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
-Lead concept artist for the online animated series Crimson Valley
-Designed and painted Backgrounds for animated scenes
-Designed 16 characters with full turnarounds
-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
-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
-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.
-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
-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.