KATIE DE SOUSA |
228 Notre Dame Ave. Apt. 901, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1N7, Canada
email: katie.desousa@gmail.com
web: www.katiedesousa.com |
WORK EXPERIENCE
Tiger Style Games
March 2009 – Present
Freelance Artist -
Creating 2D level artwork for an iPhone game currently in development.
Volta Concept Art Studio
December 2008 – Present
Freelance Concept Artist -
Creating finished artwork for Collectible Card games such as Sony's Free Realms MMO, Star Wars, and Legend of Norrath.
Infinite Ammo
August 2008 - January 2009
Art Director, Co-Founder -
Created character, landscape and creature concepts and promotional artwork for “Marian”, a game currently in development.
Designed characters, level concepts and level artwork for “Heroes and Villains”, a strategy game for the iPhone.
Visually developed “Paper Moon” with another artist, Paper Moon is a stereoscopic 3D platform game for Mac and PC. I designed and animated the in-game characters and creatures, and helped create background artwork.
Assisted a graphic designer to create the logo and graphics for the Infinite Ammo website.
Marvel Entertainment
July 2008 - November 2008
Freelance Colorist -
Colored sequential artwork for Wolverine's Weapon X: First Class backstories.
Devils Due Publishing
September 2004 - May 2008
Freelance Colorist - Colored sequential artwork for Hack/Slash issues, painted cover artwork for G.I. Joe, Sheena, among other titles.
Freelance Commissions
2002 – Present
Private commissions such as character portraits, character and creature design, book covers, pin ups, and other illustrations.
SKILLS
Technical Skills
Very strong digital painting, illustration, and traditional drawing and painting skills
Very strong character and creature design skills
Experienced in storyboarding and animation
Software
Adobe Photoshop
Corel Painter
Zbrush
Personal Skills
Very open to feedback
Fast and eager learner
Excellent communication skills
Passionate and hardworking
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Artwork featured in Play Magazine March 2009 Issue
Artwork featured in Play Magazine's Girls of Gaming 6 Book
Artwork featured in Capcom and Udon Entertainment's Darkstalkers Tribute Book
Paper Moon featured at GAMMA3D closing party to Montreal International Game Summit '08
Artwork featured in ImagineFX Issue 12
Several CG Hub Gold awards on Cghub.com
Several Daily Deviation features on DeviantArt.com
EDUCATION
2006-2007
Studied classical animation at The Centre for Arts and Technology in Fredericton, NB.
INTERESTS
I am currently involved with “Girls in Gaming”, a Winnipeg project designed to encourage high school girls to consider careers in the gaming industry. I give presentations at local high schools on digital painting, concept artwork, and animation. I was also asked by The Centre for Arts and Technology in Fredericton, NB (the college I attended) to put on digital painting workshops for the students and to be present on open-house day to speak with parents and prospective students.
I enjoy photography, painting figures and dolls, and creating custom modifications and content for PC games such as the Sims 2, ES4 Oblivion, and Fallout3. I am an active member of several online art communities and game mod communities.
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