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Thomas M. Baxa – Los Angeles, CA
tbaxa@baxaart.com
www.BaxaArt.com |
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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, storyboarding,
or packaging/promotional art. |
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SKILLS: |
Highly
creative illustrator w/strong traditional background in drawing + painting
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concept
to finishes. |
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13
years of experience creating visually exciting and innovative characters and
environments for the |
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fantasy/scifi
industry. Able to follow art
direction and handle high pressure deadlines. |
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PROFESSIONAL |
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 “new project” |
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Sci Fi Channel: Creature design for SciFi Original Alien
Express |
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Captive Audience (FX house): 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, Battletech CCG |
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TSR: Dungeons and Dragons, Dark
Sun, and more |
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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: Arcadia
CCG |
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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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2D and 3D traditional and
computer 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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Modeled
and textured sprites for 2D NOX Expansion pack and for real time 3D demo |
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Worked
on 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
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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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