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Skills
Photoshop	Maya	Paint Tool Sai	Procreate
Html/CSS	Javascript	Color Theory and the Fundamentals of Art	Critical problem solving

Caleb Nguyen
Concept Artist

As a passionate and innovative concept artist, Caleb brings imagination to life through captivating visuals and storytelling. With a keen eye for detail and a flair for creativity, he transform ideas into stunning visual representations that breathe life into the worlds of entertainment and beyond.

From The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Caleb has honed his skills in the dynamic realm of concept artistry. Drawing inspiration from a diverse range of influences, he blend technical proficiency with a unique artistic vision to create compelling and immersive designs.

About Me
With a successful track record in the industry, Caleb has collaborated with the likes of M.J. Hegar's Digital Team in her run for U.S. Senate; an Artist in Residency for H.E.B. creating large-scale murals; and a commercial artist and book illustrator, to bring forth visually striking concepts that set the stage for memorable experiences.

Professional Journey
Along the way, Caleb worked for three years as a Starbucks Barista, having worked in the highest-profit store in downtown Chicago. Managers and collaborators have given high praise for the fast pace, quick to collaborate and communicate, and thoughtful problem-solving. His portfolio spans across traditional fine arts to different variations of digital art, showcasing versatility and adaptability in meeting the demands of each project. Professors have commended Caleb for his dedication to detail, easy-going nature, and creativity on projects, which have been said as "never before seen in any past classes classes."

Contact Caleb at calebdanguyen@gmail.com to email him now!
calebdanguyen@gmail.com

Experience
Publishing artwork in magazines such as award winning magazine, Whispers.	Collaborating with choir director to create promotional graphics.	Worked for U.S. Senator of Texas hopeful, M. J. Hegar, as intern illustrator on the design team.	Comissioned muralist in Austin, Texas, creating large high quality displays multiple times a year.
Collaborating with a theater director to single-handedly create entire theater set with a large-scale double sided drawn backdrop.	Commercial work and published illustrations.	Designed and coded this portfolio, calebnguyen.com.	Created the game ROADS with javascript and all of the artwork included.

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I'm very proud the hard work put into learning, but it cannot be understated how impactful the people around me have helped.

I'd first like to thank Umbra, who worked hard to create coding for a key function for the portfolio; JavaScript used to create the organized gallery that can display the larger image.

A special thank you to the mentors who have helped me throughout the year, who believed in me and inspired me to pursue art seriously. Professor Suescum, Ms. Carson, Ms. Sherrill, Professor Nick Britz, Professor Brett Balogh, Marlena, and so many more. Art is a scary topic to pursue as a career, and this page wouldn't exist without them.

Update Log/General Notes?

To-do: 
                    - convert all imgur files and upload from local files to github
                    - Give art names and descriptions
                    - Add some old artwork in the About section
                    - Also, finally change the website icon lol

Log:
                    - 1/23: The portfolio is finally presentable! I still need to get input from others for suggestions. I'm worried I have too much redundant work for the "Conceptual" section; there's a lot of art there with similar themes. Does this take away from my flexibility? Same in the case for the Character Art section. I want to make sure I have my best work represented.

Still, I am very happy with the results. It took the span of a year to finally get it established, and I'm so glad it's now a presentable portfolio. Better than using wix!
                    
                    - 12/22: I finally went back to the coding, buckled down, and made a real effort to make it polished and presentable. At first, the layout was going to be copied and pasted for each page, but I found this unfulfilling and bland. There were so many technical and aesthetic goals I wanted to accomplish, and I just had to be satisfied.

- For an extensive period of time, my portfolio remained unfinished and not updated. I saved the coding but stopped using the Raspberry Pi, and my website was offline for a long time.
                    - While asking for input from others, looking for suggestions and feedback, my friend Umbra graciously offered to go through my code. She's amazing. She went through, organized my code, and used JavaScript for the gallery function that uses onClick. Amazing.

- I started adjusting with using local files and transferring them to the web through a server set up with a raspberry pi. While neat, I found this to be ultimately not worth it, but still a great learning experience. The layout structure was made.
                    
                    - Spring Semester of 2022: I started with a simple sketch of four rectangles back-to-back horizontally. I started with filler images of dogs, and played around with the hover attribute. Initially, the idea was that onClick on the rectangle would open up the different pages, but this seemed needlessly complicated.