Shy Custis | Illustrator
Columbus, Ohio
SingleShotKill@gmail.com
Shysuiko.net


Education
Columbus College of Art & Design | Columbus, Ohio
- BFA: Illustration
- Accepted With Dean's Scholarship
- Dean's List Award
- Graduated December, 2010

Freelance Experience

Capcom Entertainment | San Mateo, CA
Freelance Artist & Designer, lead artist on a collaborative job with Coey Kuhn | August, 2010
Commissioned by Capcom to design and produce the art for promotional stickers for their Okamiden display at PAX. The stickers were handed out in a promo pack along with Okamiden-themed t-shirts and sillybands.

Irrational Games | Quincy, MA
Freelance Artist & Designer, lead artist on a collaborative job with Coey Kuhn | July, 2010
Designed, produced and shipped off a large batch of stickers based on their hit game, BioShock, as gifts for the BioShock team.

13Crowns Studio | Columbus, OH
Artist, Designer, Co-founder & Business Manager | October, 2008-Present
Books published through studio to date which I have participated in:
- "Shy Custis: Sketchbook 2009-2010", December 2010.
- "CuteBook", October 2010.
- "GoreBook", April 2010.
- "15 x Thirteen" December 2009.
- "Little White & Little Dark", November 2009.
- "Artbook Junk-o", July 2008.

"COLORS" Charity Book | Lockport, IL
Freelance Artist | January, 2010
Invited and contributed to a themed book in which all profits went to National Organization of Rare Disorders.

Additional Publications
"CCAD Comic Class" | CCAD showbook | June 2009.


Software Experience & Ownership
Adobe Photoshop CS4
OpenCanvase 1, 3.03 & 4
Adobe Illustrator
Corel Painter [experience, but don't own]
I also have experience building websites using HTML and CSS. Experience with DreamWeaver, though I do not own it.


Conventions (customer service, sales, field experience & networking)
Attending (since 2003) to sell and display art, network, and expand my knowledge of the field. Conventions attended, past and registered for future attendance:
Comic Con San Diego 2009 | Anime Expo 2004-2010 | Anime Weekend Atlanta 2004-2010
IchibanCon 2011-2012 | NekoCon 2010-2011 | Ohayocon 2004-2012 | S.P.A.C.E, 2010-2012
Mid Ohio Comic Con 2009 | Anime Central 2004-2011 | ColossalCon 2010 | MegaCon 2011
YoumaCon 2008-2010 | Animazement 2008-2009 | Anime Punch 2007-2011 | Otakon 2011


References ( Contact information upon professional request)
Eric Monacelli | Capcom Entertainment
Sarah Rosa | Irrational Games
David Groff | Professor, CCAD
Evangelia Philippidis | Professor, CCAD