Kel Carter

Kel Carter – Designer

I’m an Illustrator and Concept Designer ready to collaborate, I've done work with comics and various freelance projects for roughly 5 years.

Overview

In past projects, I have worked with digital and print formats with book covers, comic illustrations, and commissioned portraits and illustrations. I have worked with programs like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign for over 5 years. I mainly focus on illustrations with people and lifestyles.


Through my work, I have kept a fast pace and strong visual style. I love emphasizing color, textures, and composition. My usual workspace is my tablet, computer, and sketchbooks open around me with a terrible movie in the back to get a good quotable joke from a wonderfully bad Nic Cage movie. I love working in a collaborative space and hearing insight from my team. Throughout my experience keeping an open line of communication and honesty is key to a good project and what direction is needed for the illustration.


Services
Fiction
Comics & Graphic Novels Coming of Age Contemporary Romance LGBTQ Fiction Young Adult
Non-Fiction
Comics Non-Fiction
Languages
English
Certifications
  • Adobe Photoshop Certification

Work experience

Celebritees

Mar, 2024 — Present

I help create mockups and graphic designs for clients, with heavy editing and formatting skills. I use Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to create graphics and vector images and export digital files to screenprint format. Also, an assistant to the machine operator using the automatic screenprint press, aligning screens for print, supplying ink, troubleshooting, and pulling printed materials off machine with no print errors.

Self-employed

Aug, 2019 — Sep, 2021 (about 2 years)

Creating images for a wide range of clients, meeting their ideas and wants within my work to the best of my ability. Creatively building work through portraits and pushing a specific style needed for the projects. Hands-on customer service and able to meet deadlines accordingly through a self-employed remote position.

T. Y Nereim Comics

Jan, 2018 — Feb, 2021 (about 3 years)

I was the inker, colorist, and sketch artist for the entire first issue of the Save the Day comic. I collaborated with character designs and elements along with creating multiple covers for Save the Day and other comic runs for T. Y Nereim. I also collaborated and edited photos for other artists and writers on text and general compositing of frames and covers.

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