HI!
I’M JAM.
I’m a Vancouver-based digital painter with the goal of using art to build worlds others get lost in, or can use to find themselves.
As a part-time shapeshifter, I'm happy to wear any number of hats to fit whatever a project requires and get the job done well. I love to throw spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks and trying to find a new perspective on the world around me (even if it's covered in spaghetti).
I’m interested in work in concept art, visual development, graphic design, post-production, and freelance illustration. If you’d like to work with me, please shoot me a message and we’ll make some magic happen!
+ Proficiencies
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, After Effects, Figma, ShotGrid, Digital & Traditional Drawing/Painting, Photo-bashing.
+ Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Communication with a Concentration in Illustration from the IDEA School of Design at Capilano University
+ Wind Sun Sky Entertainment — Generalist Designer
December 2023-Present
Creating assets through a combination of illustration and photo-bashing for use across various projects, and providing artwork and design to help communicate the expansion of the established narrative universe.
Responsibilities include: asset creation, character design, prop design, environment design, concept development, key/marketing art, graphic design, photo-bashing, photo editing, and prepping files for animation.
Notable Projects: Future Chicken Today Show, Future Chicken Youtube Shorts, Future Chicken Podcast, Future Chicken Youtube Series.
+ The Sequence Group — Junior Artist
February-April 2023
Assisted with a variety of projects including motion comics, 3D animation and motion design as a part of my student practicum.
Responsibilities included: asset creation, paint-overs, storyboard revisions, separation of artwork and prepping files for animation.
Notable projects: Apex Legends Official Ballistic Trailer (Stories from the Outlands), Magic the Gathering: Lord of the Rings Card Announcement Animations, New World In-Game Cinematics.
+ Unannounced PC Game, Team Saikou — Game Asset Artist/Concept Artist
August 2023-Present
Creating 2D game assets including illustration and UI, creating concepts for characters and props, and matching the style set by the Art Director.
Responsibilities included: asset creation, art revisions, concept development and iteration, and the separation of artwork for animation.
+ Freelance Illustrator
2019-Present
Working with clients on a variety of independent illustration projects in order to achieve their vision.
Responsibilities include: Creating and managing deadlines, interviewing and communicating with the client(s), creating moodboards, creation of concepts, sketches and final illustrations, file management and packaging for delivery, and invoicing.
Notable clients: the City of Langley.
+ BC Game Jam — Game Artist
September 2022
An on-call artist participating in BC Game Jam as a part of Pixel Route.
Responsible for the in-game illustrated assets for the theme-park management game: Splash Lake Waterpark.
+ Capilano Courier Illustrator
2019-2022
On-call illustrator for the Capilano University student-run magazine.
Responsibilities included: creation of illustrations for various print uses including spots, half-page and full page spreads, as well as providing artwork for gallery features, and writing for editorial.
Experience
CAPIC Rodeo 13 Illustration Award — 3rd Place
Rotary International Scholarship — 2016-2017
Dean’s List — 2017-2023