ScorpioSteele@comcast.net
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THE PASSION OF SCORPIO

Whether drawing comic books, doing commissioned illustrations, designing tee shirts or tapping away at my prose novel, my thrust is a simple one: to create. In this digital Age of the Computer, I believe in keeping the human being the primary creator of any project. While I may utilize such programs as Photoshop and Illustrator to enhance my hand-drawn images, I prefer to keep the software in its place--as a tool and a helper--not the creator.

I enjoy problem-solving. At the end of the day I enjoy knowing that I faced a challenge, a puzzle, recognized the details involved in its solution, and overcame it. Upon those details I thrive. I relish finding the connections between seemingly disparate things. I worship the ideal of Professionalism; it is a code by which I live. As much as I love my own ideas I am always open to the viewpoints of others. I am humble, yet also certain that I will make your project succeed.

RESUME

May-July, 2008 THE ADVENTURES OF MR. TOMPKINS
I am currently collaborating with Professor Igor Gamow on this television pilot, co-writing and illustrating. Gamow, famous in his own right for patenting a hyperbaric bag used in high-altitude climbing, is the son of George Gamow, esteemed scientist and an early developer of The Big Bang Theory of the Universe.

April, 2008 THE NEW COMIC BOOK HEROES
A collaboration with Frequent Flyers, Colorado's pre-eminent low-flying trapeze and aerial dance-theatre company. I drew the backdrops, which were projected onto the cyc, the screen behind the dancers.


2007 BADGER: BULL! INKER
Kevin Caron penciled, I assisted on inks. This was a very exciting project because I used to read Badger when I was just a kid buying comic books.

2006-2007 ILLUSTRATOR FOR HIRE

2005-2006 GOODBYE BLUE MONDAY Art Director
GBM is a branding and identity firm, as well as Colorado's largest screenprinter. As head of the art department I designed a plethora of fine wearable art for clients such as The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Aramark, Bolder Boulder, La Piazza Dell'Arte and Taste of Colorado.

2003 AMERICAN SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY ILLUSTRATIONS
The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is a nonprofit organization established to encourage the use of solar and other renewable energy technologies. For ASES's identity brochure I drew a series of pencil illustrations.

1998-2004 THE VIDEO STATION: Merchandise Manager/Artist
My responsibilities included graphic design of fliers, sale advertisements, and in-store promotion of over 40,000 film titles. I also designed the logo.

1998-1999 "HOW-TO-DRAW" FEATURE IN STAR WARS KIDS MAGAZINE
STAR WARS KIDS was a monthly magazine put out by the Official STAR WARS Fan Club. I drew a quarterly, step-by-step instructional feature teaching children how to draw STAR WARS characters.

1996-97 NEGATIVE BURN #38-40
I wrote, penciled, inked, and lettered a comic book story called "The Ignorant Layman." The story was serialized over the course of three issues.

1995 DUPLEX PLANET ILLUSTRATED #12 (Fantagraphics Books)
I penciled, inked and lettered a two-page center-spread adapting a script by the comic's creator.

1995 ROMANTIC TALES: PRINCESS LEAH (Caliber Comics)
I wrote, penciled, inked and lettered this thirty-six paged comic. The only thing I didn't do was publish it.

1994 A VAST KNOWLEDGE OF GENERAL SUBJECTS (Fantagraphics Books)
For this anthology comic book, which featured the work of various artists, I penciled, inked and lettered a one-page adaptation of a poem.

EDUCATION

1991-1995 UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO: Boulder, CO
I graduated with a BA in Fine Arts.