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Ron Ackins
Ron Ackins
Freelance Illustrator
Philadelphia, United States

Summary

Illustrator and Graphic Designer with over 16 years of experience creating caricatures, concept art, character design, promotional art and apparel for street wear and lifestyle brands such as Nike, UndrCrwn, Sony Music Entertainment, Roc Nation, Marvel Comics, and Image Comics.

Skills

Concept ArtIllustrationCharacter DesignComic Artapparel design

Software proficiency

Illustrator
Illustrator
Photoshop
Photoshop

Productions

    • Book
      Prophet #41
    • Year
      2013
    • Role
      Illustrator
    • Company
      Image Comics
    • Book
      Uncanny X-Men Special #1
    • Year
      2014
    • Role
      Penciler
    • Company
      Marvel Comics
    • Book
      Moon Knight #13
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Penciler
    • Company
      Marvel Comics
    • Book
      Moon Knight #14
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Penciler
    • Company
      Marvel Comics
    • Book
      Moon Knight #17
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Penciler
    • Company
      Marvel Comics
    • Book
      Prophet Earth War #2
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Illustrator
    • Company
      Image Comics
    • Book
      Prophet Earth War #5
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Cover Artist
    • Company
      Image Comics
    • Book
      Miles Morales: Spider-Man #7
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Penciller
    • Company
      Marvel Comics

Experience

  • Self-employed at Freelance Illustrator & Graphic Designer
    Philadelphia, PA, United States of America
    March 2006 - Present

  • Illustrator, Apparel & Footwear Designer at Mec. Zilla
    Brooklyn, NY, United States of America
    August 2021 - February 2023

    - Gestated conceptual designs, apparel designs, footwear designs and illustrations for an upcoming NFT project conceived and commissioned by Mec. Zilla, a multidisciplinary creative, who has designed, developed and marketed digital and physical products for 20+ years.

    - Assist with day to day tasks to ensure organization and productivity

  • Freelance Illustrator & Designer at Roc Nation
    New York, New York, United States of America
    November 2019 - March 2020

    Conceptualized and completed illustrations and designs for albums, singles and promotional material for reggae recording artist, Buju Banton as well as drill rapper, Fivio Foreign.

  • Freelance Apparel Designer at Beast Mode
    Oakland, CA, United States of America
    October 2019 - October 2019

    Successfully conceptualized and completed several designs in Adobe Illustrator for Marshawn Lynch's leisure and lifestyle brand, Beast Mode.

  • Freelance Illustrator & Graphic Designer at Sony Music Entertainment
    New York, New York, United States of America
    May 2017 - August 2016

    - Conceptualized, designed and executed illustrations for album covers and singles for musical acts like N'sync and Latto.

    - Created a concept design for promotional merchandise, specifically a DJ Khaled bobblehead.

    Illustrations were executed by hand using pencils, Copic Markers & inks and then finalized in Adobe Photoshop.

    - Graphics were created in Adobe Illustrator

  • Freelance Penciler at Marvel Comics
    New York, New York, United States of America
    April 2014 - May 2019

    - Consulted with head editor regarding visual content.

    - Composed scenes and cinematic storytelling through illustrations applied on bristol board

    using pencil.

    - In 2019, five pages were afforded to a collaborative issue of Miles Morales: Spider-Man #7.

    - Completed penciled illustrations for three full issues of monthly title, Moon Knight in 2015. An annual sized issue was also executed for the Uncanny X-Men Special in 2014.

  • Freelance Illustrator & Writer at Image Comics
    Portland, OR, United States of America
    February 2013 - October 2014

    - Wrote and illustrated a five back-up story for Prophet #41 that featured an original story and

    character created by myself in 2013.

    - Constructed a full issue of Prophet Earth War #2 as well as cover art for issue #5, in 2014. All

    art was generated by way of pencil, ink, Copic markers and Photoshop.