Hi,
I’m Troi Simpson, a LA-based Concept & Visual Development Artist and Illustrator, specializing in character design utilizing outfits, props, as well as building the worlds and environments they live in.
Eductation
A graduate of the world-reknowned Otis College of Art + Design in May of 2022 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Major in Concept Art in Game and Entertainment Design.
Experience
Freelance Artist / Self-Employed, Various Clients
June 2019 – Present, Los Angeles, CA
- Manage social media presence and promotion for self and perform creative tasks from illustrations to 3D models for interested clients
- Illustrated a variety of pieces for unique character designs and situations
- Communicated clearly and succinctly to ensure the highest quality work
2D Artist / Sleepover Studios
February 2023, Remote
- Assigned as the artist for the indie project Plushie Panic, an indie game jam submission, where I worked as the main asset artist. Concepted, researched, and executed the final designs for the project, which were made and animated in a pixel art style, and coordinated additional assets with a secondary artist
- Designed and finalized various 2D-pixel art assets in a 2-week time frame
- Quickly learned methods and practices on how to successfully create useable game assets stylized in the requested art style
- Organized the art team workflow with Trello and completed all tasks desired within the time frame.
Concept Artist, Vis Dev, UI Designer / Indie Game Jam Dev
June 2024, Remote
- Replaced the previous concept artist on Rites of Relics, researched and designed characters, creatures, and props for use by 3D modelers to implement into the game, and created UI assets to be used in-game and in menus.
- Created the visual look of the game through sketches, reference pages, and finalized 2D concept / visual development designs
- Problem-solve issues with concept designs to 3D, with edits and suggestions made with designers
- Requested and managed an additional artist brought onto the project
