Name	Melissa Somerville
Location	Minnesota, USA
Education	Minneapolis College of Art and Design (Alumni; December 2010)
Major	Illustration (Secondary focus in Comic Art)
Skills	Narrative Illustration, Character Design, Web Design, Poster Design, Typography, Concept Art, Stationery Design
Tools	Digital, Watercolor, Pen & Ink, Gouache, Acrylics
Interests	video games, cartoons, Japanese animation, Japanese culture, stationery, office supplies, Pokémon, Legend of Zelda, American food, Italian food, stuffed animals, red, animals, rabbits
Dislikes	pickles, raw onions, bugs, realistic blood & gore

View more of Melissa's work (includes doodles, concepts, and full illustrations) at: artofmelisom.tumblr.com

Melissa is an eccentric illustrator who was born in San Francisco, California, and now lives in the Midwest. She works primarily in digital and she loves her Intuos4 tablet very, very much. She is well-versed in the ways of Photoshop and oftentimes includes bits of traditional media into her work. She is highly inspired by Disney, Don Bluth, Studio Ghibli, and many other works in the animation industry. Her favorite artists include Kimihiko Fujisaka, Alphonse Mucha, and Audrey Kawasaki.

Her clients include: Plays for Young Audiences, Computer Arts Magazine, The Johnathan House, Rainboot Labels, and Mercury Mobility.

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Contact Melissa

email: melisom @ fruitballoons.com

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