Leila del Duca
e: leiladelduca@gmail.com

Portfolio Originally from Montana, I happily reside in Denver, Colorado, Enthusiastic and ambitious about comics and visual storytelling, I graduated from the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in 2007 with a BFA in Illustration. Intent on becoming a comic book penciller and inker, I place emphasis on clear storytelling, crisp pencils, and visually enticing line work. My illustration experience ranges from traditional to digital mediums with a wide variety of subject matter, science fiction and fantasy being recurring themes. Résumé Here you will find my education and work history,including published work, speaking events, and teaching gigs. Comics In June of 2011 I self-published my first comic anthology, called "The Fox Witch and Other Tales." All six stories are online for you to read for free! Also online is my 24-Hour Comic, "Dream of Green." Blog Sporadically updated and highlighting newly-finished art, upcoming events, and general thoughts when I feel like writing.. Assorted Foliage Most days I do warm-up sketches that usually turn out horrific. Sometimes they're better than others. Either way, I often post them on my Tumblr, Assorted Foliage. Deviant Art Like I don't already have enough outlets to post my art... Facebook Or Friend Face, My Face, Face Space, or the Vortex of Lost Time and Space.   Copyright Leila del Duca, 2011 Website design inspired by Luke Williams

Work Experience Big Head Press / Fort Collins, Colorado Sequential Artist Responsible for creating six pages of pencilled, inked, and gray-toned sequential pages every month, efficiently, and without compromising artistic integrity, for the webcomic, "Escape From Terra." Written by Sandy Sandfort and scripted by Scott Bieser, I strive to produce visually engaging page layouts while working within specific page dimensions, pushing my design and storytelling skills in a direction which best illustrates the events taking place. May 2010 to current Anasasi Comics / Denver, Colorado Sequential and Concept Artist Provided clean, detailed pages of sequential art and unique character designs for optically intriguing worlds and personalities. Working under the editor, art director, and company founder, Jeremy Lee, I have been responsible for creative development, page layouts, and pencilling sequentials on two projects, "Black Rose War," and "Far Side of Night." May 2010 to October 2011 Cellar Door / Denver, Colorado Art Director and Illustrator Worked along side Michael William Prince, Literary Editor, on the first issue of the Denver-based arts and literary book, Cellar Door, recruiting and communicating with artists, offering constructive critical feedback on illustrations, creating a company logo, and designing the first volume, "One," in Adobe InDesign. April 2010 to March 2011 Education Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Bachelor of Fine Arts Illustration Class of 2007, Summa Cum Laude Speaking Engagements Talk and Draw with Leila del Duca Hosted by Jose Medina Illiterate Gallery, Denver, CO May 26, 2011 High School Sequential Art Class Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver, CO July 18 - 22, 2011 Gorinto Comic Book Reading with Lonnie Allen, Noah van Sciver, and Sam Spina Hosted by Corey Elbin Mercury Cafe, Denver, CO September 28, 2011 Qualifications Graphite pencil Pen and ink (Crow quill, sable brush, rapidiograph) Ink wash Adobe Creative Suite

Published Work Books Cellar Door: Unraveling, 2011 Low Roller, 2011 The Fox Witch and Other Tales, 2011 Self-published The Fox Witch, 2010 The Rehearsal, 2010 Pyrokinetic Oblivious, 2010 The Middle Path, 2010 Ennui, 2011 Captain Capital, 2011 Cellar Door: One, 2010 Mrs. Voodoo, 2010 The God on His Mountain, 2010 Time Warp Comics 24-Hour Comic Challenge Anthology 2010 Pyrokinetic Oblivious, 2010 Cheesecake!, 2009 Peppermint Candy Cane Cheesecake, 2009 24 Hour Comics People 3: Rise of the Machines, 2009 A Dream of Green, 2009 Tales to Oddify, 2009 The Monkey's Flask, 2009 Magazines Metrosphere, Vol. 29, 2011 Interior cover, 2010 Westword, May 6-12, Vol. 33, Num. 36 Cover, Dark Star Rising, 2010 Tales of the Talisman, Vol. V, Issues 2 - 4 The Boundary, 2009 Sideshow by the Sea, 2009 The Sigil of Komashin, 2010 Web Escape From Terra, Ongoing since May 2010 Pencils, inks, and colors, 2010 - 2011