
Dire Wolf Digital LLC | Junior Illustrator/Concept Artist
Denver, United States of America
May 2012 - April 2016
-
Created over 160 illustrations for projects including Elder Scrolls Legends TCG and Eternal TCG
-
Created character and environment concepts for use in card illustrations and game play
-
Helped establish the style for characters, creatures and environments of mobile and board games
-
Made revisions and paint overs of existing card images created by interns and external artists
-
Responsible for establishing relationships with faculty and students from art schools in Denver area for Internship recruiting purposes
-
Gave various demos, lectures and presentations on illustration for trading card games to art students
-
Responsible for reviewing portfolios submitted by art students for internship program
-
Participated in the interview process for prospective interns
-
Mentored illustration students during art internships to further develop their artistic skills
-
Created various lessons and exercises aimed to improve aspects of students’ artistic skills
Dire Wolf Digital LLC | Artist Intern
May 2011 - May 2012
Denver, United States of America
-
Created full color illustrations for the online trading card game Mystic Warlords of Ka’a.
-
Created concept art for characters and creatures for use in card illustrations
-
Made revisions of existing card images created by external artists
Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design | Student Learning Center Tutor
August 2010 - April 2012
Denver, United States of America
-
Tutored fellow students in digital Illustration techniques, traditional illustration techniques, drawing, art history and writing
-
Lead 3 separate sections of art history labs consisting of 15-20 students each
-
Responsible for creating a 15 week syllabus for art history labs
-
Worked with art history instructors to coordinate information presented in labs
-
Responsible for keeping track of students attendance for each lab and reporting to instructor for grading purposes
-
Reviewed material from previous art history lesson for 1 hour with each lab each week
Skills
-
10+ years of experience with Adobe Photoshop for digital illustration and concept art
-
4+ years of experience with Zbrush, 3D printing and 3D print preparation
-
Mold making using silicone and plaster
-
Casting using various resins, plastics and silicones
-
Working knowledge of MoDo, Sketchup, DAZ, Clip Studio Paint, Sketchbook Pro, Blender, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign and Keyshot
-
Background in traditional painting, drawing and sculpting media
Education
BFA Illustration | Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design
Denver, United States of America
August 2008- April 2012
-
Graduated Summa Cum Laude