Andrew Southern

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Outsource Character Concept Art Director @ Monumental @ Imagination Mining Company
Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Area
Andrew Southern's Location
Austin, Texas, United States, United States
About Andrew Southern

I have over a decade of experience creating Concept Art, Character Models, Character Designs, and Illustration for original IP and established IP. I've worked with worldwide brands including Nickelodeon, Dreamworks, Nick Jr, Fox Animation, Cartoon Network, Magic the Gathering, and many others. I enjoy painting, creating music, being active and spending time with my family. Happy to connect with any and all!

Andrew Southern's Current Company Details
Imagination Mining Company

Imagination Mining Company

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Outsource Character Concept Art Director @ Monumental
Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Area
Andrew Southern Work Experience Details
  • Imagination Mining Company
    Imagination Mining Company
    Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Area
  • Monumental
    Outsource Concept Art Director
    Monumental Apr 2022 - Present
    Austin, Texas, Us
    - Directing the illustration workflow for collectible card games Mythgard, Little Alchemist Remastered, and an Unannounced Nickelodeon CCG.- Developed the Outsourcing Pipeline for producing card art and Illustrations at scale, working with internal and external concept artists.- Led, managed and built a relationship built on trust with a world-wide team of artists.- Recruited and commissioned a high volume of illustration artwork within budget and time requirements.- Created Character Concept Art and environment illustrations in a wide variety of styles with original and intellectual IP- Worked with other leads to generate art feedback to maintain visual and storytelling accuracy- Painted over concept art and illustrations to improve compositions, anatomy, card framing, and rendering to maintain the high-quality art standard. Guided illustrators to ensure consistency, quality, and technical constraints of incoming art assets- Prepared style guide and tools for illustrators- Utilized 2d and 3d art tools to polish assets for in-game use
  • Studio Southern
    Character Artist + Illustrator + Sculptor
    Studio Southern Nov 2006 - Present
    Designed toys and toy concepts for top brands from around the world including Reel Fx, Fox Animation and Wizards of theCoast. Work with art directors to produce 2d concept art for 3d models.- Character Turn-Arounds & costume design for licensed IP.- Create custom illustrations, paintings, and drawings as commissioned.
  • Gold Creek Llc
    Art Director + Character Artist
    Gold Creek Llc May 2019 - Apr 2022
    Clive, Ia, Us
    Develop games for top brands from around the world including NickJr, Dreamworks, Cartoon Network, and others.Lead a 3 person art team, generating art assets and fulfilling technical requirements for a variety of games. Create artworkfor new games and game proposals, setting the overall creative look.- Sculpt high-poly 3d Characters, creatures and props in ZBrush.- Retopologize high-poly sculpts for animation-friendly geometry.- Unwrap UV’s for clean texturing of 3d models.- Paint 2d textures in Substance Painter for high fidelity PBR materials and shading.- Establish visual style and create concept art for characters, animals, creatures, and props.- Manage outsource artists to scale for art needs on various projects.- Create 3D models and pitch new ideas for multi-million dollar games to clients and potential clients.- Animate 2d characters, props, and effects.- Collaborate with various departments to meet technical needs.
  • Hatchlings
    Artist
    Hatchlings Sep 2017 - May 2019
    Des Moines, Iowa, Us
    - Worked on original IP for Facebook games with weekly and monthly deliverables.- Re-designed and launched a new game based off of an existing product.- Illustrated character art expansion content for limited release series.- Planned monthly expansion packs for our puzzle game.- Created content for weekly and monthly in-game updates and social media postings.
  • Jrt Studio
    Ui / Ux Artist
    Jrt Studio Jun 2014 - Jun 2016
    - UI/UX Artist for Rocket Player (Android), iSyncr (Android), Lyrics (Android), Music Player (Android), Ringtone Maker (Android)- Front-end UI developer for JRT Studio, an Austin-based Android developer- Designed, developed (front-end), and deployed products for top Google Play music apps- Generated effective strategies for growing users, engaging new users, and growing sales- Created illustrations for app interface, promotional videos and graphics- Concepted and implemented UI/UX designs, maximizing customer experience- Designed in-app ads for marketing and advertising and tracked improvements using user-centric success metrics, significantly improving customer engagement- Created YouTube videos for product teasers- A/B Tested new iconography and user interfaces, growing downloads and user-retention- Designed and released multiple music-focused Android apps on the Google Play Store
  • Edge Of Reality
    Marketing Artist (Contract)
    Edge Of Reality Feb 2014 - Apr 2014
    Designed emails and paint overs for web, and social media marketing efforts on ‘LoadOut!’.- Illustrated banners, layouts and graphics for email, web, and social media.- Posed 3D models & scenes, and illustrated to enhance characters and establish mood.- Posed and rendered 3d models using a proprietary game engine.- Designed layout of marketing graphics for our target market to increase digital sales.
  • Byte Sized Studios
    2D/3D Artist & Character Designer
    Byte Sized Studios Sep 2011 - Jan 2014
    - Illustrated characters, props, and environments for mobile games. - High-poly sculpting to low-poly modeling.- Illustrated 2d character designs for top 25 action/arcade mobile games.- Painted character poses and expression sheets.- Concepted and modeled environments and props.- Sculpted and retopologized 3d assets for mobile games.- Unwrapped UV’s for clean texturing of 3d models.- Designed UI for in-game store.- Illustrated marketing material for product launches and marketing videos.

Andrew Southern Education Details

  • Scott Waddell Mentorship
    Scott Waddell Mentorship
    Oil Painting
  • Schoolism
    Schoolism
    Character Design
  • Classical Art Online
    Classical Art Online
    Representational Art
  • The Art Institutes
    The Art Institutes
    Illustration
  • Des Moines Area Community College
    Des Moines Area Community College
    Commercial Art

Frequently Asked Questions about Andrew Southern

What company does Andrew Southern work for?

Andrew Southern works for Imagination Mining Company

What is Andrew Southern's role at the current company?

Andrew Southern's current role is Outsource Character Concept Art Director @ Monumental.

What schools did Andrew Southern attend?

Andrew Southern attended Scott Waddell Mentorship, Schoolism, Classical Art Online, The Art Institutes, Des Moines Area Community College.

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