Summary
I am a Seattle-based freelance concept artist, illustrator, and storyteller.
I have worked closely with individual creators, animation studios, and AAA game companies on multi-million dollar IPs, providing my unique vision to generate fresh and exciting imagery.
My mission is to craft artwork that is original, stylish, and deeply meaningful, aiming to explore and communicate profound themes about the human experience and its strange, beautiful expressions.
Skills
Software proficiency
Experience
- Character Concept Artist at Firewalk StudiosSeattleSeptember 2022 - November 2024
Character Concept Artist on Concord
- Blue-sky ideation
- Character exploration sketching
- Orthographic Drawings
- Costume and prop design
- Hard-surface and weapon design
- Cross-discipline communication aimed at developing usable character designs for Unreal Engine - Concept Artist at Non Player CompanyJanuary 2022 - June 2022
- Tasked with concepting hard-surface designs for use in sci-fi game
- Worked closely in small team with designer/director to develop the look and feel of game robotics and structure exteriors/interiors
- Provided artwork at several levels of completion, ranging from rapid thumb-nailing, refined sketches, 3D models built in Blender, and finished orthographic schematics with material call- outs ready for modeling - Illustrator at West StudioLos Angeles, United States of AmericaJuly 2021 - September 2021
- Produced original artwork to meet the needs and style requirements of the client
-Collaborated and received feedback from the Art Director to refine artwork
- Provided artwork at several levels of completion, ranging from black and white concepts to full-color illustrations - Freelance Visual Development Artist at Powerhouse Animation StudiosApril 2021 - June 2021
Creature designer on Skull Island
- Unpacked prompts, conducted detailed research, and worked with client to develop interesting and original creature artwork for the animated series
- Communicated frequently with art team to progress designs from initial sketches to finished, show-ready creature drawings - Freelance Visual Development Artist at Powerhouse Animation StudiosJune 2020 - August 2020
Character, creature, and prop designer on Heaven's Forest
- Worked closely with client to find original design solutions for sci-fi/fantasy creatures and characters within an Indofuturistic setting.
- Provided detailed, full-color artwork of assets at each level of development, from rough sketches to finished digital renderings. - Grading Team Member at Watts Atelier of The ArtsEncinitas, CAMarch 2018 - April 2019
- Analyzed and critiqued student work at all skill levels to promote artistic growth and progress
- Provided in-depth feedback and assigned grades
- Specialized in head construction and form rendering - Creative Assistant at Anomaly ProductionsLaguna Hills, CAJanuary 2017 - August 2017
- Staged and arranged scenes for comic book frames
- Posed characters, creatures, and props for effective and compelling storytelling
- Handled, sculpted, and modified 3D assets in ZBrush for use in Poser software
- Sketched and conceptualized characters for studio merchandise