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Gus Batts
Gus Batts
2D designer, senior visual developer
Calgary, Canada

Summary

Gus Batts, a Brazilian 2D artist current living in Winnipeg. Graduated in Marketing and about to graduate as Digital Media Design student with a 3D major. I am totally crazy about character design, cartoons, games, backgrounds, and finally Star Wars! ;D

Skills

Art DirectionConcept ArtConcept DesignDigital PaintingIllustrationStoryboardingPaintingMarketing IllustrationCharacter DesignDrawingCartooningTraditional Art

Software proficiency

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
Illustrator
Illustrator
Maya
Maya
Corel Painter
Corel Painter
Photoshop
Photoshop
SketchBook Pro
SketchBook Pro
SketchUp
SketchUp
Premiere
Premiere

Experience

  • Freelance Illustrator at Illustration
    São Paulo, Brazil
    January 1997 - Present

    Illustration for a several projects with more than 50 books illustrated, logo designs, character designs, card game illustrations for American companies, t-shirt designs and etc

  • Freelance illustrator at Bezier Games
    United States of America
    January 2013 - Present

    Cards and covers illustrations to all the One Night card game series.

  • Illustrator/Owner at Planetoon Publishing
    São Paulo, Brazil
    January 2006 - August 2014

    Illustrator responsible for all the graphic and illustrated content of the company during this period, all the books released by the Planetoon Publisher were diagrammed and illustrated by myself.

  • Illustrator/owner at Style Books Publishing
    São Paulo, Brazil
    January 2005 - December 2005

    Illustrator in charge of the company founded with a couple of friends of mine. The main focus os our business was the children's book, probably our main product released during that time was our Sponge Bob's colouring book series.

  • Illustrator at Ciranda Cultural Publishing
    São Paulo, Brazil
    January 2004 - January 2005

    Illustrator in charge of all the graphic content produced by the publishing during that period of time, with several books illustrated.