety of casting, resin, and mold-making materials.
*PC-based operating systems
Experienced with Corel Painter, Zbrush & Blender
Experienced with ArtCAM and CNC operation and programming
Experienced and trained with a variety of 2D traditional media, including but not limited to acrylic and oil paint techniques, watercolor, gouache, egg tempera, casein, pen & ink/marker, and a wide variety of dry media (charcoal/pastel, scratchboard/silverpoint, colored pencil, etc.)
Experienced and trained a variety of 3D traditional media, including but not limited to ceramic and oil-based clay as well as foam sculpting/carving techniques, multiple epoxy resins, some wood construction, mixed-media assemblage, and a variety of casting, resin, and mold-making materials.
*PC-based operating systems