2D Mobile Game Art

Concept and Development, 2D art, and animation for Ever Flame.

• Designed costumes and environment concepts for unreleased 3D VR promotional spaces.• Brainstormed different ideas and images for 3D world concepts.

Clicker Heroes, Clicker Heroes II – Mobile, Web and PC • Designed, animated, and implemented 85 enemy assets using Adobe Animate. • Developed early prototype visuals to convey game vision. • Developed prototype interactive environmental assets for testing. • Managed enemy creation pipeline, provided art direction and feedback to art team to maintain visual standards. • Illustrated backgrounds and animated environmental elements using Adobe Animate. • Produced illustrated marketing and promotional materials for Steam including headers, backgrounds, trading cards, and avatars. • Collaborated with engineers on innovative solutions to performance issues including optimizing file sizes using Dragon Bones and texture packer.Poker Quest – PC • Designed 12 character and 162 enemy concepts for early prototyping. • Researched and provided early prototype art for game vision. • Illustrated various final character portrait art.

Bingo World, Bingo USA, Holiday Bingo – Facebook and Mobile • Overhauled game visuals and user interface in Adobe Animate. • Researched and advised on new user interface and experience features including daily roulette and chat features. • Oversaw solutions to exporting/redefining visuals for mobile platforms. • Designed and implemented 2 innovative animated Lobby features: A rotating globe in Bingo World, and flipping brochures in Bingo USA using Adobe Animate. • Managed Bingo World Lobby, including decorating each city asset for various holidays and adding new city globe assets as the game grew. • Managed Bingo USA Lobby adding additional city brochures as the game grew. • Illustrated 10 engaging backgrounds using Adobe Animate. • Illustrated marketing and promotional materials including holiday pop-up sale screens and cross- promotional events with Solitaire and Games. • Researched photographs of environmental elements for inspiration for postcard collectibles, game screen backgrounds, and other assets. • Designed 24 postcards featuring 192 collectible assets (8 per card). • Managed outsourced art team, providing art direction and documentation and finalizing all outsourced art. • Delegated tasks between outsource art team, graphic designer, and myself and provided feedback to maintain visual standards. • Collaborated with engineers to innovate solutions to performance issues on mobile including optimizing animated assets in game lobbies and streamlining UI elements. Solitaire and Games – Facebook • Illustrated marketing and promotional materials including holiday pop-up sale screens and cross- promotional events with Bingo World and Bingo USA.

Cloudstone – Facebook and Web • Designed and implemented 198 animated enemies, 20 armor sets, 56 weapons, and various assets across 5 different environments. • Animated enemies, environmental assets, and special effects.

Serf Wars – Facebook • Developed and animated 3 castle themes each including a unique castle, road and fence tiles, houses, farms and decorations. • Designed and animated all 5 levels of starting castle • Designed and animated 3 crafting locations each with 5 stages of growth • Illustrated 5 battle background screens • Animated 7 character walk, action and battle animations. • Designed and animated various environmental assets including houses, decorations and special event locations. • Designed and illustrated 66 icons for various collectables. • Designed mock up screens and UI elements for mini game Elf Defense.Ranch Town – Facebook • Designed and animated 30 whimsical farm machines. • Designed and animated house, stable, and barn upgrades. • Designed 10 harvestable crops. • Designed and animated various decor and animal assets. • Supervised and directed small team of 3. • Collaborated with and delegated tasks to 3 person team, providing art direction, feedback, and assisting in finalizing assets.Island Paradise – Facebook • Created and animated environmental elements. • Created user interface elements (items and collectibles). • Designed and implemented costumes.Neopets Treasure Keepers – Facebook • Created early prototype characters. • Animated “pet pet” characters.Other • Contributed to work culture and fostered teamwork by mentoring art team in best practice for animated effects in Adobe Animate. • Contributed to work culture by researching and writing essays on other popular Facebook games, particularly the importance of tone, visual language and mass appeal. • Created concept art and promotional mock ups for “Sunset Hills” property.