Chris Karbach
Chris Karbach
Concept Artist / Visual Development Artist
Göttingen, Germany

About

I am a Concept Artist and Illustrator working in the entertainment industry for over 10 years. Clients create experiences in the fields of games, animation, theme-parks, advertising and printed media.
I've performed a variety of tasks over the years, such as: Art direction, creation of concept artworks, production artworks, key artworks, marketing illustrations, storyboards, aswell as 3D blockouts, level blockouts, environment design & 2D/3D animation for concept purposes.
On some longer term projects I have also dealt with talent scouting, hiring and mentoring/teaching.

Skills

Concept ArtConcept DesignVisual DevelopmentEnvironment DesignIllustrationMarketing IllustrationProp Design

Software proficiency

Photoshop
Photoshop
Blender
Blender
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Medium by Adobe
Medium by Adobe
Procreate
Procreate
Premiere
Premiere
Cinema 4D
Cinema 4D

Experience

  • Concept Artist / Visual Development Artist at Freelance
    March 2019 - Present

  • Concept Artist at InnoGames GmbH
    Hamburg, Germany
    January 2016 - February 2019

    • Conceptualized upcoming content collaboratively with the Concept Art Department, from initial idea to moodboards and early visual development.

    • Hosted and moderated team-wide Brainstorming sessions to flesh out our ideas and create believable fantasy races and cultures.

    • Designed great amount of the in-game assets, including buildings, creatures and characters

    • Created UI Elements (Loading Screens/ Worldmap-Tiles)

    • Presented achievements of the Art Department to the wider team.

    • Assisted with feedback and paint-overs to help improve the art direction and visuals of the game

  • Illustrator and Concept Artist at Freelance
    Germany
    November 2012 - December 2015

    • Created Concept Art and Vis-Dev for for Indiegames, mobile Games and Themeparks

    • Illustrated book covers and other print media

    • Graphic design/Illustration tasks for advertising and fashion industry

    • Reported directly to private clients aswell as art departments and marketing departments during this time.

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