Environment Design at Kazone Art Academy

The Beast's Castle v.2b Callout

The Beast's Castle v. 2a Callout

The Beast's Castle v. 1

Merchant's family country residence

Composition & Lighting studies

Composition & Lighting studies

These were done for a class with Charles Lee, a great film and game designer, at the Kazone Art Academy.  Based on the original fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast, I am exploring fantasy settings in traditional media.

Raven's Rill

personal work

Icy Strait Point, AK

Visited my new second home, Alaska, each of the last three summers.  This is a view from a hiking trail.

Onar Resort: Jordan's Guest & The Enchanted Tree

personal work

personal work

The Princess & The Frog (Disney, 2009) - Clean Up Layouts

The Princess & The Frog - Visual Development

Bolt (Disney, 2008)

Layout for Matte Painting

Personal work from Disney Animation Studios Apprenticeship.

Setting based on Wokcano, Burbank, CA

 

Setting based on Balboa Park, San Diego, CA

Lighting Studies

from Disney Animation Studios Apprenticeship.  Marker and Digital

Resume

Education

BFA-Illustration
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California
Graduated with Honors - 2007

Experience

Visual Development / Concept Art

South Park: The Stick of Truth (Obsidian Ent, 2013)  Sept 2011 - Present

Dorothy of Oz  (Alpine Pictures, 2013)                    Dec 2009 – Mar 2012
Onar Resort Theme Park (Kendu Films)                  Mar 2011 - June 2011

Nightclub City (Titmouse Inc.)                               Nov 2010 – Dec 2010

The Legend of Skull Island (Studio GPU, 2009)        Nov 2007 – Jan 2008

Character Designer - Blazar Studios                        May 2007 – Jun 2007

The Princess Twins of Legendale (GPU, 2009)         Mar 2007 – Jul 2007

Internship - Disney Animation Studios                     Jun 2006 – Aug 2006

2D Layout

Norm of the North (Lionsgate Ent, 2012)                Mar 2010 – July 2010

The Princess & The Frog (Disney)                           Aug 2008 – May 2009

Bolt (Disney)                                                        Aug 2008

Apprenticeship – Disney Animation Studios             Feb 2008 – Aug 2008

Illustration

Game of Thrones (HBO, 2011) - Herzog & Co.     Feb 2011 - Apr 2011

Game of Thrones (HBO, 2011) - Elastic Studios    Dec 2010
Suze Orman's Money Game  - Blue Spark Studios   Jan 2011
Southwest Airlines (Buck)                                   Jan 2011

Book Illustration

Toy Story 3 (Disney Publishing)                              May 2011

Tron Legacy (Disney Publishing)                            Mar 2010

X-Men, Thor, Incredible Hulk (Disney / Marvel)     Oct 2010 – Feb 2011

Why Are You Late? (EECI Inc.)                               Nov 2007 – Jan 2008

Skills
* Expertise in Adobe Photoshop
* Expertise in Adobe Flash


References
Available upon request