Jayel Draco

Jayel Draco, is a multi-disciplinary visual artist who graduated from The School of Visual Arts in Manhattan in 2003 with a BFA in Illustration, and continued his arts education at Hofstra University and Parsons School of Design. Over the past decade he has done freelance work as an art director, illustrator, animator, graphic designer, VFX technician, and web designer on a variety of multimedia projects. His animation work for Wagner's Die Walkure (conducted by James Levine and directed by Robert LePage) was shown at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, and his animation work for Marvel's Astonishing X-Men (written by Joss Whedon, illustrated by John Cassaday, and directed by Neal Adams) was projected onto the side of a building in Union Square at MarvelFest. Recently he has been under the employ of Neal Adams Continuity Studios as a web designer, animator, and VFX technician and also continues to work on freelance projects.