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Hi, I’m Thaddeus Drigo, a visual artist and concept designer with a BA in Visual Studies from Ringling College of Art and Design. I specialize in concept art, illustration, and character design for games and immersive experiences. I love turning prompts into compelling visuals and collaborating with teams to bring ideas to life in VR and mobile games. Over the past few years I’ve contributed to VR projects, mobile games, and student thesis work, learning end-to-end workflows from concept to production. I value feedback, steady practice, and refining my craft with tools like Photoshop, Illustrator, Procreate, Blender, and InDesign. I’m excited to continue growing as an artist in the game and media industries.…Hi, I’m Thaddeus Drigo, a visual artist and concept designer with a BA in Visual Studies from Ringling College of Art and Design. I specialize in concept art, illustration, and character design for games and immersive experiences. I love turning prompts into compelling visuals and collaborating with teams to bring ideas to life in VR and mobile games. Over the past few years I’ve contributed to VR projects, mobile games, and student thesis work, learning end-to-end workflows from concept to production. I value feedback, steady practice, and refining my craft with tools like Photoshop, Illustrator, Procreate, Blender, and InDesign. I’m excited to continue growing as an artist in the game and media industries.

Thaddeus Drigo

Concept Artist, Character Designer, Illustrator, +2

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Hi, I’m Thaddeus Drigo, a visual artist and concept designer with a BA in Visual Studies from Ringling College of Art and Design. I specialize in concept art, illustration, and character design for games and immersive experiences. I love turning prompts into compelling visuals and collaborating with teams to bring ideas to life in VR and mobile games. Over the past few years I’ve contributed to VR projects, mobile games, and student thesis work, learning end-to-end workflows from concept to production. I value feedback, steady practice, and refining my craft with tools like Photoshop, Illustrator, Procreate, Blender, and InDesign. I’m excited to continue growing as an artist in the game and media industries.…Hi, I’m Thaddeus Drigo, a visual artist and concept designer with a BA in Visual Studies from Ringling College of Art and Design. I specialize in concept art, illustration, and character design for games and immersive experiences. I love turning prompts into compelling visuals and collaborating with teams to bring ideas to life in VR and mobile games. Over the past few years I’ve contributed to VR projects, mobile games, and student thesis work, learning end-to-end workflows from concept to production. I value feedback, steady practice, and refining my craft with tools like Photoshop, Illustrator, Procreate, Blender, and InDesign. I’m excited to continue growing as an artist in the game and media industries.

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Hi, I’m Thaddeus Drigo, a visual artist and concept designer with a BA in Visual Studies from Ringling College of Art and Design. I specialize in concept art, illustration, and character design for games and immersive experiences. I love turning prompts into compelling visuals and collaborating with teams to bring ideas to life in VR and mobile games.

Over the past few years I’ve contributed to VR projects, mobile games, and student thesis work, learning end-to-end workflows from concept to production. I value feedback, steady practice, and refining my craft with tools like Photoshop, Illustrator, Procreate, Blender, and InDesign. I’m excited to continue growing as an artist in the game and media industries.

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Japanese

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Work Experience

Software Analyst Apprentice at Big Sky Capital VC

August 19, 2024 - June 5, 2024

Assisting software development team in all phases of software development life cycles. Learning Python, shadowing senior developer, taking various training courses about VC industry.

Print Ops Specialist at UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)

December 30, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Printed and shipped time and content sensitive tax documents to UKG clients in a fast paced deadline-driven environment.

Concept Artist Intern at VRonica

June 10, 2023 - September 15, 2023

Created a lineup of 5 characters based on given prompts for a conceptual VR game. Worked on 100 objects for a conceptual VR game based on provided specifications. Followed instructions provided by a lead game designer to meet team standards. Attended virtual team meetings and incorporated skills developed from school and team feedback. Gained insight about virtual reality in the game industry.

2D Game Artist Intern at Mogul Games Inc.

June 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022

Practiced creation of digital artwork and game elements for mobile app game Coin Splash. Designed sketches and full delivery-ready game art based on provided concept specifications. Conducted testing on early stage(s) of the game and provided feedback on functionality and aesthetics. Participated in daily standup meetings with digital art team where progress was discussed and feedback provided. Learned rendering, composition, readability, and style matching. Learned end-to-end digital game creation from concept to production.

Software Analyst Apprentice at Big Sky Capital VC

August 19, 2024 - Present

Assisting software development team in all phases of software development life cycles; Learning Python, shadowing senior developer, taking various training courses about VC industry.

Print Ops Specialist at UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)

January 31, 2025 - September 24, 2025

Printed and shipped time and content sensitive tax documents to UKG clients in a fast paced deadline-driven environment.

Concept Artist Intern at VRonica

September 15, 2023 - September 24, 2025

Created a lineup of 5 characters based on prompts for a conceptual VR game; worked on 100 objects for a conceptual VR game; followed lead designer’s instructions to meet team standards; attended virtual team meetings; learned about VR game development and incorporated academic skills to refine concepts.

2D Game Artist Intern at Mogul Games Inc.

June 1, 2022 - September 24, 2025

Created digital artwork and game elements for the mobile app Coin Splash; designed sketches and delivery-ready game art; conducted testing and provided feedback; participated in daily standups to review progress and tasks.

Visual Studies Student at Ringling College of Art and Design

May 1, 2024 - September 24, 2025

Worked on a senior thesis creating a story world based on an alternate Earth where magic exists, depicted through a series of illustrations and visual concepts.

Software Analyst Apprentice at Big Sky Capital VC

August 19, 2024 - Present

Assisted software development team in all phases of the software development life cycle; learned Python, shadowed a senior developer, and completed training courses about the VC industry.

Print Ops Specialist at UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)

January 31, 2025 - September 24, 2025

Printed and shipped time- and content-sensitive tax documents to UKG clients in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Concept Artist Intern at VRonica

September 15, 2023 - September 24, 2025

Created a lineup of 5 characters and developed 100 objects for a conceptual VR game; collaborated with a lead game designer, attended virtual team meetings, and refined concepts based on feedback.

2D Game Artist Intern at Mogul Games Inc.

June 1, 2022 - September 24, 2025

Created digital artwork and game elements for the Coin Splash mobile game; designed sketches and delivery-ready assets; conducted early testing and provided feedback; participated in daily standups with the art team.

Visual Studies Student at Ringling College of Art and Design

May 1, 2024 - September 24, 2025

Worked on a senior thesis involving a story world based on an alternate Earth where magic exists as visible aura; produced illustrations and visual concepts.