Shane Rebenschied graduated from the Art Center College of Design in 1998 with an emphasis on traditional and digital media. Since then his work has appeared in the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles and New York annuals, as well as numerous national and international publications and advertising campaigns. He is a fan of old paper and stains, and he can often be found staring at pieces of corroded, rusted metal. Shane is a professional freelance illustrator, Macromedia Flash designer/developer/consultant, and author living somewhere in the Arizona desert. Shane is currently the "Photoshop Guide" at InformIT.com and is also the author of Photoshop Elements 2 Hands-On Training. He maintains an online illustration portfolio at http://www.blot.com and is a partner in the interactive design firm Cloudforge (http://www.cloudforge.com).
Past clients include BBC, Maxim Magazine, Scholastic, D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles, Tor, Harper Collins, Harlequin, Hodder Headline Plc, Summertime Publishing, Harcourt Brace, Ziff Davis, Hanley-Wood LLC, Spirit IC, Backpacker Magazine, X-Files Magazine, McGraw-Hill, Vanderbilt University, Flashforward, Phoenix New Times, Miami New Times, San Francisco Weekly, and Cleveland Scene.