Rodrick Ruano

I am a results-driven art graduate from the University of Florida passionate about developing visual stories and working within commercial and fine arts. I demonstrate excellent adaptability to new programs and settings, and excellent ability to receive and respond to feedback. I am self-disciplined and deadline-oriented, and I am capable of self-starting projects.

Business Owner

Self Employed

~ 07/2022 - Ongoing

• Created an art business selling hand-illustrated crafts
• Illustrated and sold over 1,000 units of hand-illustrated printed media (cards, pins,

stickers, etc.)

• Raised over $12,000 in donations for my first tarot deck project by connecting with supporters via TikTok and Instagram
• Designed and organized my entire website
• Designed my business logo, banner, business cards, etc.
• Acted as my own social media manager, editing and posting several videos or images weekly throughout Instagram and TikTok to promote my products
• Approved for and worked under the TikTok Creator Fund
• Organized and sent monthly newsletters to over 1,000 recipients via my website

Freelance Artist

Self Employed

~ 11/2017 - Ongoing

• Worked on at least one independent storyboard a month, making character sheets, environmental designs, and scripts for the projects
• Collaborated with voice actors to act out dialogue in animatics
• Worked on up to five separate illustrative commissions monthly, keeping consistent contact with clients and communicating deadlines
• Created commission sheets with self-determined prices, updated annually
• Studied existing artstyles from comics and showsto create faithful adaptations
• Designed tattoos for clients
• Studied tattoo design theory, gaining perspective from a unique art source

Graphic Novelist

University of Florida Undergraduate Thesis

~ 08/2020 - 04/2021 + Gainesville, Florida The Atomic Rise and Fall of One Radea Gaga, a rock opera told via comic book

• Single-handedly wrote, illustrated, colored, printed, and hand-bound an original 100 page graphic novel
• Met monthly with up to fifteen peer artists to edit and review graphic novel's process
• Created over ten concept art designs and mood boards for the project
• Created and followed strict weekly deadlines

BFA at the University of Florida with an emphasis in Drawing and a minor in Art History. Graduated Magna Cum Laude.