James Caputo

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James Caputo - Class of 1978 - Tefft Middle School

First Name	James
Last Name	Caputo
Graduation Year	Class of 1978
Gender	Male
Current Location	Winter Park, FL
Hometown	Bradford, PA
Relationship Status	In a Relationship
About Me	I’m an illustrator living in Winter Park, Florida. I can juggle. I don’t like pajamas. I’m a perfectionist. (Does anal retentive have a hyphen?) I love watching movies. I grew up in the Prarie State. I’ve been inside the Great Pyramid. I’m a softball junkie. I’m a wannabe drummer. I like animals. I don’t have favorites of anything. I think the 70’s is the greatest decade. I don’t consider chess boxing a sport. Andrea Mitchell once hired me to create an illustration. I’ve been hang gliding twice. I wish I could eat pizza and cheescake for every meal. I speak conversational Spanish. I don’t like foods with “cream of” in the name. I still fly kites. I own a Brady Bunch lunch box. As a kid, teachers reprimanded me for daydreaming and now I get paid for it! That’s me in a nutshell. I should also add that after years of working in advertising and various design studios, I’ve been working out of my home studio since 2007. Which probably has my neighbors convinced that I’m in witness protection — or I’ve won the lottery. When I’m not squandering my lotto winnings, I create my illustrations digitally with Photoshop using a Wacom Cintiq tablet. And since I love movies, each illustration gives me the chance to feel like I'm developing a small scene. I get to sketch and storyboard the concept, model the characters, design their wardrobe, establish colors, create the props, build the sets, and direct. It’s a dream job! In my free time, I enjoy biking, reading, going to the movies, bowling, an...(read more)