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dEATH.Tool · Guest Member #

I work as a character designer and concept artist at Sony-Europe
My load includes character designs, conceptual or progressive art, and at times minor storyboarding and/or visual design for both console gaming and/or commercial advertisement.

Nocturnal · member Member # Joined: 24 Oct 1999 Posts: 97

Internet & Web for Internet Kansas inc.
http://www.ikansas.com

Web Design, Graphic Design, Print

Christer · Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2000 1:45 pm

Well, why not join in...?

I'm Christer Sveen, now working as a graphic artist/animator and concept designer at Funcom in Oslo, Norway, on the game "Anarchy Online".

Previously, I've worked at Scavenger Inc. in Denmark, Psygnosis Ltd. in London, and before returning to Norway last year I worked at Shiny Entertainment in California, on the pc game "Messiah".

I have worked on a few freelance projects as a 3d artist and animator, and also did some comic book pages here and there for a norwegian silly-humor magazine called "Pyton" during high-school.

Work includes concept designs, character modeling/texturing and animation, and on my spare time I am trying to get into doing some extra illustration work just for the fun of it..

company: www.funcom.com
game: www.anarchy-online.com

That's about all I can think of right now..

-Christer

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Virotype · junior member Member # Joined: 20 Jun 2000 Posts: 21

Matthew Lovullo
owner / head art department
Phantom MX ( http://www.PhantomMX.com )

current location : University at Buffalo, Amherst, NY

( West Harrison , NY when not at college )

I'm currently a student at the University at Buffalo, but in my free time I run the Phantom MX game development and entertainment network which is a comprehensive resource for gaming news, entertainment news, etc. There are about 4 sites in the network so far and it should debut in a couple of weeks or so ( when its done!!! )

I am well versed at making web pages, interface designs, conceptual artwork, know html inside and out, and can make graphics that are striking as well as fast loading for the web.

At Phantom MX we are also working on a trilogy of games that we started on back in 1998. I am currently writing the novel that the games are to be based off of. The first of our games should come into light around 2006 or so. ( yes, a long development time, but the game has > 600 hours of gameplay! )

I also work with 3d Studio Max R3 extensively.

wootkoos · member Member # Joined: 20 Jun 2000 Posts: 64

Matthew Avinger
Art Director for M-E Interactive
Website: www.m-ei.com

(The webserver was recently screwed over and will be down for another 2 weeks until it can be moved to a larger host.)

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Snake Grunger · Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2000 11:34 pm

My real name: Francis Bernier

I work as a part-time student and as the lead (only) artist at my game company me and my friend started in January called Lumental. My main areas of somewhat expertise are Adobe Photoshop and Sunset-Design's GFX2.

My website.

AKIRA_x · Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2000 2:08 am

Work as a Multimedia Designer for Involve Learning (www.involvelearning.com). Means I design, build and animate and a littel bit of action scripting.

I have been drawing since I was 10, and kinda just moved over to the computer. I wish I could use my wacom more in work and do illustrations, but its more GUI and Flash animation. Want to work more with 3D.

Also have my own small company where I am a freelance web designer. (www.designerguy.com just a front page, no content)

There ya go...

Thomas

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egerie · Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2000 2:32 am

Gosh Dhabih, this thing is turning into a monster.. *prods with a stick*

I'm a traditional animator and currently involved as a Character designer for the game comp Waterproof Entertainment. I just finished a contract as a cartoonist for a Quebec-Amerique cd that will be released in a month or so.
Oh I also do Layout and will start on a Vivatoon tv serie in a few days (?).

ege who returns to her splines faffing about... Busy ? Me ? I'm bored out of my mind really.

bOne · Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2000 6:45 am

I work @ Colicoba a french company who make advertise and websites for computer games, and i'm lead artist/webdesigner there.
www.colicoba.com/inde.html

StormVermin · member Member # Joined: 13 May 2000 Posts: 252

I work for RiotSoftware as a level designer and do occasional art here and there.

You can check us out at http://www.riotsoftware.com

PaK-RaT · Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2000 3:50 pm

Ross Patel

Meltdown Productions

Texture artist, concept developement
http://easel3d.net

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Zor · Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2000 4:13 pm

2D/3D Artist Bits Studios/Midway also do Freelance Art for anything else games related including promotion 3D art and Concept drafts for other designers.

Andy Hodgson aka Zor from "London, UK"

-Z

Tinusch · Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2000 4:21 pm

Umm, I sit in my room all day, drawing and playing games. That's kind of like a job... Except I don't get paid... And I don't do any work... And it doesn't benefit anyone...

JayBee · Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2000 5:44 pm

Hey Tinusch, we've got the same career!

Well, except I'm at university right now, studying maths, which doesn't leave me much time for "running" works*onpaper, which I have to do in my spare time.

So far, I've done most of my work without getting paid, mainly for experience. Anybody wants to throw more experience my way, I'll be more than grateful!

Couldn't really say I do that "for a living", tho

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Oh, example of work - Hutch & Ken's Day of Beer

Still makes me laugh. There's a bad photo of me kicking about on that site as well...

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www.sketchboard.co.uk

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Xoco · Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2000 11:16 pm

Hi, I work as graphic artist at a game developer: e/media (I will not tell the url,cause current site sucks, but we will relaunch soon). I do conceptual art/character design, mattes and textures.Any german game or film conceptual artists round here?

Craig C · Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2000 10:40 am

I'm an animator and dabbler in 2D art at Relic Entertainment, the makers of Homeworld. Currently I am working on our newest game, Sigma, animating animals galore and eagerly awaiting its premiere.

fragamite · Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2000 12:30 pm

hi guys! long time no see :)

..that's because I got a really fun job:
2d artist at Grin, Stockholm

I've made pretty much all the textures so far for our upcoming geforce melting game "ballistics".
check out http://www.grin.se

>:D

my life so far: was borned.. wanted to do graphics for computergames.. got accepted as a student volunteer for siggraph 2000.. got a job making graphics for computergames.. went to ects.. got drunk, had fun.. got home..
next stop: the yooniverse!

