Summary
My name is Tarik DJ Holmes. I am a self-taught Comic Artist, Graphic Designer, and Illustrator with a passion for Animation. I've been in the drawing gig ever since I've held a pencil in my hand. One of the greatest discoveries in my childhood were comic books, full of great content and superheroes, of course. Born as an artist, specializing as a Graphic Designer and now self-employed as Creative Director for TDJ Comics Studio, I finally have a life-long interest in the creation of mixing art with digital expertise through the power of varied materials.
Skills
Software proficiency
Reel
Productions
- BookAtlas: Edge of Rebellion #2
- Year2024
- RoleWriter, Comic Book Artist
- CompanyTDJ Comics Studio
- BookAtlas: Edge of Rebellion #1
- Year2023
- RoleWriter, Comic Book Artist
- CompanyTDJ Comics Studio
- BookJTTNW: Dark Journey #1
- Year2022
- RoleColorist, Letter
- CompanyNorthern Wind Comics
- MovieBlack Sands Anime
- Year2022
- RoleAnimator, CFX Artist
- CompanyBlack Sands Studios
Experience
- Freelance Illustrator at TDJ Comics StudioStafford, United States of AmericaMarch 2016 - Present
Formulated character designs, commissioned art, and sequential projects for clients; initiated various flyers, logos, and website designs for small companies; marketed with other businesses to meet their needs regarding developing their brands; and specialized in telling original stories across multiple platforms and genres while bringing diversity to cartoons, animations, comic books, and illustrations in science fiction, fantasy, and action/adventure.
- Animator at Black Sands StudiosBrooklyn, United States of AmericaApril 2021 - June 2022
Specialized in keyframe character animation, rig testing, cloth/hair simulation, and animation blocking/layouts of characters during previsualization and post-production processes; collaborated with departmental artists to assure production quality assurance concerns are met such as proper final animation for lighting.
- Graduate at Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, United States of AmericaJanuary 2019 - April 2021
Graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Animation; worked with industry professionals one-by-one to create quality assets and industry techniques with a focus on animation; utilized 3d modeling tools to apply materials and texture sets inside various 3D modeling tools such as Substance Painter & Designer; explored systems for more complex animation tasks in Maya, RenderMan, and Arnold; and developed production blueprints for planning, coordinating, and studying assets for each project.
- Graphic Artist at Vectra AISan Jose, United States of AmericaApril 2018 - April 2020
Illustrated various artworks for Vectra Networks, its products, and solutions requiring custom marketing designs and illustrated visuals to promote their business and its services for enterprise organizations throughout their website, social media campaigns, promotional events, and blogs; collaborated with the marketing communications to meet Vectra Network's visual needs and bring one their brands to life: Cognito, an artificial intelligence security superhero that thinks and obtains the innate ability to detect attacker behaviors before the damage is done on other companies and corporates big or small.
- Multimedia Designer at Blackbox ComicsNew York, United States of AmericaFebruary 2017 - August 2017
Initiated advertising products for new comic issues such as flyer designs and social media ads; developed motion graphic and 2D animation commercial videos to promote their upcoming products and comic books; executed banners and tabletop designs for various comic conventions; and redesigned an eCommerce website for new products and upcoming events.