Taylor Braasch
Illustrator
Saybrook, IL
815-791-2546
taylorbraasch_6@hotmail.com
Education
Northern IlIinois University
Dekalb, Illinois
BFA Degree, Illustration
Parkland College
Champaign, Illinois
AFA Degree
May 2016
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Dec 2013
Graduated High Honors
Awards + Achievements
Northern Illinois Transfer Merit Scholarship
Northern Illinois Artistic Merit Scholarship
Parkland Donald Art Merit Scholarship
Parkland Trustees Scholarship
2015
2015
2014
2013
• Appoximately $10,000 rewarded over educational career
Skills
Adobe Photoshop
Digital Photography
Microsoft Powerpoint
Microsoft Word
Adobe Illustrator
Creative Writing
Highly Proficent:
Proficent:
Experience
Freelance Illustrator,taylorbraasch.com
Livestock Caretaker and Showman, Braasch Farms
• Completed commissions for a range of clients
(the Illinois Beef Association, Junior Purebred Swine Association)
• Specializing, but not limited to oil paint, color pencil, ink, and graphite illustrations
• Designed numerous logos and posters for clients in the livestock industry
• Networked and Marketed my art skills online and through personal relationships
• Learned time managment working my own schedule
• Communicated with clients in a timely, professional manner
• Forged a hard work ethic in both a physical and mental sense
• Dedicated my time and passion into hours of training livestock
• Held responsibilities for the well being of numerous animals at a time
• Built lasting relationships with other showmen over show career
Since 2010
Since 2002