Casey Walters Professional Portfolio
Photographer, graphic designer, and project manager! Student Affairs / Higher Education Experience!
BETA VERSION
In middle school, I took my first graphic design class where I started learning Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign along with design principles. In High School, I took higher level graphic communication classes at Fox Valley Career Center where I continued to build my skills and learn areas such as booklet printing, screen printing, and working with clients. In 2026 I will complete my Bachelors Of Science in Creative Technologies (CTK) at Illinois State University (ISU). In the CTK program, I've continued to expand my skills and experience in team/group work, Animation, 3D Modeling, Digital Painting, Web Design, Game Design, and Graphic Design among many other skills. I've also enjoyed doing Photography for a long time and more recently started doing Event Photography. I love taking photos and editing RAW files in Lightroom or shooting 35 mm film on my 90's Minolta camera. During my time at ISU, I've also worked in many areas such as Housing, Orientation, and Co-Teaching.Learn more about my work experience on my LinkedIn and explore my creative projects on this site.
Education / Infographics
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I've created a variety of curriculum for ISU's intro seminars from when I was co teaching them, including the growth mindset worksheet. Investigating college student mental health and engagement lead to some intriguing infographics I've created.
Maya 3D Modeling/Animation
For Creative Technologies 380 Maya/3D Modeling we had to model and animate a scene based on a painting. I love how my textures came out and the overall feeling/lighting of the animation. It very well connects to the original painting. Referenced from: Amiria GaleFor Creative Technologies 380 Maya/3D Modeling I created a solar system then textured and animated it. I love the different lighting settings I was able to experiment with and the complex camera/object movements I created.I also modeled a tea set in Maya which came out very nicely taking a spin on it with an electric kettle.
Event Photos
I've done a variety of event photography such as coffee house open mics with Illinois State University's Music Business Organization. I love being able to experiment with different perspectives and fine tune lighting in RAW edits.
Adobe After Effects and Animate
For Creative Technologies 377 Motion Graphics I recorded various stairs/walking video around Illinois State University's campus and added text with positive messages. I really enjoy seeing the text appear on the sidewalk or within the stairs and the large variety of campus I covered.For Creative Technologies 377 Motion Graphics I created assets in Illustrator then animated them In After Effects. I also edited my original voice recording in Audition to fit it to the characters and add a phone call effect. I overall really enjoy how the comedy sketch came out. Inspired by: GPlusAnimation
Digital Painting
I have some experience working with a Wacom Tablet and applications such as Photoshop to create digitally painted artwork. I really enjoy how my collaged work has come out. One of my drawings was inspired by Adele's Hello.
Portraits
