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Van Lawrence Ching
Van Lawrence Ching
Concept Artist & Illustrator
Toronto, Canada

Skills

Visual DevelopmentArt DirectionConcept DesignEnvironment DesignCharacter DesignCreature DesignProp DesignConcept ArtIllustration3D Asset Creation2D Asset Creation

Software proficiency

Photoshop
Photoshop
Procreate
Procreate
Krita
Krita
Blender
Blender
SketchUp
SketchUp
Illustrator
Illustrator
Unity
Unity

Productions

    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Lite-Brite: Worlds of Wonder
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      Concept Artist & Illustrator
    • Company
      Secret Location Immersive
    • Video Game
      Dawn of The Monsters
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Concept Artist, Environment Artist
    • Company
      13AM Games

Experience

  • Concept Artist / Illustrator / 2D Artist at Secret Location Immersive Inc.
    Toronto
    May 2023 - Present

    Mythos (In-Production)

    Visual Development, Storyboarding, Character and Environment Concepts

    Lite-Brite: Worlds of Wonder

    Art Direction and Visual Development in early production, Environment Concepts, 2D Art, and Layouts in final production

    Pitch Decks

    Visual Development, Key Art, and UI Art in various art styles

  • Concept Artist at Phantom Compass
    Toronto
    July 2022 - January 2023

    Unannounced Lovecraftian Rogue-Lite:

    Creatures, Environments, and Props

  • Concept Artist / Environment Artist / Illustrator at 13AM GAMES
    Toronto
    November 2019 - March 2023

    Dawn of The Monsters

    Environment and Prop Concepts, Level Art, 3D Asset Modeling and Texturing

    Dawn of The Monsters: Arcade Edition DLC

    Character and Creature Concepts, and Promo Illustrations for Arcade Endings

    Pitch Decks

    Key Art and Game Screen Mock Illustrations in various styles

  • Intermediate Designer / Illustrator at MiConcept + Design
    Toronto
    November 2018 - November 2019

    Chinese Mythology Dark Rides: The Eight Immortals, and Sun Wukong

    Visual Development, Character and Prop Concepts, and Storyboarding

    Theme Park Design

    Environment and Prop Concepts, and POV, Elevation, and Master Plan Illustrations

  • Contracted Concept Artist at Secret Location
    Toronto, Canada
    April 2019 - April 2019

    Create concept art for the development of new VR projects.

  • Contracted Concept Artist at Secret Location
    Toronto, Canada
    September 2018 - September 2018

    Create concept art for a VR Experience pitch package.

  • Concept Artist - Freelance Contract at Mi Concept + Design
    Toronto, Canada
    June 2018 - August 2018

    Create concept sketches, renders, POV illustrations, and other artwork to develop the look and feel of theme park building projects based on movie IPs.

  • Graphic Designer at Zebra Publishing Inc.
    Toronto, Canada
    April 2013 - April 2014

    ● Executed all stages of calendar design production under tight deadlines, as part of the design team.