I’m thrilled you’re here! I appreciate the time you are taking to review my portfolio, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Ryan Bitinis
Illustrator, Painter, Designer, & Teacher
As an artist and designer with 20 years of professional experience and nearly 10 years of direct art teaching experience, I understand from first sketch to final product what it takes to engage and inspire students of all backgrounds and skill levels.
Painter | Digital & Concept Artist | Designer | Sketches
Painter
These paintings are all oil on canvas, wood, or canvas board and include both studio and plein air work.
Digital & Concept Artist
As opposed to drawing over imported images, I draw digital paintings and illustrations by hand in Photoshop and Illustrator using a stylus and Cintiq. I follow the traditional oil painting method, including a sketch, underpainting, and color glaze to quickly create detailed, accurate digital art.
Designer
I love the iterative design process, particularly when it involves collaboration.
I am currently fluent in seven 2D/3D CAD systems, including AutoDesk’s AutoCAD, Mechanical, Architecture, Inventor, and Fusion, as well as SolidWorks and Creo.
Sketches
My sketch books are the testing ground for ideas &emdash; a place to plan, imagine, iterate, and perfect an idea. I believe sketches should be fully realized and dimensioned before moving on to the next creation phase. These sketches were done with white and graphite pencils, charcoal, or ink on paper.
Education
AAS in Engineering CAD Technologies (3.83 GPA ) – Century College ▪ May 2024
BFA in Illustration, Honors – Art Center College of Design, Pasadena ▪ August 2006
MFA in Sequential Art – California College of the Arts, San Francisco ▪ July 2016
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