I enrolled in college design courses and life drawing at Montserrat college of art when I was fifteen. I’ve been using Photoshop and teaching it to others since a sophomore in high school. That was over twenty years ago. After winning the 5th Congressional art award for a watercolor piece that hung in the Capitol building in Washington DC, a scholarship to Savannah College or art and Design, acceptance to Montserrat College of art, I elected to receive my higher education as Mass College of Art and Design, the nation’s oldest publicly funded institute for the arts.
I received a bachelor’s degree in Interrelated media in 2004, after spending my time between the Design and Interactive, time based media disciplines. I’m also an avid digital photographer and have been working in that medium since 1999, pushing the limits of a shoe-box sized point and shoot, since then I’ve upgraded to a DSLR.
In short I pre date Facebook with my prom date removal prowess, and want to use my skills for you.
When I first heard my technical drawing professor proudly exclaim those words I was taken a bit aback. For years, all of us in the room were lauded as talented and essentially based on the acceptance rate of 1 out of roughly 100 applicants we were naturally a talented group, loose math aside.
What shook me to the core, simply was what if I wasn’t naturally skilled? Talent is a aptitude, skills are all about attitude and perseverance. Anyone can learn to draw. Or to paint. It’s a skill. You can paint a barn, or make a painting of a barn. But the technique is a little different you’ll agree. Techniques are learned, expression is inherent. Skills take practice, organization, opportunity, and a whole lot of patience.
I never realized that I was honing my skills until that day. I found the synergy to develop the skills to match my talent, and further my talent by advancing my skills.
You learn something new every day.
I am proficient in Adobe® Creative Cloud®, Specializing in Photoshop®, Illustrator®, and InDesign®. I am supporting member of AIGA (American Institute for Graphic Arts). Also a bit of a crazy typophile and have a great love of typefaces.
I’ve always found myself surrounded myself with talented writers, editors, illustrators, and photographers.
Art is my passion, and, in short my life.
Paul Copello could double as a mind reader…
I was amazed at how, through the process, he actually helped me uncover themes and meanings that I hadn't even seen before.
That's what makes him a true artist. His work leaves a mark that can never be erased…
You are some kind of graphic design God…
The process of self-publishing is quite daunting for any author− especially us newbies. I’m so thankful that I was referred to Paul of Designistrate.com.
… something I never imagined beforehand, came together like magic, perfectly capturing the mood and thesis of my book…