I work as an Art Director, Senior Concept Artist, and Illustrator in the gaming and animation industry. I specialize in creating captivating characters, their worlds, and capturing key moments through visuals. I enjoy the entire production process but focus on visual development and key moment art. I also prepare guidelines for art teams and train artists to enhance their skills for cohesive project delivery. While science fiction and future-noir genres are my favorites, I adapt well to any genre I work on. My specialties include art direction, concept art for characters, environments, and vehicles, 3D sculpting, pre-visualization, look development, key-moment visualization, and marketing art.…

Anas Riasat

I work as an Art Director, Senior Concept Artist, and Illustrator in the gaming and animation industry. I specialize in creating captivating characters, their worlds, and capturing key moments through visuals. I enjoy the entire production process but focus on visual development and key moment art. I also prepare guidelines for art teams and train artists to enhance their skills for cohesive project delivery. While science fiction and future-noir genres are my favorites, I adapt well to any genre I work on. My specialties include art direction, concept art for characters, environments, and vehicles, 3D sculpting, pre-visualization, look development, key-moment visualization, and marketing art.…

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I work as an Art Director, Senior Concept Artist, and Illustrator in the gaming and animation industry. I specialize in creating captivating characters, their worlds, and capturing key moments through visuals. I enjoy the entire production process but focus on visual development and key moment art. I also prepare guidelines for art teams and train artists to enhance their skills for cohesive project delivery.

While science fiction and future-noir genres are my favorites, I adapt well to any genre I work on. My specialties include art direction, concept art for characters, environments, and vehicles, 3D sculpting, pre-visualization, look development, key-moment visualization, and marketing art.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Art Director at tobspr Games
April 1, 2024 - June 30, 2024
Created visuals for the game, ensuring a consistent and appealing look. Supported the 3D art team in transforming concepts and prototypes from game design into visually appealing content. Assisted developers with creating shaders and effects. Created 2D marketing art including capsules, banners, and screenshots.
Senior Marketing Artist at Wargaming
July 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Provided senior marketing artwork over a six-month period, enhancing the visual marketing assets for projects.
Background Artist at Mano Animation Studios
August 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Painted backgrounds for an anime called 'The Glass Worker' using entirely 2D painting techniques. Used 3D layouts requiring lighting, texturing, and rendering before painting over them.
Art Director at Nitro League
September 1, 2021 - July 31, 2022
Managed art direction, concept art, brand visuals, marketing art, and supervised the production team.
Concept Artist at Upwork
January 1, 2018 - November 30, 2021
Worked as Art Director, Concept Artist, Designer, and Consultant on freelance projects with a 93% job success rate and 'Top-Rated' badge. Delivered art related projects across multiple contracts and logged over 774 hours.
Founder / Art Director at NINJASTROKES
March 1, 2016 - December 31, 2019
Founded and led an art direction company delivering concept art and direction services.
Co-Founder/Art Director at LUCID CONCEPTS
November 1, 2010 - December 31, 2016
Co-founded the concept art and design wing 'Lucid Concepts'. Expanded knowledge in business, team management, branding, and set creative direction for the studio.
Art Director / Production Designer at Lucid Studios
April 1, 2007 - November 30, 2010
Responsible for visual concepts in live-action movie projects, including designing sets, locations, props, lighting, camera angles, and world-building in close collaboration with directors and producers.
Freelance Concept Artist / Production Designer at H2O Films
July 1, 2010 - October 31, 2010
Worked as freelance concept artist and production designer on an animated feature 'Falcon Pride'. Involved in character development, environments, combat design, and key-moment visualization.
Head of Art Department at Sharp Image
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2009
Started as concept artist then promoted to head of art department. Responsibilities included preparing design guidelines, managing art assets, setting design guidelines for production departments, developing efficient concept art techniques, and training/managing art teams.
Concept Artist at Sharp Image
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2006
Created high-end concept art, storyboards, animatics for animated commercials and TV spots. Prepared mood boards, lighting guidelines, and textured 3D assets. Produced matte paintings and set extensions for live-action commercials.
Graphic Designer at Perheal PVT. LTD
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2004
Designed software interfaces and icons for a hospital management system. Collaborated closely with programmers and doctors to create practical graphics for the system.

Education

BBA (IT) at Hamdard University
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2004
BBA at Hamdard University
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2004

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Industry Experience

Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services
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