RJ PALMER
Boulder Creek,CA
Summary
Driven concept artist adept at managing heavy workloads while focusing on designing creative, visually-appealing works.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Freelance Illustrator
Wizards of the Coast
10.2023 - Current
- Key Art Illustration for Caverns of Ixalan
Commercial Event Artist
Artist Alley
05.2013 - Current
- In Person Event Sales
- Product Development
- Event Consultant
Concept Artist
WDR LLC
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Creature design for upcoming unannounced new video game IP
Concept Artist
Team Kaiju (Tencent)
08.2022 - 10.2022
- Creature design for new video game IP
Illustrator and Concept Artist
Creative Beast Studio
04.2019 - 10.2022
- Package Illustrations for Beasts of the Mesozoic toy line
- Concept art design work for Cyberzoic toy line
Concept Artist
Playground Games (Microsoft)
04.2022 - 07.2022
- Concept art for upcoming title Fable
Illustrator and Consultant
Deviantart
08.2016 - 12.2021
- Marketing illustrations for official collaborations with World of Warcraft and How to Train Your Dragon 3
- Consultant on upcoming website features
- Inaugural Deviantart Artist Residency recipient
Illustrator
BUCK
07.2021 - 10.2021
- Emoji illustration for Twitter Emoji Stickers
Concept Artist
Altar Rock Pictures
09.2021 - 09.2021
- Bluesky creature ideation for new IP
Concept Artist
Toei
04.2021 - 05.2021
- Mood paintings for upcoming live action series
Freelance Concept Artist
Ubisoft Quebec
04.2020 - 04.2021
- Creature design for cancelled Immortals Fenyx RIsing sequel
- Creature design for new IP
Concept Artist
Undisclosed Project
11.2020 - 12.2020
- New IP development
Concept Artist
Bento Box Entertainment
07.2020 - 11.2020
- Character Designs for new IP
Freelance Artist
Sideshow Collectibles
12.2012 - 03.2020
- Concept design for high end collectibles
- Alien and Star Wars franchise officially licensed illustrations for print
Concept Artist
Ubisoft San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
09.2018 - 09.2019
- Creature design specialist
- Lead the charge in visual development of potential new IP
Concept Artist
Urvogel Games
12.2013 - 06.2019
- Concept art for video game title Saurian
- Promotional illustration for video game title Saurian
- Kickstarter campaign consultant for a highly successful campaign
Concept Artist
Afterthought LLC
04.2017 - 09.2017
- Concept art for new playable dinosaurs
- Promotional illustrator
Illustrator
Legendary pictures
Burbank, CA
11.2016 - 06.2017
- Art Department concept artist for the film Pokemon: Detective Pikachu
Concept Artist
Disney Publishing Worldwide
11.2014 - 01.2015
- Concept art for new intellectual property
Illustrator
The World Co. LTD
02.2013 - 01.2015
- Card game illustrations
Illustrator
Secret Base Games
08.2014 - 11.2014
- Illustrations for card game Monstrous
Illustrator
Fantasy Flight Games
05.2010 - 03.2014
- Illustrator for properties Star Wars, Warhammer Blood Bowl, Call of Cthulhu, Netrunner, Rune Age
Concept Artist
Privateer Press
05.2013 - 08.2013
- Concept art for property Warmachine
Education
Illustration -
ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY
Skills
- Exceptionally Strong Creature and Character Design
- Photoshop Expert
- High Fidelity Illustration
- Online Promotion Expert
- Driven and Thorough Researcher
- Sketching and Ideation
- Master Understanding of Anatomy
- Mastery of Light and Shadow
- Excellent with both Sales and Pitching
- Ability to MImic Any Style
- Dinosaur Reconstruction Specialist
Accomplishments
- Jury Award, Gen Con Art Show 2023
- Guest of Japan Weekend Madrid, 2019
- Guest of Kimikon Toronto, 2019
Timeline
Freelance Illustrator
Wizards of the Coast
10.2023 - Current
Concept Artist
WDR LLC
09.2023 - 12.2023
Concept Artist
Team Kaiju (Tencent)
08.2022 - 10.2022
Concept Artist
Playground Games (Microsoft)
04.2022 - 07.2022
Concept Artist
Altar Rock Pictures
09.2021 - 09.2021
Illustrator
BUCK
07.2021 - 10.2021
Concept Artist
Toei
04.2021 - 05.2021
Concept Artist
Undisclosed Project
11.2020 - 12.2020
Concept Artist
Bento Box Entertainment
07.2020 - 11.2020
Freelance Concept Artist
Ubisoft Quebec
04.2020 - 04.2021
Illustrator and Concept Artist
Creative Beast Studio
04.2019 - 10.2022
Concept Artist
Ubisoft San Francisco
09.2018 - 09.2019
Concept Artist
Afterthought LLC
04.2017 - 09.2017
Illustrator
Legendary pictures
11.2016 - 06.2017
Illustrator and Consultant
Deviantart
08.2016 - 12.2021
Concept Artist
Disney Publishing Worldwide
11.2014 - 01.2015
Illustrator
Secret Base Games
08.2014 - 11.2014
Concept Artist
Urvogel Games
12.2013 - 06.2019
Commercial Event Artist
Artist Alley
05.2013 - Current
Concept Artist
Privateer Press
05.2013 - 08.2013
Illustrator
The World Co. LTD
02.2013 - 01.2015
Freelance Artist
Sideshow Collectibles
12.2012 - 03.2020
Illustrator
Fantasy Flight Games
05.2010 - 03.2014
Illustration -
ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY