Summary
I am an industry veteran; a visual artist and art director with over 11 years of experience working in illustration and concept art. I am comfortable working both within a studio environment and as a freelancer. My passions include generating art for games (both video and traditional), working within a team to solve problems creatively, providing mentorship and tutoring opportunities, and learning new skill sets while developing existing ones.
Currently, I am freelancing and providing mentorship opportunities. Please feel free to contact me at artist@nicholaskay.com for inquiries.
Skills
Software proficiency
Productions
- Video GameHeroes of the Storm
- Year2019
- RoleFreelance Concept Artist, Freelance Illustrator
- CompanyBlizzard
- Video GameDreadnought
- Year2018
- RoleArt Director, Concept Artist, Illustrator
- CompanySix Foot LLC
- Video GameDota 2
- Year2016
- RoleFreelance Concept Artist
- CompanyValve
- Video GameRime
- Year2017
- RoleArt Director, Concept Artist
- CompanySix Foot
- Video GameSaints Row: Agents of Mayhem
- Year2017
- RoleConcept Artist
- CompanyDeep Silver Volition
- Video GamePrey
- Year2017
- RoleFreelance Concept Artist
- CompanyArkane Studios
- Board & Card GamesWarhammer 40,000
- Year2015
- RoleFreelance Illustrator
- CompanyGames Workshop
- Board & Card GamesAge of Sigmar
- Year2015
- RoleFreelance Illustrator
- CompanyGames Workshop
- Video GameDestiny: Limited Edition Box Set
- Year2014
- RoleFreelance Illustrator
- CompanyBungie
- Board & Card GamesLevel 7: Invasion
- Year2014
- RoleLead Concept Artist
- CompanyPrivateer Press
- Board & Card GamesLevel 7: Omega Protocol
- Year2014
- RoleLead Concept Artist
- CompanyPrivateer Press
- Board & Card GamesMonsterpocalypse
- Year2018
- RoleLead Concept Artist
- CompanyPrivateer Press
- Board & Card GamesHordes
- Year2015
- RoleLead Concept Artist
- CompanyPrivateer Press
- Board & Card GamesWarmachine
- Year2015
- RoleLead Concept Artist
- CompanyPrivateer Press
Experience
- Concept Artist + Illustrator at FreelanceUnited States of AmericaAugust 2007 - Present
List of Clients:
• 40K Radio
• Alderac Entertainment Group
• Arkane Studios
• Bell of Lost Souls
• Bungie
• CMON Inc.
• Dark Art Miniatures
• Deep Silver Volition
• Disney
• Electronic Gaming Monthly
• Fantasy Flight Games
• Game Night Productions
• Games Workshop
• Lone Shark Games Inc.
• Murka
• Miniwargaming.com
• Neverstop
• Paizo Publishing
• Pixar
• Privateer Press
• Qubop Inc.
• Random House Inc.
• Say Design
• Sephora
• The Creative Group
• Valve Corporation
• Volta
• Whitebox Interactive
• Wizards of the Coast
• Zenimax Media Inc. - Lead Concept Artist at Privateer PressBellevue, WA, United StatesMay 2013 - January 2015
- Senior Artist II (Concept Artist) at Deep Silver VolitionChampaign, IL, United StatesMarch 2015 - October 2015
- Art Director at Six Foot LLCHouston, United StatesJanuary 2016 - October 2018