Miguel Yurrita
Comic Art
2D Artist, Designer and Cartoonist
Biography
Born in Guatemala, raised in Miami and been drawing the whole way. Looking to further my career in a field I love and dream to be a part of.
Skills
Roles
- Advanced
Other Skills
- Advanced
Work Experience
2015 – Present day
Artist, Cartoonist
Self Employed (Miami, FL)
Through self promotion and steady work efforts I’ve managed to maintain ongoing commissioned work such as illustrations, mini-comics, and portraits. This could involve traditional and digital tools
2017 – 2018
Penciler
Powerhouse books (Miami, FL)
Brought on to existing team to provide interior pencils for graphic novel. Involved fast turn arounds, emotive character acting, accurate landscape art and pencils.
2016 – 2017
Artist, Cartoonist
University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
Commissioned by the University of Florida to update the art for a series of books for beginner-level readers to develop reading comprehension. Involved character redesigns, layouts, pencils and inks.
Education
2014 – 2015
Certificate
Sequential Artists Workshop (SAW)
Sequential Art & Cartooning
Studying at SAW not only provided a refinement of all artistic fundamentals but also a new perspectives on story telling and approaches from traditional to digital means.