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Zach Smithson
Zach Smithson
Freelance Illustrator
Nevada City, United States

Summary

I am a freelance illustrator. I specialize in character designs and conceptual digital illustrations. I have always had a passion for conceptual art and illustration, especially within the film and video game industry. I enjoy creating characters, creatures, and environments, whether they are from my own inspiration, fan art, or private commission. I strive to create fleshed out worlds within my illustrations, where the characters and the environments have their own back-story and interactions. It is important to me to make these characters with personality and purpose. Each of my illustrations conveys an event in time in the particular world I am creating. I try to create a sense that the viewer came across this event and is experiencing it through their own eyes.

Skills

Concept ArtConcept DesignDigital PaintingEnvironment DesignIllustrationTransport DesignPhotographyMarketing IllustrationCharacter DesignProp DesignCreature DesignPhoto-manipulationMedical IllustrationScientific IllustrationComic ArtBook Cover IllustrationWeapon DesignPortraiture

Software proficiency

Photoshop
Photoshop
Procreate
Procreate

Experience

  • Concept Artist at Frontwire Studios
    October 2016 - Present

    Creating character and prop concept art.