Licheng Kevin Yang

 

Education

  • Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA

2017 - Present

Entertainment Design

Expected graduation date: 2022 Summer


Work Experience

  • Lead Concept Artist for Unannounced Video Game, Yotrio Corporation, City of Industry, California

November 2020- Present

Research and provide early idea sketch. Decide the art direction for the game. Making the style guide. Main characters design.

  • Background Illustrator for Website, DuluDulu, Britain

September 2019- January 2020

Providing background illustration for website.

  • Theme Park Character Designer, Origin Media Studio, Shanghai, China

April 2019- July 2019

Working with production teams for the character design of a stylized original IP. Providing early idea sketch, final render of characters, assist modeling team for visualized the 3D character.

  • Production Artist, Origin Media Studio, Shanghai, China

February 2019- April 2019

Working with Multidisciplinary teams for character and product of an original IP for celebrity. Providing early idea sketch, the final render of character, and background Illustration for Packaging Design.

  • Teacher Assistant, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California

January 2018- Present

Course: Composition and drawing/ Dynamic sketch/ Vis-com 2/ Lighting Fundamentals


Awards and Exhibition

  • ArtCenter entrance scholarship

  • ArtCenter departmental scholarship 2017 - Present

  • National Gold Medal, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards 2017

  • Illustration exhibition at Rizzo Gallery, New Providence, New Jersey. March 2017


Personal

  • Nationality: US Citizen

  • Languages: English - advanced

Chinese - native

  • Skill: Adobe Photoshop/ Pixologic ZBrush/ Autodesk Maya/ Unreal Engine/ Unity/ Blender/ Keyshot/ Gravity Sketch