April 16, 2020

Andrew Paquette, Photographer and Illustrator

April 16, 2020/ The Editors

About: I started working as a freelance illustrator in New York City, 1986. Since then I have made illustrations for books, magazines, record jackets, comic books, 3D art for video games and feature films, story boards, art directed video games, sold paintings in an art gallery, and now specialize in commercial photography. I have also written and illustrated four books on computer graphics and have a PhD from King's College, London.

Part-time / Full-time: Full-time

Experience: 20+ Years

Skills: Traditional drawing and painting, digital 3d/multiple applications, digital 2d/multiple applications, photography and retouching. I've listed my photography website under "Portfolio". To see examples of my other work, go to: https://www.paqart.com/

Portfolio: https://www.paqphoto.com/

Location: Salt Point, NY

Contact: paqart@gmail.com

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