Erik Wolters
Erik Wolters
Character, Prop, & Background Artist
Watsonville, CA, United States

Erik Wolters is a visual development artist from California who specializes in Character, Prop, and Background design. He is also the creator of the online fantasy webcomic Squires for Hire. He is currently seeking work in the animation industry and is always open to meeting new people who share his interests. Feel free to contact him if you like what you see of his work.

Email: Erikantonwolters@gmail.com

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Skills

Concept ArtCharacter DesignStoryboardingDigital PaintingProp Design

Software proficiency

Maya
Maya
Mudbox
Mudbox
Photoshop
Photoshop
ZBrush
ZBrush

Productions

    • Movie
      Chiaroscuro
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Cogswell Polytechnical College

Experience

  • Character/Background Designer at Cosmic Features Studio
    US
    May 2022 - Present

    -Lead concept artist for the online animated series Crimson Valley

    -Designed and painted Backgrounds for animated scenes

    -Designed 16 characters with full turnarounds

  • Webcomic Artist at Squires for Hire
    Watsonville, CA, United States of America
    March 2018 - Present

    -Creator of the published webcomic Squires for Hire

    -Designed over 40 unique characters and monsters for the series

    -Created detailed backgrounds utilizing expert knowledge of perspective

    -Works efficiently to release regular updates on a weekly schedule

  • Freelance Animator at Self Employed
    Watsonville, CA, United States of America
    September 2015 - Present

    -Lead designer of promotional advertisements for a local business

    -Collaborates with customers to create custom art commissions including animations, graphics, and promotional advertisements

    -Clients include Mattix Films, the Comic Collector Shop, and Cogswell Studios

    -Consistently finishes assignments well before assigned deadline

  • Concept Artist at Project X
    San Jose, CA, United States of America
    August 2016 - December 2016

    -Lead the visual development team for a student-made short film

    -Created over 16 pieces of concept art including environments, props, and character designs.

    -Designed textures and color templates for the film’s 3D model artists

    -Co-Lead story team to revise the script and redraft over 70% of the

    film’s storyboard animatics.

  • Painting Instructor at Paint the Town
    United States of America
    July 2017 - March 2019

    -Hosted bi-monthly instructional painting sessions for corporate and residential clients

    -Taught basic painting principles to novice artists with no artistic experience

    -Managed private and corporate functions consisting of between 8-60 students

    -Socialized with customers and created upbeat and creative environment

  • Production Artist at Paper Culture
    Millbrae, CA, United States of America
    September 2017 - December 2017

    -Designed graphic Illustrations for an e-commerce platform

    -Consulted with customers to design custom art to their specifications

    -Exceeded assigned workload by processing over 50 customers per day

    -Tracked and catalogued customer orders, ensuring their distribution them to the production team.