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King of the Castle (fantasy multiplayer/party game)My work encompasses a wide range of roles that includes: concept art, character & creature art for NPCs, outfits for player customisations, event illustrations, promotional art, marketing support as well as storyboarding and directing two of the games trailers. The below are some of my accomplishments at Tributary Games.• Demonstrated my ability to quickly adapt to and master the games visual style with minimal impact on schedules• Surpassed time estimates for art tasks from the outset, improving the production output of the art team• Succeeded in consistently achieving production targets ahead of time, freeing our schedule to take on extra work• Delivered additional art content by unlocking extra production time and also improved the game further with polish tasks• Enlisted my expertise for the production of trailers & promotional footage by directing and creating technical scripts & storyboards

Remote Work

Rising Lords (medieval low-fantasy strategy)My role primarily involved designing and creating 2D in-game assets for characters, structures, terrain and misc. map features as well as story illustrations for the single-player campaign. The following are some personal achievements and moments where I went above and beyond what was expected of me.• Devised, directed and co-created a cinematic trailer for Early Access launch from scratch with a rapid turn-around and limited budget• Exceeded expectations by making concept art on a voluntary basis, establishing the design of many characters and locations• Revamped single-player campaign setting and story, enhancing player immersion and game-play options• Co-wrote the games fictional setting, single-player campaign story and wrote several scripts for trailers and the games cinematic intro• Corresponded with the player community in designing a Rising Lords themed emoji-set for use on the Rising Lords discord server• Volunteered time on play-testing, helping to identifying numerous graphical and gameplay bugs during development

Through private commissions and contracted work I have worked on a wealth of projects ranging from package design, storyboarding and concept design, to animation, 2D game art and portraiture.