TweeK · Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2000 5:13 pm

I'm working in a multimedia company called Netspiration.
I work as the lead webdesigner, lead 2d/3d artist, conceptual artist and character developer.

Emporium? · Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2000 6:27 pm

My name is Matt. I m lead artist at Valve software. Oh wait a minute....

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Jason Manley · Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2000 4:15 pm

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Originally posted by Dhabih:
I would like to compile a list of people here that are doing this whole digital art thing as a profession, be it games, movie, TV, web design...etc. This will be compiled and made part of the forums linked off from perhaps the top of the main page or something like that. I think this may help some people as a resource to different industries for those who are looking to get into a certain field or want to ask something specific of someone in a certain field.

So, if you do digital art as a profession (doesn't mean only in photoshop, just anything art related using the computer for at least part of the work) please reply here and include who you work for, what your company does, and what you do for them....this includes those of you who do freelance work. Just really brief things like for example for me i'd say : I work @ Valve Software who make computer games, and i'm a 2d/3d artist there."

You dont have to include your real name if you dont want...

I'm not sure if this will work...maybe i will only get 1 response, but i think there should be at least a few people here.

The page i will add this to will most likely be accessible from the main forums page along with some other pages i'd like to create, such as the most frequently asked questions on this board and their answers and some other things.

If you know others that work somewhere but maybe dont come here everyday to see this message, please lemme know their info too (if they've already publicly made this info known, i dont want to "out" anyone )

thanks,
-dhab

Jason Manley · Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2000 4:20 pm

Hi,

My name is Jason Manley. I am a concept artist and portrait artist at Black Isle Studios. My most recent projects are Icewind Dale and the Icewind Dale expansion titled Heart of Winter. You can find my some of my work at http://www.interplay.com/icewind/

Jason

quote:
Originally posted by Dhabih:
I would like to compile a list of people here that are doing this whole digital art thing as a profession, be it games, movie, TV, web design...etc. This will be compiled and made part of the forums linked off from perhaps the top of the main page or something like that. I think this may help some people as a resource to different industries for those who are looking to get into a certain field or want to ask something specific of someone in a certain field.

So, if you do digital art as a profession (doesn't mean only in photoshop, just anything art related using the computer for at least part of the work) please reply here and include who you work for, what your company does, and what you do for them....this includes those of you who do freelance work. Just really brief things like for example for me i'd say : I work @ Valve Software who make computer games, and i'm a 2d/3d artist there."

You dont have to include your real name if you dont want...

I'm not sure if this will work...maybe i will only get 1 response, but i think there should be at least a few people here.

The page i will add this to will most likely be accessible from the main forums page along with some other pages i'd like to create, such as the most frequently asked questions on this board and their answers and some other things.

If you know others that work somewhere but maybe dont come here everyday to see this message, please lemme know their info too (if they've already publicly made this info known, i dont want to "out" anyone )

thanks,
-dhab

opticillusion · member Member # Joined: 22 Sep 2000 Posts: 255

I am President of Mindvine Web Design, based here in Atlanta, GA.

I am also a freelance artist, working on illustrations for children's books, logos, and web design.

Metavisuals - My online portfolio:
http://www.metavisuals.com
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Leisure · Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2000 4:47 pm

Jared Bailey

I just graduated and I'm now working with Francis, Ron, and Phil at Presto Studios. I definately lucked out. I do a little bit of this, a little bit of that. I've been here a little over a month and done everything from character animation to roto.

natec · Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2000 5:15 pm

Nate Clowar

I too work at Presto, as a 3D modeler on Myst3. I've also done some freelance work for Ford, GM, and Mazda.

website: www.clowar.com

anticz · Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2000 5:57 pm

I work for all day for Presto Studios with Fred, Francis and Waco then stay here and work all night for Presto Studios. I'm the supervising Janitor here. Does that count.

ydnar · Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2000 7:26 pm

my name's randy reddig and i code back-end indexing software for altavista. also throw techno parties with a few friends. http://shaderlab.com/Optimal/Flyers/

every once in a while mr. hyde comes out to play and textures happen. http://shaderlab.com

ydnar

N Pak · Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2000 12:31 am

I work for a company called Tour Graphics along with the lovely Nova. I mainly deal in Photoshop and Illistrator making page backgrounds, pretty yardage markers, and laying out book pages.

The website is www.tourgraphics.com

[Shizo] · member Member # Joined: 22 Oct 1999 Posts: 3938

I work as a bum. Add me!

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itchi · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2000 2:46 am

wow am i late to this thread. okay..... use to be a director at sony animation. my tasks were to supervise shows from the design stage, to storyboards, to timing, and then post production.

currently a co-owner at 3birds.com a new flash animation/entertainment company that i started with some friends.

title: producer/director
tasks: producing, art directing, storyboarding and more business stuff than i care to do.

currently working on "Gary the Rat" a flash animation series for mediatrip.com

pervious projects: max steel, roughnecks: starship troopers chronicles, godzilla: the series, character designs for disney imagineering, and various illos for psm. oh and some comicbook stuff for marvel, image, and dark horse.

my lame website is located at: http://www.geocities.com/itch_studios/

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beet · Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2000 6:13 am

my name's beet, been working four years for various videogame company ( design, 2D, 3D )before turning freelance last year. doing mostly CCG-TCG-RPG art today + occasional designs here and here.
I work on painter btw http://www.beet.org