Tim Guo
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About
Tim is a freelance concept artist working for clients in the entertainment industry. His vision is to use art and design to transform and enhance the experience of playing video games.
After graduating from Pratt Institute with a bachelors in industrial design, Tim continued to study at the Art Center College of Design in its entertainment design program to direct his focus in producing art for video games, films, commercials, and theme park design.
In the past 3 years, he worked and freelanced as a concept artist/illustrator for clients like Audodesk, Nintendo, 2Dawn Games, Thinkwell Group, and Opāk Creative. He also partnered with other talents to produce mobile and indie video games.
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Education
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Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Entertainment DesignArt Center College of Design2013 - 2017
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BID Industrial and Transportation DesignPratt Institute2008 - 2012On President's List every semester.
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Painting and Figure DrawingXinsheng Wang Art School2002 - 20082 hour open studio classes where instructor taught subjects including acrylic painting, oil painting, drawing/composition, figure drawing, portraiture, and color theory. Attended 2 to 3 sessions a week.
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Experience
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Independent Contractor / Freelance Concept ArtistATHOS Consulting Inc.May 2014 - Present (12 years 2 months)Developing several pieces of concept art in conjunction with ATHOS Consulting Inc. for an Autodesk project.
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Freelance Concept ArtistThe MillAug 2013 - Aug 2013Produced an illustration as a style frame for a Nintendo Donkey Kong project and several sketches/drawings for a Nintendo Mario project.
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Freelance Concept ArtistWinterLeaf Entertainment, LLC.Sep 2012 - Aug 2013 (11 months)Collaborating with web designer on developing UI art, Graphics, and Illustrations for company website and Dawn of Ascension website.
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Art InternThinkwellMay 2013 - Aug 2013 (3 months)Assist design team with concept development by producing sketches, drawings, and paintings.
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Lead ArtistSyraca StudiosAug 2012 - May 2013 (9 months)Led art direction for mobile app games development. Produced concept art and game assets.
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Conceptual Artist2Dawn GamesMay 2011 - Oct 2012 (1 year 5 months)Produced conceptual art and promotional art for an online first-person-shooter video game Ravaged.
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CAID TAPratt InstituteSep 2011 - May 2012 (8 months)Assisted professor in class by providing supplementary materials, critique, and demonstrations. Tutored students by appointment outside of class time and instructed students on the use of digital software such as Maya, Alias, SolidWorks, and Photoshop.
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Intern - Assistant ArtistCodename GamesJun 2011 - Aug 2011 (2 months)Produced in-game graphics, visual effects, pre-production conceptual art, and user-interface art for several video game projects.
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Resident AdviserPratt InstituteAug 2009 - May 2011 (1 year 9 months)Promoted residents' personal and professional developments in residence halls through organizing events, building community, and counseling.
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CAD Prototype DeveloperBooks A MillionJul 2010 - Aug 2010 (1 month)Initiated and developed Solidworks prototype models of an electronic device for the BOKA project.
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Pre-College TA - Industrial DesignPratt InstituteJul 2010 - Aug 2010 (1 month)Assisted instructor by critiquing student work, helping students with shop tools, and tutoring students on the subject of 3-dimensional design and application of form in design.
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Intern - Prototype DeveloperBrooklyn MotorizedJun 2010 - Aug 2010 (2 months)Ideation sketching for new design solutions.
Conducted market research and studies for targeted consumers.
Prototyped motor cover, handles, and fenders.
Assisted with CAD modeling and dimension checks.
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Awards
President’s Merit Scholarship recipient for 2009 - 2011
Cultureshapers Visual Arts Contest
3rd Place in the electronic media category (2007)
College Board
AP portfolio chosen as sample for the 2008 Studio Art 2-D Design: Quality Samples with
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@SpiketheHedgehog, member since 2009
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Following 7
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Followers 10
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