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Qualifications - Bachelor of Visual Communication Design (Honours) - Masters of Philosophy (Design) Experience/Past Projects - winner of Telstra Paint a Payphone Competition in the 13-17 age

magazine - two entries featured as shortlisted candidates, one of which was a winning finalist, in the Neverwear Cabal Competition, dedicated to the canine companion of renowned author Neil Gaiman -

drama department, poet and author Bradley Garrett, Hunter Wetlands Centre, Port Cities Review, Conveyancing Services, RSR Partners Japan, Catchfire Press, Hunter Animal Rescue Personal Fiona Tsang

com/portfolios/fiona-tsang Skills and Strengths - specialty in hand-randered illustration; a unique and distinctive art style, yet able to work in a variety of different media, including ink, marker,

2 Qualifications - Bachelor of Visual Communication Design (Honours) - Masters of Philosophy (Design) Experience/Past Projects - winner of Telstra Paint a Payphone Competition in the age category; art featured as a billboard on public payphones nationwide - role as Illustration Coordinator and featured artist at Wacky But True! magazine - two entries featured as shortlisted candidates, one of which was a winning finalist, in the Neverwear Cabal Competition, dedicated to the canine companion of renowned author Neil Gaiman - one of 25 finalists in the Billy Blue Change Your World Contest, run by international art forum deviantart - Other past clients include Artline, Bruges Waffles, BBC Radio 4, University of Newcastle drama department, poet and author Bradley Garrett, Hunter Wetlands Centre, Port Cities Review, Conveyancing Services, RSR Partners Japan, Catchfire Press, Hunter Animal Rescue Personal Fiona Tsang ftwaijing@gmail.com Web: waijing.wordpress.com Other: etsy.com/shop/waijingdesign theloop.com.au/wai-jing behance.net/ftwaijing illustratorsaustralia.com/portfolios/fiona-tsang Skills and Strengths - specialty in hand-randered illustration; a unique and distinctive art style, yet able to work in a variety of different media, including ink, marker, watercolour, graphite, paint, pastel, and digital - highly proficient with Adobe Creative Suite programs (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) - ability and experience at preparing artwork for both print and web publishing - ability to work to tight deadlines, developed while working for a childrens magazine; sometimes had to come up with replacement illustrations from scratch with a turnaround of 2-3 hours - well-honed self-management skills as an independant worker, from having operated as a solitary freelancer for several years - wrote a Masters thesis on comics and graphic novels - engaging, enthusiastic, and just all-round awesome :)

3 Kotori: Under the Pines (left) and Shiro: Among the Lilies, (right) from Tsuruhane Vol 1 graphic novel (Masters degree major project) Marker, ink wash, graphite & digital

2013 Ink & digital His Nibs, portrait of

4 CABAL CARDS Hound of Literature (left), finalist in Neil Gaiman t-shirt design contest Ink & digital. Cabal Cards (right), logo design Ink & digital His Nibs, portrait of Neil Gaiman Ink wash, pen. That drawing was glorious! - Neil Gaiman, author

.. love the detail of the story you ve included - Elizabeth Jaynes, Senior Content Producer, BBC

5 The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains, web image used by BBC Radio 4 to promote the audiobook by author Neil Gaiman Graphite, digital It s great to see your interpretation... love the detail of the story you ve included - Elizabeth Jaynes, Senior Content Producer, BBC Radio 4 White Wanderland, portrait of Cabal Gaiman the white German shepherd Marker, ink, graphite & coffee.

6 October in the Bed, short-listed in Neil Gaiman s Calendar of Tales competition Graphite & digital

Miss Matilda (left), Model T Ford (centre) &

my vision, and then enhanced that vision to

7 Miss Matilda (left), Model T Ford (centre) & Hills Hoist, interior illustrations from Some Recollections in Verse Graphite...not-close-perfect-Fiona, has totally captured my vision, and then enhanced that vision to another level. - Bradley Garrett, poet & author of Some Recollections in Verse

8 Some Recollections in Verse book cover design Graphite, photo & digital

Hanging Garden of Babylon: Page 2 (left), original short comic featured in

9 Buster Running Down the Hill (above), illustration for Buster the Brave Book 1: The Jewel Thief, written by Nettie Brookes Graphite, digital. Hanging Garden of Babylon: Page 2 (left), original short comic featured in Scribble Vol 2: Stories from the Garden Graphite, watercolour, ink wash, digital.

Kohaku Monogatari Page 8 (left), graphic

stamp/decorative initials. 2015 Pen & ink.

10 Kohaku Monogatari Page 8 (left), graphic novel by J. U. Rhodian Marker, ink & digital Colonel Jim McDaniel (top right), Custom stamp/decorative initials Pen & ink. J. U. Rhodian (bottom right), Personal seal and logo design Pen & ink, digital

11 Rainbow Bridge (left), sympathy card design commissioned by Hunter Animal Rescue Graphite, ink & digital. Christmas Pine (above), greeting card design for RSR Partners Japan Ink, digital.

12 The Machine Gun Sandwich (left), in-store signage design for Bruges Waffles and Frites Salt Lake City Pen & ink, digital. Making Memories Last (above), illustration commission for Artline Australia featured on social media Pen & ink, marker

Wacky... But True! magazine. 2008 Pen & ink, digital.

13 Sunset Surfer (left), greeting card design Graphite, digital Flamingos Eat Pink (right), illustration featured in Wacky... But True! magazine Pen & ink, digital. All artwork and content Fiona Tsang Not to be used or reproduced without the artist s consent Title font Manga designed by Neale Davidson

Experience/Past Projects

Experience/Past Projects Perl Fia T Email: ftwaiji@gmail.com Web: http://waiji.wordprs.com Other: http://wai-ji.deviaart.com/gallery http://www.etsy.com/shop/waijidign Qualificatis - Bachelor of Visual Communicati Dign (Hours)