Queens, New York native Andres always knew his life would revolve around creating art. After graduating with two Bachelor’s degrees in both illustration and toy design from the Fashion Institute of Technology, he would go on to work for a few small design firms as a graphic designer as well as working closely with illustrators as a studio assistant. He helped with editorial projects with illustrator Fred Harper, as well as assist children’s book illustrator Eric Velasquez through various book projects. He would then intern for a few months before becoming one of the studio illustrators and designers for Design Edge inc. As a designer and illustrator for Design Edge, Andres had the opportunity to work with companies like Mattel, Fisher Price, Hasbro, and Cortex Toys on a wide variety of different design projects and illustrations. He currently resides in Queens, New York as a freelance illustrator and designer as well as Studio Designer/Illustrator for Design Edge inc.
Professional Experience
Design Edge Inc. - 2015 to Present
Concept Art and Illustration
• Adapting multiple finishing styles for artwork based on needs of clients and/or licensor.
• Using various traditional and digital mediums to achieve a variety of looks, feels, textures and environments.
• Working from photographic and/or video reference to achieve standard looks for various licenses and IPs.
• Creating mood boards, character turnarounds, facial expression sheets, and control art for various licenses and IPs
Design
• Meeting with clients, Inventors and other designers to reach a common goal.
• Conceptualizing and executing complex and sometimes abstract ideas into finished illustrations, logos, toys and other mass market products.
• Producing sketches and idea level artwork and conceptual design.
• Designing and building prototypes samples, using various tools and media.
Educational Experience
Fashion Institute of Technology
Banner Mule - 2012 to 2015
• Created logos for various small businesses
• Designed posters restaurant menu’s and banners.
• Shot photography for magazine and web articles.
Gargoyle pose. đź•· #milesmorales #spiderman #spiderverse #marvel #mcu #marvelcomics #conceptart #fanart #comicart #illustration #digitalart #comics #clipstudiopaint #oilpainting #oilpaintbrush
Sneaky peaks đź‘€ đź•· #milesmorales #oilpainting #oilpaintbrush #clipstudiopaint #digitalart #marvelcomics #marvel #mcu #spiderman #spiderverse #digitalillustration
Son of Odin. #thor #odinson #marvel #painting #digitalpaint #oilpaintbrush #clipstudiopaint #comics #conceptart #marvelcomics #mcu
SNOH AALEGRA @snohaalegra #snohaalegra #portrait #oilpaintbrush #clipstudiopaint #illustration #music #rnb #art
CONWAY X ALCHEMIST = LULU #conwaythemachine #alchemist #lulu #griselda #drumwork #painting #portraits #clipstudiopaint #oilpaintbrush @whoisconway @alanthechemist
A lil something different...Portrait in oil paint brush of @erykahbadu #painting #oilpaint #clipstudiopaint #erykahbadu #portrait
Full color needed it’s own post 🤷🏾‍♂️🕷#venom #eddiebrock #eddiebrockvenom #marvel #marvelportraits #spiderman #spiderverse #comics #illustration #clipstudiopaint #digitalart
Venom đź•· #Spider-man #venom #marvel #marvelcomics #portrait #marvelportraits #comicbookart #comics #spiderverse #eddiebrock #eddiebrockvenom
Back Heavy kick, great anti-air for those who like to jump in...#streetfighterart #streetfighteralpha #chunli #footsies #antiair #fgc #nlbc #fightinggames #art #sketch #drawing #illustration #clipstudiopaint
Kurosawa mode #akirakurosawa #art #digitalart #samurai #bushin #bushido #yakuza
Rice bun break. #illustration #bushido #clipstudiopaint #sketch #drawing #digitalart #samurai #bushin
Yakuza bathhouse. Inspired by hours of #ghostoftsushima #daimyo #yakuza #samurai #boss #sumo #drawing #sketch #weeb #clipstudiopaint
Tactical reload. #clickclack #punisher #frankcastle #marvel #sketches #illustration #clipstudiopaint #fanart #drawing
Bushido 🇯🇵 #tattoo #tattoodesign #sketch #illustration #clipstudiopaint #greywash #bushido #samurai #ninja #kunoichi #drawing
I don’t think I’ve shown any of my rough sketch pages yet (if I have oh well here’s another) there’s no rhyme or reason, just a bunch of ideas spilling out on the page. Going to try and show more of these moving forward. #justkeepdrawing #sketches #sketchdump #clipstudiopaint #illustration #drawing
I watched Interview with a vampire over the holiday weekend, can you tell? lol 🦇#vampire #succubus #bat #tattoo #tattoodesign #clipstudiopaint #illustration
Balrog tattoo design. #streetfighter #sfv #balrog #mbison #capcom #tattoo #tattoodesign #clipstudiopaint
Which is your favorite color? #kingjames #lebronjames #tattoo #tattoodesigns #lebronera #clipstudiopaint
Punisher tattoo design #punisher #tattooart #tattoodesigns #marvel #comics #snake
King James 🤴🏾 tattoo design #lebronjames #lebron #tattoo #tattoodesign #lakers #23 #clipstudiopaint @kingjames
For the #ymhpodcast fans...
