The Artist’s Journey: Pathways into Character and Creature Art

Ashley has been working in the film/game industry for seven years as a Character Artist. Her experience ranges from practical effects and costume making for productions like The Mandalorian to creating real-time Xenomorph critters for Aliens Fireteam Elite.

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Colleen is a passionate Senior Character Artist with seven years of experience in the gaming industry, having contributed to titles such as The Last of Us Part I and II.

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Amy is a freelance Character Artist who has worked in game cinematics and collectibles for studios like Blur, Riot Games, and Axis. Her range of work includes hyper realism like Call of Duty, to hand-painted stylized characters for League of Legends cinematics. She specializes in modeling, sculpture, texturing, and look development for high-resolution assets, as well as sculpting for collectible statues.

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Amanda is a Character Artist working for Santa Monica Studio since the start of 2021. Her journey began with drawing and painting as a hobby. She eventually decided to pursue classical training by studying figurative art at the Watts Atelier of the Arts and contributed some concept art to a variety of small projects before moving to 3D and specializing in the 3D game character model creation process. Afterward, she worked indie as a 3D Character Artist before joining Santa Monica Studio.

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