Kyle Shold

Work History

KEY PUBLISHING GROUP, September 2006 – Present

Duties include: Editorial layout of text and art, Illustration, Photograph re-touching, Maintaining consistency of publications and trade show collateral.

  • Make-Up Artist Magazine – Art Director (Beginning with Issue 63 – present)
  • Classic Style Magazine – Art Director (Beginning with Issue 1-5)
  • International Make-Up Artist Trade Show – Art Director (Show program and other promotional art)

BUNGIE STUDIOS, July 2006

Duties included: Digital Storyboard drawing for the Cinematics Department.

  • Halo 3 – Storyboard Artist

BIG TOP GAMES, September 2005 – June 2006

Duties included: Background illustration, User Interface design, Menu Design and Animation.

  • Bugged Out - Art Director
  • Tiki Boom BoomArt Director
  • The ApprenticeBackground Artist

ATARI INC. / HUMONGOUS ENTERTAINMENT, April 1996 – June 2005

Duties included: Background illustration, Environment & Character conceptualization and User Interface design.

I worked on over 25 shipped titles.Some highlights are:

  • Spy Fox 2: Some Assembly Required - Lead Background Artist/ Layout artist
  • Spy Fox3: Operation Ozone - Lead Background Artist / Layout artist
  • Backyard Football 2006 - Field Concepts and Layouts
  • Backyard Skateboarding - Environment Concepts and Layouts
  • Backyard Baseball for the Nintendo Game Cube - Environment Concepts and Layouts
  • Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When it’s Dark Outside - Background Artist
  • Spy Fox in: Dry Cereal - Layouts and Backgrounds
  • Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning Aren’t So Frightening - Layouts/ Storyboards / Backgrounds
  • Putt-Putt Goes to the Circus - Background Artist
  • MoonBase Commander - Concept Artist

Skills / Tools

·Photoshop, Illustrator, ImageReady, InDesign on a PC platform

·Traditional hand drawing skills utilizing Pencil, Pen, Brush and Ink.

·Digital Illustration

·Photograph re-touching and editing

·Editorial layout and design

·Quick study in learning new software, tools and techniques

·Require minimal supervision

·Strong work ethic

·Problem solving

Education

§ART INSTITUTE OF SEATTLE

1995 / with an Associate of Applied Arts Degree

§SEQUIM HIGH SCHOOL

1993

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