Donovan Valdes

Work History

• Freelance Concept Artist and Illustrator

  Art of Donovan Valdes

  July 2015 - Present

  I specialize in the concept and illustration of character and environments, across a broad range of styles for games, film, and print.
  I have over 15 years of experience in every stage of production, including pre-visualization, concept design, modeling, texturing, storyboarding, animation, and promotional & marketing key art.

• Owner/Instructor

  Concept Critique

  January 2013 - Present

  Through Concept Critique, I mentor and advise aspiring artists who are looking to take their work to the next level, through personalized, one-on-one critique sessions and portfolio reviews.
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  Concept Artist

  Freelance

  January 2018 - February 2018
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  Senior Concept Artist

  Limbic®

  June 2017 - November 2017

  Chapel Hill, NC

  Concept design for characters and environments, marketing art and app icons, promotional art, and some UI elements.
  
  Zombie Gunship: Survival
  Zombie Gunship: Revenant

• Art Director / Principal Artist

  Tailspin Studios

  September 2013 - July 2015

  Durham, NC

  Worked closely with a small team to determine visual style and branding for several mobile releases.
  Served as Principal Artist though all facets of production, including pre-vis, character and level design, 3d modeling and texturing, and animation.
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  Senior Concept Artist

  Red Storm Entertainment

  April 2005 - September 2013

  Cary, NC

  Concept design, marketing art, and illustration for several Red Storm and Ubisoft titles including:
  
  For Honor
  Far Cry 4
  Rainbow Six: Patriots
  Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
  Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
  Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2
  Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
  

  

  

  

  

  

• Concept / Texture Artist

  Vicious Cycle Software

  2001 - 2004

  
  Environment and character concept, textures, 3d modeling, story boarding, animation for several titles, including:
  
  Spy vs Spy
  Dinotopia (Sunstone Odyssey)
  Robotech; Invasion
  Robotech: Battlecry
  

• Artist

  Cytura

  1998 - 2001

  
  Animation, Design, Illustration
  
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  Ubisoft

  ? - Present