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This is portfolio by a freelancer illustrator Kotryna Zukauskaite (b.1987).
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//Currently back to Lithuania, hopefully heading for Moscow in September //
//Booked by Alma Littera for May-July, but available for editorial (short) projects //
//Looking for a commission for August //
//Available for 1 year illustration/design related job contract in Moscow starting this autumn //
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LIST OF (main) COMMISSIONERS:
Alma Littera pulblish., Miesto IQ magazine (IQ. The Economist since April 2010), Lithuanian National Television, Pravda magazine, Cukrus Magazine, YEN magazine, EU project 'Vilnius - European capital of culture 2009', UK STYLE shop in Moscow and others
EXHIBITIONS PARTICIPATED
Mistakes, 20/21-12-2008, in Project Fabric, Moscow
End-year show, June 2010, BSHAD, Moscow
Degree show Stick 'em up, June 2010, Kingston University, London
Stick 'em up #2, June 2010, LBI, London
End-year show, (as an ex-student), June 2010, BSHAD, Moscow
Haarlem Stripdagen, bi-annual event on a theme of Eastern European illustration, June 2010, Netherlands
CONTESTS/AWARDS
Vodka Russian Standard, Christmas communication piece, winner, 2008, live project in BHSAD, Moscow
D&AD student awards, IN BOOK, 2009 (music video for pigsy in space)
Creative Quartelry, place in online gallery, issue 17 (published on december, 2009)
3x3 Merit winner in animation category (professional show), 2010 (will be published in autumn, 2010)
EDUCATION:
Antakalnio secondary school (Vilnius), J. Vienozinskis 4-year art school (Vilnius), Vilnius' Academy Of Arts (PRODUCT design department, first and second years of BA studies. Left for passion for illustration), University of Hertfordshire (ILLUSTRATION AND GRAPHIC DESIGN, BA first year), British Higher school of Art and Design in Moscow (ILLUSTRATION AND GRAPHIC DESIGN, BA second year), University of Kingston in UK (ILLUSTRATION AND ANIMATION BA FINAL YEAR)
TECHNIQUES AND SOFTWARE:
Collage/Montage (Hand-made / Adobe Photoshop), Vector illustrations (Adobe Illustrator). I am able to make a professional graphic design of the publication by Adobe Indesign together with the illustration. I do have basic knowledge of Adobe Flash and Adobe Dreamweaver as well.
OTHER INTERESTS:
Product design, motion graphics, historical costumes and ornaments, history, economics, politics, music, writing essays (particularly focused on kitsch theme), psychology (especially psychology of children and their creative abilities as well as symbolical thinking), learning new languages, traveling, listening to ted.com and other inspirational talks, reading, watching plastic bags flying in the wind and looking for new interests.