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 illustration specialising in Fiction, Fantasy and Science Fiction.

Qualifications

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

EXHIBITIONS

3D work displayed at Riverside Studios as part of Art by Young People (April 2000)

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

Commissioned Work

Illustration

Front cover illustration for Anglo Asian Odontological Group fund raising brochure for Wood Lane School

Christmas card for William Morris Academy which raised funds for various AIDS charities

Christmas card for a dental practice entitled "Surfing Santa"

Commissioned by Kavo Ltd to produce six drawings of technical products for display.

Cover drawing for "Practical Dentistry Series" published April 2000, The MGDS Compendium by Rila Publication Ltd, London.

ISBN 1 899839 04

Six Line Drawings including a complex Facebow and Articulator (Dental Equipment) for Article on "Occlusion and Articulation" in CPD Dentistry Journal, September 2000. CPD Dentistry 2000; 1 (2): 62-67.

ISBN 1468-165X

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

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

Graphic Design

Designed a Court of Arms (2006)

Other sources of art and design

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

Experience

Software

Adobe Photoshop CS 3 and Painter X, Abode Illustrator CS 3, In-Design CS, Dreamweaver CS3 and Flash MX 2004

Skills

Printmaking: Silkscreen, Etching, Lino cut

Developing skills: Web Design (html and CSS), 3D Imaging (using Maya PE) and Animation

Well, that's it really.

I hope that you will enjoy the rest of the website.

Please contact me if you are interested in my work

I look forward to hearing from you