Shane Hillman

Experience

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  HarperCollins Publishers

  Oct 2007 - Feb 2009

  Illustrator

  Illustrated cover art and interior sequential pages for the four books in Bruce Hale's Underwhere series. The series was split into half novel and half comic book for younger readers. I handled all of the comic book portions. This included thumbnails, character and cover design, grey tones and scanning.The four books I worked on are as follows: * Prince of Underwhere* Pirates of Underwhere* Flyboy of Underwhere* Fat Cat of Underwhere

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  Little, Brown Book Group

  Jul 2009 - Sept 2010

  Illustrator

  Cover illustration for Paul Feig's Ignatius MacFarland Frequenaut! paperback. Cover and interior illustration for Paul Feig's Ignatius MacFarland: Frequency Freak-Out!

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  Free Press Houston

  Apr 2010 - Jun 2010

  Creative Lead for Free Press Summerfest 2010

  I provided all the art assets and direction for Free Press Houston's Summerfest music festival in 2010. This involved creating a posters and assets in a very short turn around. I handled t-shirt design and the separations for screen printing. The headliner was The Flaming Lips, so all the artwork was geared towards the psychedelic nature of their music, while adding some fun summer elements within. This has been one of my proudest products I have had the pleasure of working on.Here is a video I took of the show. My art is encasing the stage on the sides and the top. It was a surreal experience to see and definitely one of my core memories. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpEaTrhTZSE Show less

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  Sideshow

  Dec 2012 - Dec 2012

  Illustrator

  Created art assets for a short on the film Aliens. This involved working tightly with an animator and art director to make sure all assets were properly prepped for animation. All work was created digitally in Photoshop. I handled all phases of the art in this production, from concept art and design to the final assets. The short can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-nulpmtPew

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  Discovery Inc

  May 2014 - May 2014

  Freelance Illustrator

  I was a freelance illustrator for an up and coming Discovery/History Channel project. This project requires 2D illustrations for animation in After Effects. These images range from characters, objects, backgrounds and more. The images follow a strict style guide set up by the Art Director and when approved, are handed off for animation in After Effects.

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  Big Viking Games

  May 2014 - May 2018

  2D Art Lead

  I am responsible for creating 2D art assets for YoWorld, a mobile and web based freemium game. Using a mixture of Illustrator and Flash, assets are created and released into the game for purchase. My responsibility lies as an Art Lead for the Vector portion of YoWorld, ensuring we have a smooth pipeline and manage quality control on assets that go in game. Along with this role, I manage a team of 4 individuals and ensure morale and happiness is met and that the environment is constructive and fun to be in. Communication and management of Vendor's also lie within my responsibilities. I also provide Art Style documents/process pipeline and help on board new hires onto the team. Managing portfolio reviews and interview new hires for the company are also part of my responsibilities. Documentation and team work have been my favorite personal skills I have developed over the current year, and I am always hungry to learn more. Show less

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  Cartoon Network

  Sept 2014 - Jan 2015

  Freelance 2D Background Designer

  I worked freelance with the lead Background Designer and Art Director to create Background Illustrations for the show Adventure Time. This involves working off animatics and storyboards to take rough illustrations to final inks before being handed off to colorists to be completed and placed. I've worked across Seasons 6 & 7 of Adventure Time.

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  Tiny Titan Studios

  May 2018 - Dec 2018

  Senior Artist

  I worked as an artist across multiple titles, working closely with small teams to deliver the highest possible quality that we can deliver. Each title requires it's own unique challenges to overcome, which has allowed me the opportunity to grow my skill set and develop new disciplines. My skill set at Tiny Titan ranged from...• Creating concept art and direction for future titles. • Character Design & Animation using Photoshop and Spine• 3D modeling and texturing assets using 3D Studio Max• Concepting and creating UI/UX for titles Show less

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  Prodigy Education

  Jan 2019 - Nov 2021

  Concept Artist

  • Production of in-game assets in a pixel art style• Worked within the full character production pipeline from concept > production > animation using Photoshop and Spine• Worked with other departments(production, marketing, management, etc.) to ensure product quality and goals are met• Produced predominant loading screens and marketing images