Rodrick Ruano

I am a results-driven art graduate from the University of Florida passionate about developing visual stories and working within commercial and fine arts. I demonstrate excellent adaptability to new programs and settings, and excellent ability to receive and respond to feedback. I am self-disciplined and deadline-oriented, and I am capable of self-starting projects.

Business Owner
Self Employed
~ 07/2022 - Ongoing
- Created an art business selling hand-illustrated crafts
- Illustrated and sold over 1,000 units of hand-illustrated printed media (cards, pins,
stickers, etc.)
- Raised over $12,000 in donations for my first tarot deck project by connecting with
supporters via TikTok and Instagram
- Designed and organized my entire website
- Designed my business logo, banner, business cards, etc.
- Acted as my own social media manager, editing and posting several videos or images
weekly throughout Instagram and TikTok to promote my products
- Approved for and worked under the TikTok Creator Fund
- Organized and sent monthly newsletters to over 1,000 recipients via my website

Freelance Artist
Self Employed
~ 11/2017 - Ongoing

- Worked on at least one independent storyboard a month, making character sheets, environmental designs, and scripts for the projects
- Collaborated with voice actors to act out dialogue in animatics
- Worked on up to five separate illustrative commissions monthly, keeping consistent contact with clients and communicating deadlines
- Created commission sheets with self-determined prices, updated annually
- Studied existing artstyles from comics and showsto create faithful adaptations
- Designed tattoos for clients
- Studied tattoo design theory, gaining perspective from a unique art source

Graphic Novelist

University of Florida Undergraduate Thesis
~ 08/2020 - 04/2021 + Gainesville, Florida
The Atomic Rise and Fall of One Radea Gaga, a rock opera told via comic book
- Single-handedly wrote, illustrated, colored, printed, and hand-bound an original 100 page graphic novel
- Met monthly with up to fifteen peer artists to edit and review graphic novel's process
- Created over ten concept art designs and mood boards for the project
- Created and followed strict weekly deadlines

BFA at the University of Florida with an emphasis in Drawing and a minor in Art History. Graduated Magna Cum Laude.