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Kelly Johnson
Kelly Johnson
Character, Weapon, Concept and Prop Artist
Indianapolis, IN, United States

Summary

I'm a 3D artist and storyteller interested in working in feature films and/or video game industries.

Skills

3D ModelingDigital SculptingTexturingFilm ProductionConcept ArtBasic Programming ConceptsConcept DesignFilm Editing

Software proficiency

Maya
Maya
ZBrush
ZBrush
Marmoset Toolbag
Marmoset Toolbag
3DCoat
3DCoat
Keyshot
Keyshot
xNormal
xNormal
Photoshop
Photoshop
After Effects
After Effects
Premiere
Premiere
UVLayout
UVLayout
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Substance 3D Designer
Substance 3D Designer
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter

Reel

Productions

    • Video Game
      Mobile Games under NDA with BonusXP
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Character Artist
    • Company
      BonusXP
    • Board & Card Games
      Anmagala Sculpted Figurine Line
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Concept Artist and Sculptor
    • Company
      Marick Booster, Inc. (Self)
    • Board & Card Games
      Anmagala Trading Card Game
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Creator, Concept and 3D Artist
    • Company
      Marick Booster, Inc. (Self)
    • TV Production
      NDA - Animation Production with C2C Studio Inc.
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      3D Artist
    • Company
      C2C Studio Inc.
    • Video Game
      NDA - Mobile Game with C2C Studio Inc.
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      3D Artist
    • Company
      C2C Studio Inc.

Experience

  • Contract Character Artist at BonusXP
    Allen, TX, United States of America
    January 2017 - Present

    Making characters for mobile games!

  • Freelance 3D Character Artist at The Wee Believers Toy Company
    Fishers, IN, United States of America
    October 2016 - Present

    "Work for hire" sculpted toy character art.

  • 3D Artist Intern at C2C Studio Inc.
    Pasadena, United States of America
    August 2016 - September 2016

    Collaborated with Art Directors in a team for various projects. Designed, modeled and rigged for various client projects.

  • Product Research and Sourcing Assistant at Wizardry Foundry
    Los Angeles, United States of America
    January 2016 - April 2016

    Researched, designed and created products that would sell. Developed 2D/3D designs related to the 3D printing process.

  • Student Assistant at Indiana University School of Dentistry
    Indianapolis, United States of America
    August 2011 - July 2015

    Created simple graphics in Photoshop, worked with photography, scanned images, shot and edited campus

    videos.

  • Event Coordinator at SIGGRAPH IUPUI
    Indianapolis, United States of America
    September 2013 - March 2014

    Provided critiques and recruited industry speakers.

  • Treasurer at Game Developer's Group
    Indianapolis, United States of America
    December 2011 - September 2013

    Created 3D game art assets and organized events. Every two weeks, our group would divide into smaller

    groups and create games with the assets that we had. A winning team would be chosen after we playtested

    everyone’s games.

  • Lab Consultant at Indiana University School of Liberal Arts
    Indianapolis, United States of America
    August 2010 - March 2011

    Answered student questions and assisted with maintaining computer labs.

  • Museum Apprentice Internship at Indianapolis Museum of Art
    Indianapolis, United States of America
    February 2009 - August 2009

    Created three films from scratch for a six month gallery show at the museum and edited them.