Xander Smith

Work History

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  Senior Costume Concept Artist

  Marvel Studios

  August 2022 - November 2022

  Los Angeles, California, United States · On-site

  Worked with Costume Designer to find design solutions for a variety of lead character costumes for the upcoming Marvel show coming to DIsney+ Agatha: Coven of Chaos. Costume designs included heroes, villains and secondary characters, from sketch iterations exploring the
  overall mood of the show, to production paintings and technical illustrations given to fabricators, to digitally sculpted final pieces for 3D printing.
  Worked closely with the entire Costume Department, from fabrication to VFX, to find creative and technical solutions to meet budget while achieving ambitious and unique designs.

  

• Art Director

  Apparel Intelligence

  May 2023 - Present

  Designing and creating 3D apparel for various partners in the fashion industry

  
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  Concept Artist

  21st Century Fox

  May 2016 - December 2016

  3D Modeler on The Greatest Showman film, concept artist for a variety of other projects and pitches
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  Concept Artist/ Digital Sculptor

  Digital Domain

  November 2018 - December 2018

  Santa Monica, California

  Concept Artist and Digital Sculptor
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  Concept Artist

  MPC

  May 2021 - June 2021

  Pitch artwork for television shows
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  Costume Illustrator

  Lucasfilm

  July 2018 - July 2018

  Los Angeles

  Costume Illustration for Star Wars: The Mandalorian

  
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  Concept Artist

  The Jim Henson Company

  June 2019 - July 2019

  Los Angeles County, California, United States
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  Zbrush Instructor

  Concept Design Academy

  August 2017 - March 2019

  Pasadena, CA
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  Art Director

  House of Kibaa

  March 2021 - August 2022

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  Designing NFTs for the Metaverse
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  Lead Artist

  Aliza Technologies

  December 2018 - March 2021

  Greater Los Angeles Area

  Lead Artist; AI design solutions, concept art, 3D character creation.
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  Concept Artist

  Myth VFX

  2017 - 2018

  Concept Art and Creature Designer for the Feng Shen Trilogy
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  Digital Sculptor

  Gentle Giant Studios

  August 2015 - June 2016

  Digital Sculptor for 3D print products, collectibles, and statues.

• Concept Artist

  Studio ADI

  March 2018 - April 2018

  Concept Artist and Creature Designer for Godzilla vs King Kong

  

• Concept Artist

  AFX Studio

  February 2015 - September 2016

  Van Nuys, CA

  Concept Artist for film and television, Concept Artist and Costume Illustrator on 4 seasons of American Horror Story, and 2 seasons of Scream Queens.

• Concept Designer/ 3D Artist

  Alliance Studio

  February 2017 - June 2017

  Concept Art and 3D modeling for 3D printing for the Netflix film Illang: The Wolf Brigade

• 3D Artist

  Ironhead Studios

  2017 - 2017

  3D modeler for 3D printing- Costumes for Aquaman

  
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  Junior Concept Artist and 3D Modeler

  IronKlad Studios

  January 2015 - June 2015

  Concept Artist and 3D Modeler for film, television and video games.

• 3D Modeler/Concept Artist

  Mode Select

  May 2015 - July 2015

  3D Modeler for commercial asset creation, Concept Artist for video games

• Concept Designer

  Studio Lo Mismo

  July 2014 - November 2014

  Worked closely with the director, art director and technical director to design key frame shots, characters and costumes, creatures, and technology.

• Concept Artist

  Arch Enemy Entertainment

  July 2014 - October 2014

  Sketched, painted and designed character iterations, working closely with the director and writers of the project.