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Thomas M. Baxa – Los Angeles, CA tbaxa@baxaart.com www.BaxaArt.com |
Tired of that
same old look in Concept Design?
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Take a chance on a highly creative, seasoned illustrator! |
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OBJECTIVE: |
Acquire
contract work as a 2D artist whose responsibilities might include Concept art, illustration, storyboarding, or
packaging/promotional art. |
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SKILLS: |
Highly
creative illustrator w/strong traditional background in drawing + painting,
both digitally and traditionaly, from concept to finishes. |
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24+
years of experience creating visually exciting and innovative characters and
environments for the fantasy/scifi industry. Able to follow art direction and handle
high pressure deadlines. |
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PROFESSIONAL
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1988-Present Freelance Illustrator Los Angeles, CA |
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EXPERIENCE: |
Freelance
Fantasy Illustrator
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Concept
Design for Film: |
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Amalgamated Dynamics (ADI) Fx House: Character Designs for Alien vs Predator |
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Sci Fi Channel: Creature design for SciFi Original Alien Express |
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Greg Cannom
FX: Character
Designs for Van Helsing |
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Concept
Design for Video Games: |
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Liquid Entertainment: characters for Dungeons
& Dragons DragonShard game |
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Illustration: |
Created hundreds of b+w
and color illustrations for various RPG companies including: |
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Wizards of the Coast: Magic the Gathering CCG, Dungeons and
Dragons, Dark Sun, Battletech CCG |
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Blizzard/Activision: World of Warcraft
ccg |
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Glu/Griptonite: Age of
Fate iOS game |
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FASA:
Shadowrun, Earthdawn, and Battletech |
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L5R:
Legends of the Five Rings CCG |
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White Wolf: Vampire, Werewolf, Demon, Arcadia + |
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Dragon Magazine: Cover Paintings, and interior
illustrations |
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…and many more. |
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Entertainment
Advertising: |
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Seiniger
Advertising: Pencil + Marker comps for movie one sheets; video game
packaging. |
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1999-2001 Westwood Studios Irvine, CA |
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Sr. Concept Artist |
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Generate
Concept Art for modelers |
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Painted
illustrations for between mission load screens on PC title, NOX. |
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Textured and Modeled sprites for 2D
NOX Expansion |
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Shipped
titles: NOX, Nox Quest, Red Alert2, Yuri’s Revenge |
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1995-1999 FASA Corporation Chicago, IL |
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Staff Illustrator |
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Created
b+w drawings and color oil paintings for RPG game
book interiors and covers for the |
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Battletech, Shadowrun and Earthdawn
product lines. |
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Created
card paintings for Shadowrun collector card game. |
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Did
concept art for VOR, the Maelstrom miniatures game. |
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