Madison Johnson
Madison Johnson
Concept Artist & Illustrator
Orange County, United States

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 5 years as a concept artist and illustrator for various projects such as Summoner Wars 2nd Edition, Nova Island, Riot Quest, Playgig's Mystic Kingdoms, 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.

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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

Experience

  • Senior 2D Artist at Thirteen Games
    March 2023 - July 2024

    Concepted and illustrated characters, backgrounds, in-game currency, emotes and other assets for mobile card game Nova Island.

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

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

  • Freelance Illustrator, Summoner Wars 2E at Plaid Hat Games
    August 2020 - September 2021

    Illustrated card art for Summoner Wars 2nd Edition and subsequent expansions.

  • Concept Artist at CAMY Electronics and Plastics
    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.

  • Concept Artist and Illustrator at Short-Term Freelance Contracts, Listed
    September 2015 - March 2023

    Jumpbutton Studio, Contract (Keeper & The Soldier): 2D Environment Artist

    Plaid Hat Games, Contract (Ashes: Rise of the Phoenixborn): Card Illustration

    OverRun Games LLC, Contract (Arcaxer): Character Concept Art, Illustration

    Little Grim Entertainment, Contract (Deifos): Character/Prop Concept Art

    Privateer Press, Contract (Riot Quest): Miniature Concept Art, Prop Concept Art, Card Illustration

    Jon Jags Nee, LLC, Contract (Moulton Museum): 2.5D Animation, Illustration

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