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Nobue Takahashi

 

E-mail: ntakahashi1994@gmail.com

English

Japanese

Skills

Photoshop

Watercolor, Gouache Painting

Life Drawing

Patina Paint

Work experience
 

Zoological Illustrator

​2010 - present

 

Freelance illustrator for New York City wildlife conservation  facilities include the Central Park Zoo,Prospect Park Zoo and Queens Zoo.

Responsible for the creation of more than 250 hand-painted illustrations in watercolor and gouache of animals in the zoos. The illustrations consisted of detailed depictions of the animals, sometimes with groups, in their natural habitat in series. The original artwork would be enlarged and painted full display on posters banners, murals, and frequently on description placards located throughout the zoos for visual display and public information. Though research I have obtained in depth knowledge of animals and the process behind image to consumer relationship.

Mural illustrations for Prospect Park Zoo

July 2019-Jan.2020

Presented five kinds of baboons :

Chacma baboon, Guinea baboon, Olive baboon, Yellow baboon, Hamadryas baboon.

Bird ID illustrations for Central Park Zoo

Feb.2018

Three color illustrations for Bird ID

Bird ID illustrations for Central Park Zoo

Oct.2017

Ten color illustrations for Bird ID

Rotunda Panel illustrations for Prospect park Zoo

Feb.2017

Three color illustrations for Wreathed Hornbills

Bird ID illustrations for Central Park Zoo

Mar.2016 

Four color illustrations for Bird ID

Rotunda Panel illustrations for Prospect Park Zoo

Jul.2016

Three color illustrations for Geoffrey Tamarin

Rotunda panel illustrations for Prospect park zoo

Apr.2016

Two color illustrations for Saki 

Bird illustrations for Web site

Feb.2015

Two color illustration for Bird

Rotund panel illustrations for Prospect Park Zoo

Sep.2014

Five color illustrations for Hornbill and background scenery

Animal ID panel illustration for Queens Zoo

Jun.2014

Three color illustrations for Bisons and background scenery

Animal ID panel illustration for Queens Zoo

May 2014

Illustration for Andean Bear with landscape

Animal ID illustration for Queens Zoo

Apr.2014

Illustration for Andean Bear

Animal ID panel illustrations for Queens Zoo

Feb.2014

Two color illustrations for Sandhill Cranes and background scenery

Animal ID illustrations for Queens Zoo

Sep.2013 

Three color illustrations for Two toes Boar

Large Mural illustrations for Prospect Park Zoo

2012

Two illustrations for baboons and background scenery

Window graphics for Prospect Park Zoo

2012

Ten illustrations for Baboons

Console illustrations for Prospect Park Zoo

2012

Three Illustrations for Baboons

Rotund panel illustrations for Prospect Park Zoo

Three illustrations for fish in flooded forest and colored background scenery

Rotund panel illustrations for Prospect Park Zoo

Two color illustrations for Green Iguana and colored background scenery

Rotund panel illustrations for Prospect Park Zoo

Two illustrations forWhite faced Owl and colored background scenery

Rotund panel illustrations for Prospect Park Zoo

Two illustrations for Lettered Aracari and landscape

Animal ID illustrations for Prospect Park Zoo

Three illustrations for Snakes

Aviary panel illustration for Queens Zoo

Nine colored illustrations of local birds

Animal graphic panel for Queens Zoo

Seven color illustrations for horses

Education
 
2010 - present
2010 - present

Kuwazawa Design School, Tokyo, Japan

1985-1988​

Product Design Associate Degree

Art Student League, New York City

1989-1992

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