Summary
I am a senior concept artist / illustrator with 10+ years of experience producing art for many projects in the entertainment industry, including Dungeons & Dragons, Disney, and Fantasy Flight Games. My specialty is as a character concept artist and illustrator, but I have also been in charge of developing logos and UI elements, environment art, pixel art, storyboards, and managing teams as an art director.
My job is to tell impactful visual stories and build memorable worlds.
Besides developing artistic video games at my studio, Red Essence Games, and tackling fun concept art and illustration gigs, I help artists break into the industry they love.
I’m out to prove that an Artist can be a businessman, innovator, and most importantly a means of connection between people.
Skills
Software proficiency
Experience
- Co-Owner, Lead Artist, Story, Game Designer at Red Essence GamesHouston, USMay 2017 - Present
-Created and launched Traveler's Refrain, a Hand Painted, 2D action / RPG using the Unity Game Engine
-Lead Artist / Animator, Programmer, Writer, Designer - Concept Artist at Digital Dimension Entertainment GroupMarch 2022 - May 2022
-Was responsible for creating various concept designs for a Disney+ short film which was launched in 2023 (Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, episode 6 Mukudzei)
- Lead Artist / 2D Animator at Game TacoJanuary 2021 - April 2021
-Worked on a mobile re-release of the classic Atari games, Centipede and Breakout
-Was responsible for re-defining and modernizing the art style to bring in new customers
-Created various 2D pixel assets and animations, and assisted with promotional art - Concept Artist / UI Artist at Luna Wolf StudiosOctober 2020 - March 2021
-Worked closely with project lead to develop the User Interface for the RTS/MOBA hybrid Sheep Tag 2
-Worked on revising the concepts of the Sheep and Wolf characters you play as
-Created the Promotional banner and Logo - Illustrator at Fantasy Flight GamesAugust 2015 - December 2018
Illustrated card art for "A Game of Thrones" trading card game, as well as "The Lord of the Rings" trading card game
- Art Director / Concept Artist at Nectar Game StudiosUnited States of AmericaApril 2014 - May 2017
-Worked as an Art Lead for the Kickstarter Funded cRPG, Project Resurgence.
- Illustrator at Sundance.tvFebruary 2017 - May 2017
-Illustrated 8 paintings for the Sundance TV show, Hap and Leonard
-Illustrations accompanied 2 short stories on Sundance.tv written by the TV show's original novel writer - Comic Book Artist at Rival StudiosMarch 2014 - December 2016
-Illustrated Covers and Interiors for comic as well as created concept art for Characters
-Released issues 1-4 on Comixology.com