ECHO CHERNIK Artist & Illustrator and Illustrators of the Future Judge - Bio Echo Chernik has more than twenty years of experience as a professional commercial artist in the advertising field, and five years as an instructor of graphics and digital illustration at Pratt Institute, Westchester Community College, Marymount Manhattan and Skidmore CCI. She specializes in art nouveau-influenced poster design, advertisements, package design and book covers. She is a traditionally trained artist\u2014a graduate of Pratt Institute, summa cum laude (President\u2019s Award for Academic Excellence). A traditional background in art focuses on skills such as drawing and painting as well as perspective and color theory. This allows the artist to translate their concept into whatever media best suits the job\u2014resulting in a very versatile artist, who is not limited by any one medium. Some of her clients include Miller, Camel, Coors, Nascar, Trek, Celestial Seasonings Teas, Patrick Rothfuss, Arlo Guthrie, Dave Matthews, The Sheikh of Dubai, Random House, Penguin, Disney, Mattel, Sears, Publix Supermarkets, The Bellagio Resort, The El Conquistador Resort, the US Postal Service, The City of Tokyo, The City of New Orleans, The US Virgin Islands Tourism, The City of Chicago, Hasbro, Catalyst Game Labs, Langnese, Lerche and many others. Chernik is currently working out of her studio and gallery in Bellingham, Washington. When not illustrating, she also enjoys kickboxing, target shooting, volunteering in the community, baking and outings with her daughters. She has been an Illustrators of the Future judge since 2016. Echo's husband is an accomplished artist in his own right, an award-winning author, and an Illustrators of the Future judge and workshop instructor. Find out more at: echo-x.com Incident Review: Grey Alien Conspiracy Better Left Covered Up Humans Centuries Ago Lived Like This Ukraine LIVE: US spy satellites 'detected explosion at dam moments before it collapsed' Astronomers have discovered a new quasi-moon following Earth Viral Video of Helicopters Starting Canadian Fires Sparks Confusion and Debate