Madison Johnson
Madison Johnson
Senior 2D Artist at Thirteen Games
Orange County, United States
madjohnson75@gmail.com

Hello, and welcome!

I am a Concept Artist and Illustrator with a passion for bringing personality and soul to characters and the worlds around them. I have worked for over 4 years as a concept artist and illustrator for various projects such as Summoner Wars 2nd Edition, Riot Quest, Arcaxer, Deifos, and Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn. I have also worked with CAMY Electronics & Plastics as a figurine concept artist for licensed game titles such as God of War 4, Sea of Thieves, and Twisted Metal.

Skills

Concept ArtIllustrationCharacter DesignEnvironment DesignDigital PaintingTraditional ArtCharacter Modeling2D Animation

Software proficiency

Photoshop
Photoshop
Procreate
Procreate
Unity
Unity
After Effects
After Effects
SketchUp
SketchUp
Illustrator
Illustrator
SketchBook Pro
SketchBook Pro

Experience

  • Senior 2D Artist at Thirteen Games
    March 2023 - Present

    Illustrating assets and providing concept art for Nova Island

  • Concept Artist and Illustrator at Short-Term Freelance Contracts, Listed
    Laguna Beach, CA, United States of America
    September 2018 - Present

    Illustration, Plaid Hat Games, Contract (Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn): July 2018 - September 2018

    Illustration, FableLabs Inc, Contract: November 2018 - March 2019

    Concept Art, OverRun Games LLC, Contract: February 2019 - March 2019, June 2020- August 2020

    Concept Art, Little Grim Entertainment, Contract (Deifos): June 2020 - December 2020

    Concept Art, Privateer Press, Contract (Riot Quest): April 2020- August 2020

    Illustration, Plaid Hat Games, Contract (Summoner Wars 2E): August 2020 - September 2021

    2.5D Motion Graphics, Jon Jags Nee LLC, Contract: May 2022 - August 2022

    Concept Art, ForeVR, Contract: October 2022 - Present

  • Concept Artist and Splash Art Illustrator at Playgig
    Sherman Oaks
    May 2021 - May 2022

    Character/prop concept artist and splash art illustrator for an unannounced mobile fighting arena game.

  • Concept Artist at CAMY Electronics and Plastics
    Irvine, CA, United States of America
    January 2018 - June 2018

    Created concept art for collectible figurines for a variety of video game titles. Sketched and designed 2D concept art of licensed characters, designed packaging art for plastic and metal collectibles, reviewed prototypes and created spec sheets of figurines for factories.

  • 2D Environment Artist at Jumpbutton Studios
    United States of America
    October 2015 - May 2017

    Environment concept artist and illustrator for an unreleased platformer game. Digitally painted 2D background assets in Photoshop. Assets include forest elements like trees, rocks, leaves, landmasses, etc. Also illustrated promotional content and assisted in particle animation.

  • Product Concept Artist at Freelance
    Dallas, Texas, United States of America
    May 2016 - June 2016

    Created concept art of products for an independent creator of art education tools. Designed front, back, and side views of the products to be later modeled and 3D printed.

Report User