About the author

Dr. Jorge Paricio is a Full Time faculty in the Interior Design Department at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online Division where he has taught since 2006. He has specialized in teaching rendering both using digital and freehand techniques and has more than fifteen years of teaching experience.

He is also a visiting lecturer at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and in the past he has also taught at Pratt Institute, Parsons School of Design, The Art Institute of Colorado in Denver and the Istituto Europeo di Design.

Dr. Paricio has also worked as a product, exhibit, furniture and packaging designer for large and small companies in the US and in Europe.

He holds a PhD degree in Fine Arts, a Master's Degree in Industrial Design and a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts. He is a member of the Interior Design Education Council (IDEC), the Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI) and the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). He is an avid drawer and is passionate about rendering, painting and drawing.

He can be contacted via email at pariciopaint@gmail.com