Matthew Armstrong

Work History

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  Concept Artist

  Disney Interactive

  April 2008 - February 2015

• Concept Artist, 3D Artist

  Kodiak Interactive

  May 1998 - June 2002

  Salt Lake City, Utah

  Created storyboards, character and environmental concepts, design modeling, texturing, and illustrations.
  
  GAMES
  WCW Mayhem, Monsters, Inc. (PS2), Goblin Quest (unpublished), Mach 9 (unpublished), Baja (unpublished)
  
  * Developed artwork, story, and world-building—character, creature, and environmental artwork—for a Zelda-Like Quest game (Goblin Quest) in an underground world.
  * Conceived of new character, Loco Ono, for Baja—a Mad Max-like car game—while creating art, story, and world building.
  * Collaborated with designer and creative director, Chris Shen, on full development of Mach 9.
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  Concept Artist, 3D Artist

  Acclaim Entertainment

  June 2002 - October 2002

  Salt Lake City, Utah

  Took ownership of character and environmental concept design modeling, texturing, animation, illustrations, and storyboards.
  
  GAMES
  Legends of Wrestling
  
  * Designed many original characters for the story mode of Legends of Wrestling.
  * Developed unique texture maps for characters to exhibit real qualities during the game, such as sweating.

• Concept Artist, Writer, 3D Modeler, Texture Artist

  SCEA SONY

  October 2002 - May 2006

  Salt Lake City, Utah

  Created storyboards, character and environmental concepts, design modeling, texturing, and illustrations.
  
  GAMES
  War of the Monsters (PS2), Downhill Domination (PS2), Warhawk (PS3)
  
  * Wrote original screenplay and the World Bible for Warhawk, addressing history, society, politics, and technologies.
  * Designed storyboards for the cinematics of Warhawk.
  * Created new character skins for several games and developed high-concept IPs.
  
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  Concept Artist / Writer

  The Walt Disney Company

  April 2008 - July 2016

  Salt Lake City

  DISNEY INTERACTIVE (AVALANCHE SOFTWARE)
  Salt Lake City, Utah
  Concept Artist
  2007 – 2016
  
  Assigned to games to handle character and environmental concepts modeling, textures, illustrations, and storyboards.
  
  GAMES
  Narnia, Ultimate Band, Toy Story 3, Cars 2, Disney Infinity, Disney Infinity 2.o: Marvel Heroes, Disney Infinity 3.o: Star Wars, Disney Infinity 4.o: TBA.
  
  * In 2012, chosen from seven staff artists to spend one week in Tokyo, Japan overseeing complex art direction for Disney Infinity 3DS. Completed all assignments in that week, working extended hours to ensure completion.
  * Designed tie-in and cross-promotion comic book covers with Disney Infinity version for publication by Marvel Comics.
  * Shared illustrations showing proof of concept for how Infinity characters would appear and be presented.
  * Gained approval from major film stars and icons, such as Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, and Jerry Bruckheimer, for use of character designs in games matching roles the celebrities played or contributed to in movies.
  * Created storyboard and led direction of the animated introduction to Infinity 3DS, which included successfully collaborating with Pixar for approvals.
  
  Worked on: Ultimate Band, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, Toy Story 3: The Video Game, Cars 2: The Video Game, and the Disney Infinity Franchise.

• Concept Artist / Writer

  castAR

  July 2016 - 2017

  Salt Lake City

  Assigned to Augmented Reality(AR) games to handle character and environmental concepts modeling, textures, illustrations, and storyboards.
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  Senior Artist

  RED Interactive Agency

  July 2017 - March 2018

  Greater Salt Lake City Area
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  Creative Director @ deeproot Studios

  deeproot Studios

  April 2018 - September 2020

  Greater Salt Lake City Area

• FREELANCE Illustration/concept/writing – HARPER COLLINS CHILDREN’S PUB

  Matthew Art

  June 1999 - Present

  Greater Salt Lake City Area

  FREELANCE – HARPER COLLINS CHILDREN’S PUBLISHING AND OTHER PUBLISHERS
  Salt Lake City, Utah
  Picture Book Artist; Writer
  2006 – present
  
  Worked full time on books for Harper Collins Children’s Publishing for almost one year, then remained on staff in a freelance capacity. Created picture books, comics, and book covers.
  
  PUBLISHED BOOKS
  The New York Times Bestselling, Narnia Pop Up book, Rescue of Prince Caspian, Stuff, Rhino Rhino Sweet Potato, Jane and Mizmow, and the upcoming Patchwork Land.
  
  * Earned high-praise for a Narnia Pop Up book, which landed on the New York Times Bestseller list.
  * Partnered with the C.S. Lewis Estate to design and publish three Narnia books.
  * Received critical acclaim for picture book, Jane and Mizmow.
  
  For more than ten years, assigned and contracted to create and complete illustrations and writing of books, comics, and book covers for major, renowned clients and publishers.
  
  CLIENTS
  Hasbro, Wizards of the Coast, Harper Collins Publishers, History Channel, AEG Alderac Entertainment Group, Wiz Kids, The Walt Disney Company, Sony Computer Entertainment of America, HarperCollins, Key Bank, Fun Publications, Sirius Comics, Image Comics to name a few.
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  Concept Artist

  Acclaim Entertainment

  February 2003 - March 2004

  Salt Lake City
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  writer - concept artist

  Sony Computer Entertainment America

  February 2004 - April 2007

  Developed: Downhill Domination, War of the Monsters, Warhawk

  
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  senior artist / writer

  The Walt Disney Company

  ? - Present

• Illustrator/Writer

  Harper Collins Children's Books

  2005 - Present

  I am currently writing and illustrating picture books for Harper Collins.