RESUME

•    Objectives:

To expand my knowledge of art and provide clients with professional-level artwork in a timely manner.

 
CHRISTOPHER YOHE- Freelance Storyboards 2021

• Full storyboards for Christopher Yohe's Short Film THE LOCKET.

BURRITO BURRITO STUDIOS- Freelance Illustrator 2018- Present

• Character Design, Illustration, Comic Book Art.
• Chicago Bulls “Benny” Character Design, Comic Book
• Urbanime- Character Design, Comic Book Art
• Apollo Theater- Artwork

JUST KIDDING FILMS- Freelance Character Design/Box Design  2018

• Character Design and Box Design for SHADY AGENTS card game for popular YouTube channel, Just Kidding Films. Kickstarter fully funded $190,265 of $20K goal to produce the game.

BRAIN ZOO- Freelance Storyboards 2017

• Storyboards on Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Cartoon on Disney XD.

BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT- Colorist 2016

• Colorist on Unreleased 125 page Overwatch comic.

FILM ROMAN Storyboard Revisionist 7/13 - 4/14

• Storyboard Revisionist on Ultimate Spiderman Cartoon on Disney XD.

CRYPTOZOIC Freelance Illustrator 6/12 - 5/13

• Artist on popular DC COMICS sketch cards.

ASPEN COMICS Freelance Illustrator 6/11 - 10/12

• Artist on popular comic book series ”EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT: IRIS” and “SOULFIRE”.

SPINMASTER STUDIOS Freelance Illustrator 11/10 - 12-10

• Artist for internal pitch ideas for toy characters.​

SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA Freelance Illustrator 6/10 – 10/10

• Colorist for cinematic movies for popular video game ”MOTORSTORM:APOCALYPSE”.

ASPEN COMICS/NBC Freelance Illustrator 6/07 – 5/10

• Online comic for the NBC hit show “HEROES”.

PICTURE PLANE IMAGING Freelance Illustrator 11/05 -6/06, 1/08-9/09

• Sketching and illustration for clients such as DISNEY, CHEETOS, HASBRO.

UPPERDECK Freelance Illustrator 4/05- 7/05

• Illustrator on game cards for Nickelodeon’s “AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER”.

ALIAS COMICS Freelance Illustrator 6/05- 12/06

• Penciller on comic mini-series “TWINBLADES”.

SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA Lead Artist 3/04- 12/04

• Lead Artist on PSP game cinematics “TWISTED METAL:HEAD ON”.

MARVEL COMICS Freelance Illustrator

• Pencilled high-profile comic “Iron Man”. 12/01- 1/02 (1st appearance of Friday and Mandarin's Son)
• Pencilled high-profile comic “Marvel Age: Fantastic Four”11/03
• Pencilled high-profile comic “Marvel Age: Hulk”. 1/04

STUDIO MYTHOS Video Game Texturing and Conceptual Artist 10/01-7/03.

• Illustrator for GameBoy Advanced game “LUFIA”.
• Concept/Texture Artist for wide-selling PC Game “PETZ 5”.
• Modeller/Texture artist for “COMMAND AND CONQUER: GENERALS”.
• Texture artist for top-selling video game “METAL OF HONOR: Frontline”.

IDEA + DESIGN WORKS Freelance Illustrator 8/00-9/01

• Pencilled various comic books for major companies (NFL, MLB).

CARTOON NETWORK ONLINE Freelance Illustrator 7/00

• Enhanced artwork for popular online comic “INTRUDER: SWARM”.

DIGITAL BROOME Studio Illustrator 9/99–7/00

• Penciled well-known comic SHADOWMAN for ACCLAIM COMICS.
• Pencil assist on studio’s biggest selling comic SAFFIRE for IMAGE COMICS.
• Layout artist for various movie video boxes for LEFTFIELD PRODUCTIONS.

CHAOS! COMICS Freelance Illustrator 8/99

• Pencilled comic book VIGILANTE 8 (based on the popular video game).

TIME WARNER (WILDSTORM/DC COMICS) Illustrator 1/99- 7/99

• Pencilled for top-selling comic magazine RESIDENT EVIL (based on the hit video game).
• Illustrated mini-comic for TRIMARK PICTURES’ hit movie “BILLY’S HOLLYWOOD KISS”.
• Various illustrations for WILDSTORM CONSUMER PRODUCTS.

WILDSTORM PRODUCTIONS Illustrator 6/95–1/99

• Pencil assist to original artist on top-selling comic GEN 13.
• Co-created and penciled SAVANT GARDE (spin-off series to lead title “WILDCATS”).
• Pencilled backup stories for top-selling comic WETWORKS.
• Illustrated various cards, pinups, and swimsuit specials based on WILDSTORM characters.

Storyboard Education: ​

• 2021 (Fall)- Stephanie Ma Stine- Story is King Workshop (Brainstorm School)
• 2021 (Spring)- Jake Castorena- Action Storyboards (Brainstorm School)
• 2021- Chris Copeland- Drawing for Storyboards (Recorded Class)
• 2018- Sam Szymanski- Intro to Storyboard (Concept Design Academy)
• ​2010- Jay Oliva- Cinematic Storyboard  (Concept Design Academy)

Education:

• 1993- 1995 Pasadena City College
• 1993 Art Center College of Design Saturday High Program
• 1989- 1993 Mark Keppel High School graduate

 

Computer Skills :
· Skilled in high-end graphic programs:

• PHOTOSHOP
• STORYBOARD PRO
• ILLUSTRATOR
• BLENDER
• LIGHTWAVE 3D
• ADOBE PREMIERE
• ADOBE CHARACTER ANIMATOR.