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[Cheryl Johnson]

Hi everyone!

Here's some quick info to get my career introduction out of the way:
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http://cheryl-johnson.com/
www.linkedin.com/in/cherylaj/

2D Art: 15yrs
3D Art: 9yrs
Art Producer: 5yrs
Art Outsourcing Manager: 5yrs
Art Outsourcer/freelancer: 4yrs
IM: 6 months

In short, I've done 95% of jobs in the 2D and 3D art and video game creation pipelines at one time or another (working in, with, and without a company - in-house teams and overseas), and I've done it in a variety of entertainment industries (all types of video games, card games, books, comics, posters, etc.).

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For the last 6 months I've been building my own art outsourcing company, The Agile Artist, to:

1. bring high-quality, low-cost artwork to people who otherwise could not afford it (internet marketers/small businesses, every-day people, community organizations, etc.)
2. create a place to educate people about art and outsourcing (from the client's pov AND the outsourcer's pov)
3. teach clients and outsourcers how to work together and COMMUNICATE by fulfilling the needs of both parties
4. etc.

To do this, I've taught myself a lot about every type of Internet Marketing that I can find, and over the last month and a half or so, I've been taking action on what I've learned. ^_^

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And as for me as a person:

• I volunteer at GDC (Game Developers Conference) every year that I can.
• I like almost every type of food that I've ever tried.
• I love nature (especially forests)!
• I'm like a cat in almost every way (I try to get out of people's way and end up in their way instead. I love water, but hate being wet. I think that I'm sneaky, but the more sneaky I think that I'm being, the less sneaky I actually am. etc.).
• If it would interest a child, or someone with a very short attention span, I will love it.
• Cartoons (especially 90s cartoons), need I say more?
• I injure myself on everything that shouldn't injure me, and very little which should. (Examples: I grabbed a knife by the blade and cut myself on the smooth plastic handle when I turned it around. My old roommate puts marshmallows on everything that he doesn't want me to touch. I cut myself on a marble. < --- totally serious)
• My sense of humor = irony + British comedy + gamer geek (don't get me started on the difference between a geek and a nerd)
• B movies (Rocky Horror, Army of Darkness, anything with zombies, etc.)
• Also, I'm okay with just about any kind of music, but I LOVE late 50s - early 70s music, cartoon and anime themes, and metal (weird combination, I know).

I'm sure that this is WAY more information than you ever wanted to know, but if you ever want to know more (or just have a question or comment), please don't hesitate to ask (or comment!), and I'll see what I can do to help! ^_^

Have a wonderful day! :D