@seguratom @thechristinap #coolguyclub #edazner #ymh #illustration #fanart #drawing
@tsu_surf put out the call for some art, Here’s my response.. #tsusurf #MSYKM #art #hiphop #culture #rap #lyrics #bars #battlerap #url #rapart #illustration #portrait #animated #clipstudiopaint #drawing #tsusurf
Commission done for my boy @florenzo_nightingale_ out here fighting the good fight 👨🏾‍⚕️ 🦠🏥 #commission #digitalart #illustration #clipstudiopaint #horrormovieposter #vintage #posterart #inks #sketch #sketches
Finished #sixcharacterschallenge #6fanarts #6fanartschallenge #drawing #sketching #clipstudiopaint #digitalart #art #tv #movies #comics #comicbooks #cartoons #fanart
And finally...#alfiesolomons one of the dopest characters I’ve seen on a tv show, if you haven’t seen it yet check out #peakyblinders #sixcharacterschallenge #drawing #illustration #fanart #tomhardy #netflix #clipstudiopaint #digitalart #sketch #colorsketch
Commission preview đź‘€ #sneakpeek #preview #wip #commisions #inking #inks #medical #drawing #illustration #clipstudiopaint
Almost to the end....who shall it be next...🤔🤔 #sixcharacterschallenge #darkwingduck #disney #fanart #6fanarts #ducktales #art #digital #clipstudiopaint #digitalart #illustration
Chucky coming in at number 4 as requested. Thanks everyone for the suggestions this has been a lot of fun to do. Please keep them coming 2 more to go! #chucky #chuckydoll #childsplay #fanart #sixcharacterschallenge #drawings #digitalart #illustration #art #clipstudiopaint #movies #moviefanart
#prayforparis #fanart finally done! Album drops next week and I can’t wait! #westsidegunn #mockcovers #coverart #music #gxfr #griselda #bennythebutcher #conwaythemachine #flygod #digitalart #clipstudiopaint #illustration #albumart #rap #lyrics
I’m a man of my word..I saw a few #deadpool requests in the comments so he’s number 3. Keep the suggestions coming please 🙏🏾 repeat character requests get drawn first. Fictional characters only please #quarantineandchill #marvel #fanart #sixcharacterschallenge #6characters #marvelcomics #mutants #mcu #xmen #comics #comicbookart #sketches #drawings #clipstudiopaint
Next up Harley Quinn. These are fun to do between projects. And I can finish them quickly. Keep the characters coming in the comments section of any of the #sixcharacterschallenge posts #birdsofprey #harleyquinn #harleenquinzel #dc #dccomics #comicart #drawings #fanart #illustration #sketches #sketching #digitalart #netflix #tvshows #sixcharacters #6characters
Just reposting this, the character drawings look cooler all together on the wall 🤷🏾‍♂️. Theñor Berlin, Casa De Papel. Keep the characters coming in the comments section of any of the #sixcharacterschallenge posts #berlin #moneyheist #casadepapel #drawings #fanart #illustration #sketches #sketching #digitalart #netflix #tvshows #sixcharacters #6characters
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