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Mara Aum

Artist | Designer | Creator | Educator

14837 W. Escondido Dr. N | Litchfield Park, AZ 85340-2740 | 480-825-2740 | [email protected]

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Nike Advertisement | 2007

TokyoPop inc. & Nike

After coloring 7 pages for a

Japanese Nike Advertisement,

Nike asked for an additional page.

The original artist was unable to

make the 8 hour deadline. Thus,

I was asked to provide it in his

stead. This is the result.

All the line art was done by hand

on smooth paper with pencil, pen &

ink. The image was then scanned

into the computer and colored with

Adobe Photoshop.

This piece was published in

various magazines throughout

Japan.

Mara Aum



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Gladstone’s School for World Conqurors

2012

Image Comics

Illustration for the guest gallery for Volume 2,

showcasing “girl power” themes. This image

features the main females protagonists Ghost

Girl & Mummy Girl.

All the line art was done by hand on smooth

paper with pencil, pen & ink. The image was

then scanned into the computer and colored

with Adobe Photoshop.

Mara Aum



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Monica Pink: Pet Shrink | 2013

Sainted Media

This is a selection of the images done for

the children’s book based on an award

winning short film of the same name. Did 25+ illustrations, the cover, and designed

all characters and environments to the

specifications of the author.

All the line art was done by hand on

smooth paper with pencil, pen & ink. The

image was then scanned into the computer

and colored with Adobe Photoshop.

Mara Aum



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Diviar & Yan Mei | 2013EUSA Art Exhibition - Edinburgh University

All the line art was done by hand on smooth paper with pencil, pen & ink. The

final image (bottom) and concept design (right) was then scanned into the computer and colored with Adobe Photoshop.

This image won entry into the EUSA Art Exhibition - Edinburgh University 2013.

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C.o.G. (Chronicles of Genius) 2013

These are potential covers for

the steampunk comic book series

C.o.G. (Chronicles of Genius) I am

currently developing. I am doing

all aspects of this comic series:

Writing, pencils, inking, coloring,

and lettering.

C.o.G. (Chronicles of Genius) is

a quirky steampunk adventure

romance featuring a genius

inventor, Myles Ballantyne, as he

struggles with love, rival inventors,

and his sister’s dinner parties.


on smooth paper with pencil, pen &

ink. The image was then scanned

into the computer and colored

with Adobe Photoshop. Logo was

designed separately, all digitally.

Mara Aum



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Des

ignReign Over Destiny | 2006Make-A-Wish Foundation

& TokyoPop Inc.

I was selected by Tessa Weyh to help

fulfill her wish through the Make-A-Wish

Foundation and TokyoPop to adapt

her short fantasy story into a 20 page

comic.

Created a 27 page series production

bible. Drew character designs, cover and key art, laid out cover design, and

created masthead title. I drew complete

interior art, including pencils, inks

and tones, lettered and placed word

balloons. Project completed in one

month.


smooth paper with pancil, pen & ink.

The image was then scanned into

the computer and colored with Adobe

Photoshop. Logo and cover design

done in Adobe Illustrator, and interior

art toned with Manga Studio and

lettered with Adobe InDesign.

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esign

Fever Medicine | 2012

University of Edinburgh

Law School

By Shawn Harmon

This is a selection of the images

done for the illustrated novel

Fever Medicine. I did 40+

illustrations along with 2 other

artists who provided additional

artwork. I also did all graphic

design work for the entire work

for publication.

Fever Medicine is a cyberpunk

story written by Dr. Shawn

Harmon for the University of

Edinburgh about medical ethics.


on smooth paper with pencil,

pen & ink. The image was then

scanned into the computer and

colored with Adobe Photoshop.

Mara Aum



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St. Andrew | 2014

Sainted Media

Images done for the children’s book based on an award

winning short animated film of the same name. Did 25+ illustrations, the cover, and designed all characters and

environments to the specifications of the author. Also included is a digital map that chronicled the journey of St.

Andrew & his bones.

All the line art was done digitally in Manga Studio and


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PiLam Logo | 2002

Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity

MIT Chapter

Logo done for MIT fraternity,

Pi Lambda Phi. Logo still used

by the MIT chapter on outgoing

correspondences.

All art was done digitally in Adobe

Photoshop & Illustrator.

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ignVarious Logo Designs

This is a selection of logo designs I have done for

various titles.

All Logos were done using a combinations of hard

media (pen & ink, brush, splatter), which was scanned into the computer, manipulated in Adobe

Photoshop and Illustrator.

Mara Aum



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esign

C.o.G. (Chronicles of Genius) | 2013

This is a selection of

the various design and

visual schematics of

the objects, vehicles

and weapons in the

C.o.G. comic book

series. The entire

world was realized

before the sequential

art was made.

All the line art was

done by hand on

smooth paper with

pencil, pen & ink.

The image was

then scanned into

the computer and

completed with Adobe

Photoshop and

Illustrator.

Mara Aum



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esign

Monica Pink: Pet Shrink | 2013

Sainted Media

Animal concept designs for

a children’s book done to the

specifications of the author.


smooth paper with pencil, pen & ink.

The image was then scanned into

the computer and colored with Adobe

Photoshop.

Mara Aum



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Decorative DesignDecorative designs, created to adorn items and people for

merchandizing purposes.


on smooth paper with pencil,

pen & ink. The image was then

scanned into the computer and


Mara Aum



Adventures of CG!

May 2008

TokyoPop Inc. &

CosmoGirl Magazine,

Hearst Publishing Inc.

This comic strip was

from a national magazine

geared for teenage

girls. It told the daily

adventures of college

student CG and her

friends as they deal with

life, love, and social

issues faced by its

readers.

All the line art was done

by hand on smooth

paper with pencil, pen

& ink. The image was

then scanned into the

computer and toned

in Manga Studio and

lettered in Adobe

Photoshop.

Sequ

entia

l Art

Mara Aum



C.o.G.

(Chronicles of Genius) Issue #1 | 2013

Interior pages for the

steampunk comic book

series C.o.G. (Chronicles

of Genius).


by hand on smooth paper

with pencil, pen & ink.

The image was then

scanned into the computer

and colored with Adobe

Photoshop and Lettered

with Adobe InDesign.

Sequ

entia

l Art

Mara Aum



Silky Pink | 2008

TokyoPop Inc.

Online comic published

through the now defunct

TokyoPop.com. I did

all aspects to this

project, from script, to

art, to lettering, to final exporting.


by hand on smooth

paper with pencil, pen

& ink. The image was

then scanned into the

computer and toned

in Manga Studio and

lettered in Adobe

Photoshop.

Sequ

entia

l Art

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