Darshan Raja Rayan

About Me

Welcome to the html version of my website which I have created. If you want to see the flash version of my earlier website, then click here.

I'm currently building my portfoilo mainly of concept art for video games as well as book illustrator.

Employment Experience

Nov 2010 - Present: Digital Project Team Assistant - Full Time, Hao2.eu

In my current role, I work on creating 3D objects in Second Life. The job is to teach and inspire children with ASC (Autistic Spectrum Condition) how to create in Second Life and help them become more confident in real life. I create my own ideas and concepts art ideas for their projects and clients

Oct 2008 - April 2011 Administrator - Part Time, The National Autistic Society

Duties include: data-entry using in-house database, managing large mail out, filing and photocopying

Nov 2007 - Oct 2008 Communications and Marketing - Part Time, Harley Street Dental Practice

Duties included: dental drawings and designing brochures for the practice

Nov 2007 - Oct 2008: Caring for ill family member

Qualifications

2009

The University of the Arts London (Central St Martins)

Attendance Certificate in Character Design for Animation (Short Course)

AT&F Solutions: Training for Success (Run by The National Autistic Society)

Certificate of Achievement in Health and Safety Essentials

Cavendish College

Certificate in Maya (Short Course)

2008

University College for the Creative Arts at Farnham

BTEC Professional Award: Entrepreneurship and Creative Business Start Up

The University of the Arts London (Chelsea College of Art and Design)

Attendance Certificate in Life Drawing (Short Course)

Attendance Certificate in Perspective Drawing (Short Course)

2003-2006

Kingston University

BA Hons: Illustration and Animation

2002-2003

The London Institute ('The University of the Arts') Chelsea College of Art and Design

BTEC Diploma:Foundation Studies Art and Design

Commissioned Work

Illustration

2011 - Illustrations for The National Autistic Society used in an after diagnosis booklet

2010 - Illustration for The National Autistic Society used in a welcome booklet

2009 - Illustration for The National Autistic Society "Annual Review 2008/9"

2009 - Book cover design for Nineteenth century American Medical Missionaries in Jaffna, Ceylon with special reference to Samuel Fisk Green by Thiru Arumugam. Published by MV Publications. ISBN: 978-0-646-52090-2

2008 - Drawings for the publication Occlusion and Articulation for the Royal College of Surgeons of England FGDP Implant course

2004 - 2010 - Done a variety of Christmas cards for a dental practice

2003 - Compilations of my drawings were used in an Internet Virtual Reality College demonstration programme

1996 - 2000 - Produced various illustrations for various Dental Magazine Publications such as Rila Publishing Ltd. Also did illustrations for card for a college and a dental even

Graphic Design

Designed a Court of Arms (2006)

Other sources of art and design

2000-2008 - Several drawings used for various lectures on PowerPoint for diploma programmes at the Royal College of Surgeons' courses

2006 - Commissioned by Rila (a small publishing firm) to produce storyboards for a music video

EXHIBITIONS

2009 - Painting displayed at Pall Mall Galleria as part of a competition (I Exist) run by The National Autistic Society. I achieved Highly Commended Award.

2008 - Paintings displayed at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP as part of their Diversity Week

2008 - 2D Paintings and 3D object were displayed at Hoffmann Foundation for Autism (autism heroes theme)

2006 - Some of my degree show was displayed at the Coningsby Gallery

Skills

Design Software

Second Life and Imprudence (for Hao2.eu work), Painter X and Adobe Master Collection CS5 (Beginner proficiency)

IT

Google Docs, Skype, Microsoft Word, Citrix (NAS in-house database), Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Internet (Facebook, Twittter, Flickr and Wordpress) and Email (Gmail, Microsoft Outlook and Hotmail). Mac OSX and PC user

Other Interests

3D model making using New Clay

Travelling

Softball (played for The National Autistic Society team), Football and Cricket

Music (listening as well as creating with Apple Soundtrack 1.5 and Apple GarageBand 3.0.4)

Well, that's it really.