Hi there! I’m Bradford Johansen, a multidisciplinary artist with a passion for storytelling across comics, animation, and product design. I’ve collaborated with DC Comics, Marvel, Sesame Workshop, and Warner Bros, translating ideas into color, design, and production-ready artwork. I love shaping characters and worlds from concept through production, whether it’s a licensing product, a publishing project, or an animated sequence. I also enjoy teaching and mentoring in digital art, mentoring young artists, and shaping licensed products from concept to market. My strengths include character design, storytelling, pre-press, and production coordination, with a strong focus on collaboration, quality, and timely delivery.…

Bradford Johansen

Hi there! I’m Bradford Johansen, a multidisciplinary artist with a passion for storytelling across comics, animation, and product design. I’ve collaborated with DC Comics, Marvel, Sesame Workshop, and Warner Bros, translating ideas into color, design, and production-ready artwork. I love shaping characters and worlds from concept through production, whether it’s a licensing product, a publishing project, or an animated sequence. I also enjoy teaching and mentoring in digital art, mentoring young artists, and shaping licensed products from concept to market. My strengths include character design, storytelling, pre-press, and production coordination, with a strong focus on collaboration, quality, and timely delivery.…

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Hi there! I’m Bradford Johansen, a multidisciplinary artist with a passion for storytelling across comics, animation, and product design. I’ve collaborated with DC Comics, Marvel, Sesame Workshop, and Warner Bros, translating ideas into color, design, and production-ready artwork. I love shaping characters and worlds from concept through production, whether it’s a licensing product, a publishing project, or an animated sequence.

I also enjoy teaching and mentoring in digital art, mentoring young artists, and shaping licensed products from concept to market. My strengths include character design, storytelling, pre-press, and production coordination, with a strong focus on collaboration, quality, and timely delivery.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Comic Book Digital Colorist at DC Entertainment
December 1, 2020 - Present
Colorist for Batman, Superman, Justice League, Wonder Woman and Swamp Thing; responsible for digital coloring across multiple titles.
Senior Pre-Press Artist at DC Entertainment
December 1, 2019 - November 30, 2020
Restoration and recolor of collected edition materials and original archival artwork; managed pre-press workflows.
Freelance Designer at FRED & FRIENDS
March 1, 2021 - May 31, 2021
Fun & whimsical product and packaging design for Fred & Friends.
Product Designer at Rhode Island Novelty
February 1, 2018 - March 1, 2021
Product development and design of licensed amusement toys, novelties, giftware, and incentive merchandise.
Digital Art Instructor at New Bedford Art Museum
October 1, 2017 - May 31, 2018
TAIP Mentor, Life Drawing Coordinator, Middle School Enrichment Instructor.
Production Administrator at Warner Bros. Entertainment
December 1, 2015 - June 30, 2017
Manufacturing and production of all trackable elements for repurposed books and collected edition materials; managed local/international vendor relationships and quality control of printed proofs.
Production Coordinator at DC Comics
July 1, 2014 - December 31, 2015
Coordinated with Editorial, Design and Pre-Press to expedite approval for collected publications; restoration and recolor of archival artwork; digital compositor of hundreds of publications.
Freelance Designer // Art Director at Catapult Marketing
February 1, 2014 - May 31, 2014
Provided Storyboards and Graphics for various agency pitches and new-media campaigns.
Freelance Illustrator // Designer at Last Limb Games
February 1, 2013 - March 31, 2014
Created original Video Game Art / Promotional Materials for “Organic Panic.”
Digital Compositor at Marvel Entertainment
January 1, 2013 - August 31, 2013
Digitized and reformatted original comic periodicals for iOS, web and handheld devices.
Freelance Designer // Storyboard Artist at Spectacle Studio
July 1, 2012 - August 31, 2013
Provided Storyboards and Character Designs for numerous digital media advertising campaigns.
Freelance Designer // Illustrator at Billionaire Boys Club
December 1, 2011 - January 31, 2012
Created digital and illustrated prints for BBC and Ice Cream apparel lines.
Freelance Character Designer at Furry Puppet Studio
December 1, 2010 - January 31, 2012
Conceptual Artist for an animatronic and traditional puppetry studio, focusing on air commercial, music video and television ads.
Designer // Character Artist at Nathan Love
February 1, 2008 - June 30, 2012
Production and design for a character-driven CG animation studio.
Freelance Textile Designer at DesignWorks International
December 1, 2007 - January 31, 2015
Textile surface print designer for all markets including bedding, fashion, fabric and paper.
Illustrator // Designer at Sesame Workshop
November 1, 2007 - January 31, 2010
Redeveloped The Electric Company show; educational outreach kits, mini comics, game art for the program re-launch.
Production Coordinator at Marvel Entertainment
July 1, 2005 - February 29, 2008
Digital Production and Pre-press on all printed materials; cover coordinator, ad and letter page design for over 90 monthly comic book titles.

Education

BFA in Traditional Animation at School of Visual Arts
January 1, 2002 - January 1, 2006

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Media & Entertainment, Education, Manufacturing, Retail

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