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Ted Kim - Canada

About the artist

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Member since 2007-12-16

Objectives

Cover a broad spectrum of conceptual and design work in various fields of entertainment. Versatility in art style, subject matter and applicability with a professional approach and quick turnaround time.
Professional Experience

* Freelance Illustrator (Toronto, ON) 2006 - present:
Various conceptual and illustrative work for videogames, books, magazines, comics, game and toys.
* Pseudo Interactive Inc. (Toronto,ON) 2000-2006:
Full Auto 2: Battlelines (PS3) - Lead Concept Artist
Full Auto (Xbox 360) - Lead Concept Artist
Vectorman(cancelled)(PS2) - Concept Artist
Cel Damage (Xbox, Gamecube) and Cel Damage Overdrive(PS2,UK) - Concept Artist
* Freelance Artist (Vancouver, BC) 1999-2000:
Various contract work such as graphic design, character design and sequential art
* Barking Bullfrog Cartoon Company (Vancouver, BC) 1998-1999 - Clean-up and storyboard artist for Disney properties: Sabrina the Teenage Witch, PB & J Otter
Education & Training

* The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon & Graphic Art (Dover, NJ) 1996-1998L: Two years of study in the Cartoon -Graphics program
* The Vancouver Film School (Vancouver, BC) Summer 1995: Summer enrolment in Classical Animation
* University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC) 1994-1995: Unclassified year covering Philosophy, Religion, Art and Architecture History
* University of Western Ontario (London, ON) 1990-1994:
Bachelor of Arts (Administrative and Commercial Studies)

Skills & Expertise

SPECIALIZATIONS:
* Cartoons
* Character Design
* Conceptual
* Digital
* Icons
* Logos
* People
* Sci-Fi/Fantasy
* Toy/Game
* Comic Books
SOFTWARE:
* Adobe Photoshop (6-CS2)
* Adobe Illustrator (9-CS2)
* Microsoft Excel
Accolades & Awards

ACHIEVEMENTS:
* Full Auto, recipient of the Award for Best FX, 2006 ELAN Awards
* Pseudo Interactive, nominated for Rookie Studio of the Year, 2002 GDC Awards
* Cel Damage, nominated for Game Innovation Spotlight, 2002 GDC awards
PRESS:
* Full Auto given a review score of 10/10 from Maxim magazine
* Full Auto featured on the cover of Official Xbox Magazine (cover comp by Ted Kim)
* Cel Damage was reported as one of the top 10 picks of Xbox Launch Games by GamePro magazine and given a review score of 4/5
* Cel Damage featured in Game Developer Magazine with cover art by Ted Kim
* Cel Damage toys by Joyride Studios featuring package art by Ted Kim