DJ Welch

DJ Welch

Senior Concept Artist

Lead Concept Artist / 15 yrs

San Francisco, CA

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I work as a freelance concept artist in the heart of San Francisco. I am always looking for great projects to be a part of and love working with fun and talented people. I'm inspired by passion in all things. I'm extremely easy to work with. I am fortunate enough to have worked on an broad array of projects in the Animation, Comic, and Gaming industries with my friend Sean "Cheeks" Galloway at Table Taffy Studios.
Work History
  • Senior Concept Artist

    Lucasfilm

    July 2016 - Present
    San Francisco, CA
  • Lead Concept Artist

    Glu Mobile

    May 2015 - April 2016
    San Mateo, CA

    - Created designs for an external licensor on high-profile existing I.P. in Unity
    - Designed the visual language and established the style of several original I.P's
    - Worked on several mobile platforms including VR hardware.
    - Created marketing illustrations and key art for multiple game pitches.

  • Sr. Concept Artist

    Juicebox Games

    February 2015 - April 2016
  • Freelance Artist

    Freelance

    March 2009 - Present

    I have done freelance work for:

    ▪Kabam
    ▪JuiceBox
    ▪Cheeks 74
    ▪Whiteout Studios
    ▪Cartoon Network
    ▪Table Taffy Studios
    ▪Udon
    ▪WWE
    ▪Argon Design
    ▪GreenTech
    ▪Angel Star Inc
    ▪Infinera
    ▪CA State Government
    and many that cannot be disclosed at this time.

    Through Table Taffy:

    ▪Blizzard Entertainment Inc
    ▪DC Comics
    ▪Marvel
    ▪NASCAR
    ▪Boolab
    ▪Bungie Aerospace
    ▪LEGO
    ▪Systems Inc
    ▪Sunoco Inc
    ▪Traviangames
    ▪Namaste Entertainment Inc

  • Senior Visual Designer/ Concept Artist

    Kabam

    January 2014 - November 2014
    San Francisco

    Working with the marketing team creating Illustrations, Concept Art, Storyboards, UI Elements, Icons and Logos.

  • Artist

    Table Taffy Studios

    April 2009 - January 2014

    I do character concept, storyboarding, background design and 3d layout in animation, comics and games with my friend Sean "cheeks" Galloway.

  • Cheeks-74 Inc.

    2010 - 2010

    - Development team for a California Water conservation commercial.

    - Designed layouts for backgrounds and storyboarded the commercial’s introduction.

    - Storyboarded Shana May Jackson and Neyo music video. I also did some work with artist

    Sean “Cheeks” Galloway on his Bastion's 7 project.

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  • Cartoon Network

    2009 - 2010

    I was selected as the final candidate to this 4 month internship program in Southern California.
    I was assigned to work with a project team on the shows Fire breather and Adventure time. My
    duties were mostly doing assistant work but I was allowed discretionary personal time each

    week. I used this time to “shadow” several of the team members and to learn abou...
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  • Angel Star Inc.

    April 2007 - September 2008

    - Created several concept art works for this porcelain figurine company.


    - Learned about structural integrity of figure work

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Education
  • Academy of Art University

    2006 - 2011