Hi – My name is Jack Pecau.  I am an artist specializing in hand illustration, graphic design, digital art, comic art, “creature” art (mythological, science fiction, etc.), children’s art, character creation, and storytelling. I graduated this May from George Washington University’s Corcoran SchooI of the Arts and Design, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with focus on illustration and graphic design. I am currently studying graphic design at Pratt and illustration at RISD. I have advanced skills in the Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro). Look forward to working with you!

Hi – My name is Jack Pecau.  I am an artist specializing in hand illustration, graphic design, digital art, comic art, “creature” art (mythological, science fiction, etc.), children’s art, character creation, and storytelling. I graduated this May from George Washington University’s Corcoran SchooI of the Arts and Design, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with focus on illustration and graphic design. I am currently studying graphic design at Pratt and illustration at RISD. I have advanced skills in the Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro). Look forward to working with you!

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Hi – My name is Jack Pecau.  I am an artist specializing in hand illustration, graphic design, digital art, comic art, “creature” art (mythological, science fiction, etc.), children’s art, character creation, and storytelling. I graduated this May from George Washington University’s Corcoran SchooI of the Arts and Design, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with focus on illustration and graphic design. I am currently studying graphic design at Pratt and illustration at RISD. I have advanced skills in the Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro). Look forward to working with you!

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Skills

Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
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Character Design
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Childrens Book Illustration
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Comic Strip
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Experience Level

Adobe Illustrator
Expert
Adobe InDesign
Expert
Character Design
Expert
Childrens Book Illustration
Expert
Comic Strip
Expert
Illustration
Expert
Book Illustration
Expert
Freehand Digital Illustration
Expert
adobe acrobat pro
Expert
Adobe Photoshop
Intermediate
3D Design
Beginner
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Language

English
Fluent

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), summa cum laude at George Washington University, Corcoran School of the Arts & Design
September 4, 2019 - May 19, 2024
Relevant Courses: Fine Art Fundamentals I and II; Design Fundamentals I and II; Typography; Art History I and II; Studio Critical Practices; Fine Arts Thesis I and II; Professional Practices; Drawing and Surface; Advanced Drawing; Interaction Design
Graphic Design Certificate at Pratt University
August 1, 2024 - December 24, 2025
Relevant Courses: Photoshop; Advanced Photoshop, Typography; Brand Design and Corporate Identity; Graphic Design Portfolio
Art Residency at Cow House Studios
March 1, 2019 - May 24, 2019
Selected as one of only eight students for an intensive three-month art residency program, delving into diverse disciplines such as illustration, painting, story development, and storyboarding, honing skills alongside industry experts.
Continuing Arts Education at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
September 4, 2024 - December 24, 2024
Illustration, Digital Art, Comic Art

Qualifications

Brad Koerner Memorial Scholarship in Art Award
September 1, 2022 - December 25, 2022
Summa Cum Laude
September 3, 2019 - May 19, 2024
George Washington University/Corcoran School of the Arts and Design; Minor in Biological Anthropology from GW's Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
Editorial Intern
July 1, 2021 - December 25, 2025
Intern for Fun Factory Press, imprint of Penguin Random House. • Contributed 33% of the content for "Totally Random Facts Volumes I and II," receiving book credit. • Researched and wrote 33% of the content for three upcoming books, generating digital files for publication in 2024/2025. • Actively crafting two future publications on rock formations and dinosaurs.
Illustrator for Cultural Restoration Project
September 1, 2018 - March 30, 2019
Intern for the Repatriation Office, Anthropology Department of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. • Contributed to restoring two 7’ by 7’ archival screens for the Alaskan Tlingit tribe by replicating original illustrations. • Produced digital files of illustrations to facilitate the accurate reproduction of the original artwork by the Tlingit tribe.