Erling Sævarsson

Artist with a unique vision and an atmospheric, painterly, realistic style. Creates paintings, illustrations, matte paintings, storyboards, animation, and specializes in concept art for pre-visualization in the entertainment industry.

*Strong classical illustration skills focusing on mood, staging and lighting
*Traditional painting and visual storytelling skills
*Expert in dark moody environments
*Animated concepts
*Languages: English, Icelandic, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish

Work History

concept artist/illustrator

MDSX

March 2020 - Present

Concepts and illustration for themed entertainment and museums and events. Clients include Disney, Universal, the Franklin Institute.
Freelance Illustrator / Concept Artist

www.erlingingi.com

November 1999 - Present

Create illustrations, concept art, matte paintings and storyboards for computer games, film, print, and online media.
Senior UI/UX Designer

Golden Hearts Games

February 2022 - September 2023

Greater Boston · Remote

Lead redesign of website, including onboarding flow, the store and game lobby. Created UI designs for online games and marketing graphics.
Concept artist/

Hotopp

February 2019 - March 2020

Themed entertainment
CG artist

Bound

September 2018 - September 2018

remote
Story Artist

Blockade Games

June 2018 - August 2018
Concept Artist

Blockade Games

June 2018 - June 2018
Senior Concept Artist

Imangi Studios

December 2017 - March 2018

Washington, DC, US
Senior Concept Artist

Limbic®

January 2015 - November 2017

San Francisco Bay Area (remote)

Created concept art of characters and environments for mobile games, VR and AR, working with a small team of developers including the company founders. Help find and interview artist to grow the creative team. Titles: Zombie Gunship Survival, Zombie Gunship: Revenant.
Concept Artist

RVX

May 2014 - October 2014

remote

Concept Art
Concept Artist

CCP Games

October 2008 - May 2014

Atlanta and Reykjavik

Created high level concepts and production art for a MMO computer game. Worked closely with an art director and a team of artists to define and unify the look and feel of a AAA game title. Collaborated with environment artists and graphics programmers to translate that visual language into the game engine. Created illustrations for an animatic teaser trailer, and other external and internal presentations.