…and I didn’t waste a single second! I’m selective about where I work and the projects I take on, but with the way the game industry is right now I knew it wouldn’t be long before I found an exciting opportunity to return to full time work. I’ve never enjoyed a long break from work/school […]
Category Archives: day job
Job news!
Just a brief post to commemorate some good news: I’ve been hired as a game designer for Playdom, a Disney development studio in close by Bellevue, WA. Those who know me well know it’s never “just a job” to me – it’s me giving my all to a single client. Taking on a single client […]
Finishing a game
For those who don’t know, I work as a lead designer at a large video game production studio. I love my job, and when it’s time to finish a project things get hectic so I put in evening and weekend time. My painting often gets put on hiatus when it’s time to final a project […]
Mandi Grip Kart Character
It’s done! Here is my Grip Kart character, all in pink and all ready to beat everyone else to the finish line. 🙂
Grip Kart wip 04
Spent another 1.5 hours on it tonight. Whee!
Grip Kart wip 03
I worked another 1.5 hours on my Grip Kart character! I hope this catches on around the office – it’s a lot of fun! I’m still thinking of what her weapon will be… hmmm…
Grip Kart wip 01
A friend at work drew himself as a kart racer character and encouraged me to do the same! Here’s my sketch about an hour and a half in. I’ve made the BG yellow-reddish to match the final background art, which will be the same across all kart racer chars. The real trick now will be […]
Ast 2009 wip 02
I had to spend most of today doing stuff for my new job, but I found a couple hours to improve upon last week’s update. I’m trying to find a lighting scheme for it, and make some early decisions regarding coloring. My computer is threatening to die every time it opens this, hopefully it’ll hold […]
Being a Designer (As Opposed to Being an Artist)
Off the art wagon I recently got a new job as a designer at a company that makes games for the DS and PSP. I love my new job and my new coworkers are admirable (to say the least). Since I’ve always styled myself as an artist, taking a job as a designer was a […]
Moving to Washington!!
I just got back from a very sudden trip to Washington and I’ve been busy partitioning my life into cardboard boxes ever since! My new coworkers are great!! Some of them even play WOW 🙂 I think this is the beginning of something AWESOME! My new apartment is in Kirkland, WA and I’ll be relocating […]