Meet Chad Hardin and Adam Munoa

Adam Munoa

Chad Hardin

   Contact information

     Email: Adam Munoa - 10329105@uvu.edu  Chad Hardin - Chad.Hardin@uvu.edu

     Office phone: Chad Hardin (801) 863-6934 (Due to Covid-19 restrictions both Instructors will be teaching off campus and will not be in office).

    Office location: GT 405 (Due to Covid-19 restrictions both Instructors will be teaching off campus and will only hold virtual office hours).

    Office hours: Online by Appointment only

    Welcome Statement

Welcome students! Art 2260 Introduces the digital illustrator/painter to software programs such as Adobe Photoshop and Procreate in order to create digital paintings that have the feel of traditional mediums like oil, gouache and acrylic. In today's illustration market it is essential that students are able to work at the speed and flexibility that digital mediums allow. We will develop these skills on assignments that are fun, engaging and increase in complexity as the semester progresses. Upon successful completion of the course students will each have a digital portfolio ready to share with peers instructors and potential employers. So dust of those styluses and get ready to paint with some pixels!  

   Education and Experience

Adam Munoa:

MFA University of Hartford

BFA Utah Valley University

Adam is a dynamic, Salt Lake based, character illustrator working out of his home studio. His love of pop culture, comic books and Looney Tunes have heavily influenced his work over the years. He has worked in the video game, interactive children’s book, and live action film markets. Adam also works as an adjunct professor teaching digital painting and other critical thinking drawing classes at Utah Valley University. He is now hard at work, creating his own visual IP’s while still collaborating with others to help realize their artistic and visual goals.

Chad Hardin:

MFA: Academy of Art University

BFA: Southern Utah University 

Chad Hardin was born and raised in Las Vegas Nevada. He studied Art at Southern Utah University where he graduated with a Bachelor’s in Illustration and later received his MFA from the Academy of Art University San Francisco. In 2005 he quit his full time job in videogames to pursue drawing comics freelance. In 2006 he began working for both DC and Marvel Comics. His work has been seen on such titles as Amazing Spider-Man Family, Web of Spider-Man, Anti-Venom, Reign in Hell, The Spirit, The Warlord, Zatanna, and Demon Knights. In 2013 Chad became the Artist on DC’s New 52 hit title Harley Quinn with Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti. Harley Quinn #1 for DC’s Rebirth event became one of the best selling comics of 2016. Chad continues to Freelance in comics and teaches full time at Utah Valley University.