Robin Brancher

Basically, I’m hooked on Photoshop! I work from home and have worked all over London, and with a whole host of people too, from authors, art directors to musicians. However, and sadly with the latter, none of that really pays, but even so, I still religiously busy myself with Heavy Metal art. My other passion is book jacket concepts. This is very much an exciting area of digital art, and in the same way as album cover design, the possibilities are endless. Below you can find another side to my digital world, a small commercial history of a guy with Wacom tab pen in hand, as I doubt I’ll ever put it down?! Chin chin readers.Creative artworking • Retouching • Web work.Specialising in complete finished artwork, retouching, and digital artwork.Industries: Advertising • Publishing • Music Industry.Primary Applications: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat.Secondary Applications: Muse, After Effects.Retouching:Packshot retouching to full on compositing, book jacket design, and creation, Photoshop visualising, working with images downloaded from Shutter Stock for example, then working up ideas into a layout than on to finished art. Retouching digital components, for use within Muse, or After Effects.Creating artwork for a variety of communications material to include:Advertising, POS, Branding and Marketing projects and campaigns. Working on a variety of different projects covering typography, retouching designs, layouts, and illustrations. Creating artwork of the highest standard within customer guidelines. Ensuring that all artwork is delivered according to brand and corporate identity guidelines. Adapting artwork based on client, art director, and account teams feedback. Creating print ready artwork for use by various departments. Preparing layouts, formatting text and preparing files for printers, checking InDesign artworks for final high res PDF output. Working to short deadlines and fast turnaround times.Webwork and digital components:Web development, animated gifs, web banners, teaser videos, static music videos, and videos. I have a good working knowledge of creating web-based artwork. I have designed and built web banners, and have built fully blown web sights too. Using Adobe Muse, Photoshop, Illustrator and originally Adobe GoLive!After Effects:After being asked to produce a thirty-second teaser video. I started making major inroads with Adobe After Effect. I can design and create short snappy video ads, or four to five-minute promotional videos edited together with your images, sound files, external video footage, album cover art, or any desired promotional collateral. Learning new Adobe software and discovering new techniques that open up even more possibilities has always appealed to me.Summary of Qualifications.20+ years experience in Artwork, Creative Artwork, Retouching and visualising in various sectors to include: Advertising, Publishing and the music industry. Working on, sales promotion, digital content production, interactive PDF’s and pitch work to name but a few. Plus more recently web-based art as well as cinematic advertising.Agencies:AMV BBDO, Saatchi & Saatchi (Charlotte Street) Y&R, Hornall Anderson, Campaign Works, FitFlop, DLKW Lowe, VCCP, FKC, Black And White Thinking, TBWA, Result Customer Communications, NWP, Splash London, NOW, St Lukes, Iris London, Ruby Agency, Ogilvy, RMP, Tag, Hogarth, CHI, Leo Burnett, J Walter Thompson, Redcell.Clients:English Heritage, Pizza Hut, Legal & General, Martin McColl, Nissan, Butlins, Barratt Homes, Blackberry, Lloyds, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, BT, Walkers, Sony, Sony Ericsson, Coca-Cola, Shell, Adidas, Guinness, Mars, NHS, Mercedes Benz, O2, Halifax, Vauxhall, WHSmith, BP, Burger King, Blockbuster, UEFA, Homebase, Gillette, Threadneedle Insurance and Investments, Fullers Beer, Cyril Sweet, Focus DIY & Gardening.