David Buckley
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David Buckley

IllustratorMaidenhead, United Kingdom
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David Buckley
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David Buckley

IllustratorMaidenhead, United Kingdom
About me
A creative practitioner with a passion for painting and graphic illustration. My intentions are to produce high quality commissions relating to client requests and achieving set brief outlines. I am adaptive to many mediums with a strong skill set in digital/traditional painting, fictional illustration and commercial graphic art. Having recently graduated with a 2:1 degree from the University Of Southampton I now wish to apply and widen my knowledge within the creative industry.
Projects
  • Book writer and illustrator
    Book writer and illustrator This piece was part of my final major project during my final year at the University of Southampton. The subject is focused on the topic of mental health and the road to recovery, aimed for the ages of 7-10 year olds.
Work history
    Concept Artist
     - Winchester, United KingdomFreelance
    Ability to conceptualise ideas into a proposal. A combined knowledge of first and second hand research following client specifications in order to formulate an appropriate outcome. Excellent presentation skills, demonstrating clear visual concepts Vast range of technological and traditional methods of output in order to reflect the development process.
    Digital Creative Team
     - London, United KingdomInternship
    Assisting in the day to day running and organisation of the studio. Preparing the studio for shoot days. Assisting with the on set lighting during shoots. Managing samples, returning them after shoots. Working closely with the graphic artist and assisting on post shoot re touching using Photoshop.
Skills
  • Book Illustration
  • Digital art
  • Adobe Photoshop/indesign/illustrator
  • Art
  • Design
  • Graphic Arts
  • Photography
  • Adobe After Effects
Education
    BA (Hons) (2:1) Graphic Arts
     - Southampton, United Kingdom
    While studying Graphic Arts I decided to pursue the Illustration pathway during my time at the Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton.
    Art and Design Foundation Diploma
     - Reading, United Kingdom
    During my time on this course I decided to follow the visual communications pathway where I found my strong interest in graphic arts and the creative industry.