Sarah Freeman

Sarah Freeman

Senior Matte Painter / Concept Artist / 8 yrs

Austin, TX

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Background Painter

Invincible (2021)

Concept Artist/Matte Painter

RWBY Vol 8 (2020)

Environment Designer

Gen: Lock (2019)

Background Painter/Prop Artist/Character Artist

Nomad of Nowhere (2018)

Concept Artist

RWBY Chibi (2016)

Concept Artist/Matte Painter

RWBY (2013)

Production Artist / Concept Artist

Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles (2003)

Concept Artist/Matte Painter

Gen:Lock

Concept Artist

RWBY VOL 5

Concept Artist

Red vs Blue

Work History
  • Background Painter

    Skybound Entertainment

    February 2022 - November 2023
    Burbank, CA · Remote

    - Painted backgrounds for Amazon Prime Series, Invincible (Season 2 and 3).
    - Provided additional support through creating color scripts.

  • Concept Artist

    Rooster Teeth

    November 2016 - February 2022
    Austin, Texas Area

    - Designed environments, props, characters, creatures for Rooster Teeth properties.
    - Created matte paintings and nuke scripts for numerous shots across multiple shows. Provided research and support upgrading the matte painting pipeline to Nuke.
    - Created clean 2D assets to support Modeling, Look Dev, Compositing, and Merchandise teams.
    - Credits include: gen:Lock (Season 1), RWBY (Volumes 4, 5, 7, 8, 9), RWBY: Arrowfell, RWBY x Justice League: Superheroes and Huntsmen (Part One and Part Two), RWBY Chibi (Season 2), Nomad of Nowhere, and Red vs Blue: Mercs.

  • Concept Artist/Matte Painter

    Rooster Teeth

    November 2015 - February 2022
    Austin, TX

    - Designed environments, props, characters, creatures for Rooster Teeth properties.
    - Created matte paintings and nuke scripts for numerous shots across multiple shows. Provided research and support upgrading the matte painting pipeline to Nuke.
    - Created clean 2D assets to support Modeling, Look Dev, Compositing, and Merchandise teams.
    - Credits include: gen:Lock (Season 1), RWBY (Volumes 4, 5, 7, 8, 9), RWBY: Arrowfell, RWBY x Justice League: Superheroes and Huntsmen (Part One and Part Two), RWBY Chibi (Season 2), Nomad of Nowhere, and Red vs Blue: Mercs.

  • Freelance Concept/2D Artist

    Self

    October 2015 - November 2016
    Online

    - Provided various services to clients including concept art, 2D game assets, illustrations and motion media.
    - Clients include Rooster Teeth Productions, MonsterBox, Rethink Leisure and Entertainment, Catnip Studios, and individual entities

  • 2D Artist

    Dragon's Eye Productions

    January 2013 - October 2016
    Online

    Assisting in creating and editing digital assets for online game Furcadia, as well as answering digital-art related questions from players.

  • Concept Art Intern

    Spray N' Pray Studios

    June 2015 - September 2015
    Greater Atlanta Area

    Designed environments, props, and weapons for the sci-fi FPS/RPG RAVEN.

  • 2D Artist

    Catnip Studios

    May 2013 - May 2013
    Online

    Created icons and other 2D art for iPhone app "Facedancer"

  • Clerical Medical Office Staff

    Endocrinology and Diabetes Specialists

    November 2012 - December 2012
    Memphis, TN

    Scanned and organized office documents during a transition to a new computer system. Assisted doctors and front office staff with paperwork as needed.

  • Front Office Staff

    Endocrinology and Diabetes Specialists

    August 2012 - September 2012
    Memphis, TN

    Assisted front office staff with paperwork. Assisted patients with appointments as needed.

Education
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Sequential Arts

    Savannah College of Art and Design

    2011 - 2015