Born to be Bold

Illustrator : Cristinam Callister from El Monte, CA

On the Ball, El Monte, CA
(Toy and Novelty Company)
Position: Staff artist/graphic designer (1995 - 1997)

Contributions:
*Conceptual Design
*Illustration
*Graphic Design
*Website graphics and site design
*Packaging design
*Product and property development

Projects:
Milk cap series' (conception, development, illustration):
*The Janglebones
*Mini Monsters
*Galactic Good Guys and Galactic Bad Guys
*The Wierdoids
*Legends of King Arthur
*Cryptographix: apparel line conceptual development and graphics, website development, design and graphics

Slave Labor Graphics, San Jose, CA
(Comic book Publisher)
Position: Comics Creator (1995-1996)

Project:
*Skeleton Girl Comics: conception, writing, illustration, lettering, layout, cover coloring

Freelance illustrator (1994 - present)

Contributions:
Original art according to contract assignments, including:

*Traditional media illustration
*Digital media illustration
*Conceptual art, from scratch and redesigning/developing existing designs
*Character development
*Storyboards
*Graphic design

Projects:
*Magic: the Gathering (for Wizards of the Coast): illustration
*Oriental Adventures (for Wizards of the Coast): illustration
*7th Sea RPG/CCG (for AEG): illustration, graphic design and visual presentation (won Origins Award in 1999)
*Legend of the Five Rings RPG/CCG (for AEG): illustration, graphic design
*Warlord CCG (for AEG): illustration, graphic design, conceptual visual and world design
*Legend of the Burning Sands (for AEG): illustration, graphic design, visual presentation
*Doomtown CCG (for AEG): illustration, graphic design, visual presentation
*3013 (student film): storyboards, conceptual design, costume design
*Aesock (children’s property): illustration, character development
*Deeds feature film (for Applied FX): prop illustration
*Mysteries of the Arcane RPG supplement (for Paradigm Concepts): illustration
* Free Spyrits children’s property (for Critical Hit): conceptual, character, costume and fashion design
*Charm children’s property (for AEG): conceptual design, illustration, visual presentation, market research

Published Work

A lengthy list of gaming publications that my work appears in (under my former name, Cris Dornaus) can be found at the Pen & Paper RPG Database.:

Fine Art Exhibitions

“Celestial Goddesses Obelisk” installation at the Burning Man festival in 2004
“Growth of the Spirit” installation at the Burning Man festival 2006
The Art of Burning Man group show at the Gallery Row Artwalk in 2006, Los Angeles, CA
L.A. Decompression Festivals in 2004, 2005, 2006, Los Angeles, CA
L.A. ArtFest 2005, Los Angels, CA
Chocolate Salon group show at the Wherehouse in downtown Los Angels, CA
Tiny Treasures group show at the Cactus Gallery, Eagle Rock, CA
Calaveras & Diabolitos group show at the Cactus Gallery, Eagle Rock, CA
Women’s Show group show at the Cactus Gallery, Eagle Rock, CA
Solo collage mosaics show at the 2008 Spring Brewery Artwalk, downtown Los Angeles, CA
Solo Illuminated Art show at the Lantern Festival, downtown Los Angeles, CA
Solo Retrospective show at Plump, Glendale, CA
Monthly participation in group shows at the Hive Gallery, downtown Los Angeles
Grand Opening show at the Freedom Gallery in Los Angeles, CA