Hardcastle Art Portfolio
EXPERIENCE
- Designer & Illustrator for characters, environments, games, and toys on www.poptropica.com
- Credited in published console game: The Tale of Despereaux, 2008- Book cover artist for Uncut Diamonds, Karen Jones Gowen, 2009
- Book cover artist for How to Fight a City, Clay Mulford Robinson, 2009
SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Corel Painter
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Premiere
Maya
Flash
WORK HISTORY
Pearson Education, Inc. (Currently employed)
- DESIGNER
Creates illustrations & designs for characters, environments, games, toys, and assets for www.poptropica.com
American Legacy Publishing, Lindon, UT
- ILLUSTRATOR
Creates artwork and cartoons for Math, Social Studies, and Heath educational publications
Wido Publishing, UT
- BOOK COVER ARTIST
Sensory Sweep Studios, West Valley, UT, (Game Developer)
- CONCEPT ARTIST
Creates artwork to help previsualize console games and for game pitches
Waterford Research Institute, SLC, UT, (E-learning)
- CONCEPT ARTIST
- ILLUSTRATOR
- MULTIMEDIA ARTIST
- TEXTURE ARTIST
Creates illustrations for educational books, computer games, and animations
EDUCATION
- B.F.A. - Utah State University, Logan, UT.
- Associates Degree in Arts and Science - BYU Idaho
