HELLO! ✧
Hi! I'm Rachel Eaton, also known by Rayleearts. I'm an illustrator and designer based in Michigan, and I'm thoroughly obsessed with fantasy and creating anything that makes the world feel a little more magical.
I studied graphic design, but I've been doing illustration for as long as I can remember. I graduated with my bachelor's just in time for a global pandemic (yay!) so I decided to try freelancing. I've been running an online shop since, and I also upload exclusive art on my Patreon. Currently, I'm illustrating and writing my webcomic Realta on Webtoon. It started as a fun side project on Webtoon Canvas, until it was picked up to become a Webtoon Original.
I also enjoy pottery, gaming, exploring forests, reading, and petting my baby cat Kiki amongst my collection of swords, woodwind instruments, and graphic novels.
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EDUCATION
2016-2020 | Madonna University B.A. in Graphic Design with Highest Honors
EXPERIENCE
August 2021 - Current | Comic Artist and Writer - WEBTOON ORIGINALS
2022 - Current | Self-Employed
2022, 2024 | Freelance Illustration for Penguin Random House
June 2024 | Featured Artwork in DAMES Art Book
May 2022 | Featured Artwork in Nova & Mali's Classics But Make it Gay
December 2020 | Freelance Designer - Farmington Community Library
March 2019 - May 2020 | Marketing Intern - Madonna University
January 2017 - March 2019 | Web Services Intern - Madonna University
PROGRAM SKILLS
Adobe - Photoshop, Indesign, Acrobat, Illustrator
Procreate
Clip Studio Paint
EXHIBITIONS
June 2024 | Witch's Market - Ferndale MI
April 2024 | Whimsical Woodlands - Bloomfield Hills MI
October 2019 | Detroit Institute of Arts | Dia de los Muertos Exhibit
December 2018, October 2019 | Juried Art Exhibitions | Madonna University
AWARDS
2020 - Ernest I. Nolan Award
2019 - Conrad Hilton Foundation Scholarship
2018- Anthony and Joan Nardi Scholarship
2018- Brocki/Poniatkowski&I&A Ponte Memorial Scholarship