Misty Coats
313 Dee Ct., Unit C
Bloomingdale, IL 60108
mistymc@gmail.com
www.crimsonsonata.com
http://sayda.deviantart.com
cell phone: Available Upon Request

Objective:
To obtain an entry level position in the animation and video game industry as a character designer and concept artist.

Education:
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Media Arts & Animation
The Illinois Institute of Art - Schaumburg
June 2006

Technical Skills:
Adobe Photoshop
3D Studio Max
Adobe Premiere
Adobe After Affects
Macromedia Flash
Digital Painting
Digital Inking
AlienBrain
Microsoft Word
Excel
Traditional Skills:
Drawing
Illustration
Storyboarding

Proffessional Experience:
User Interface Artist/Concept Artist
High Voltage Software, Hoffman Estates, IL 2006 - 2007
· Eel concept and design for the High Voltage Software website
· Conceptual design work and UI for ‘Might and Magic: Aldyrn’s Fury’ - PSP
· UI and HUD design for ‘Animales de la Muerte’ – Wii
· UI and HUD design for ‘Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law’ – PSP, PS2
· UI and HUD design for ‘BEN 10’ – PSP, PS2, Wii
· UI and HUD design for ‘Tom Clancy’s: GHOST RECON Advanced Warfighter 2’ – PSP, Wii

Internship:
GC2, Inc., Vernon Hills, IL 2006
· Conceptual design work for 'Lyle Project'
· Conceptual design work for slot machine games
· Rendered graphics for slot machine games

Freelance Projects:
· Ghost Colorist on "Cloak And Dagger" Annual (Marvel Comics) 2010
· Ghost Colorist on "X-Babies" Issue 4 (Marvel Comics) 2010
· Colorist for the comic, "Dawn of the DreadForce" (Jaran Studios, Devil's Due Publishing) 2009 - Present
· Interior Artwork for the BattleTech series - (Catalyst Game Labs)
· Interior Artwork for the Exalted series - (White Wolf Games)
· Artist for ‘Shadowbabies’ of the ShadowGirls comic
· Creating creature sets for a collectable card game (Team Tactics, LLC)
· Digital inking and toning for comics (Americanime Productions)
· Freelance character commission work

Job Experience:
The Cargo Security Company, Chicago IL 2007-2008
Administrative Assistant
· Clerical work and filing
· Answering phones
· Assisting in setting up interviews and badging process
· Assisting in Payroll and Billing
· Organizing paperwork and files in excel

Publications:
2010 "Cloak and Dagger" Annual - (Marvel Comics)
2010 "X-Babies" Issue 4 Comic - (Marvel Comics)
2009 "Dawn of the DreadForce" Comic - (Jaran Studios)
2009 Work for "BattleTech: Operation Klondike: - (Catalyst Game Labs)
2007/2008 Work for 'Exalted - Abyssals' - (White Wolf Games)
2007/2008 Work for 'Exalted - Dreams of the First Age' - (White Wolf Games)
2007 Shadowbabies/Shadowgirls Comic
2007 Crimson Sonata: The Art of Misty Coats – Self published (LuLu.com)
2006 2D Artist: Concept Art, Digital & Matte Painting Magazine, August Issue 008 (Zoo Publishing)
2004 The Americanime Sampler (Americanime Productions)

Accomplishments:
2006 Featured in the 2D Artist magazine with the image ‘SpellScale’
2005 Personal complete works featured (The Illinois Institute of Art - Schaumburg)
2004 Student gallery show featured (The Illinois Institute of Art - Schaumburg)