Emily Young Chapman

Concept Artist/illustrator

Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom

Summary

Beacon Creature Design Nominee - Concept Art Association

2D and 3D Concept artist / illustrator of over 6 + years with a focus on organics such as creatures, characters, costume and prop design.

Experience in games, VFX, Animation, publishing, advertising, indie TTRPGs and 3D printing.
Capable and enjoy adapting to a range of styles to fit the brief and project.
Skills in both traditional and digital mediums.

Hugely enthusiastic about creature feature movies and weird and wonderful animal and history facts!

Interested in both contract/freelance projects as well as in-house/remote/hybrid positions.

Skills

Software proficiency

Photoshop

ZBrush

Keyshot

Procreate

Productions

- Video Game
  Little Nightmares III
- Year
  2025
- Role
  Concept Artist
- Company
  Supermassive Games
- Board & Card Games
  From the Depths Puzzle game
- Year
  2025
- Role
  Freelance Illustrator
- Company
  Cobble Hill Puzzles - Outset Media
- Commercial / Advertisement
  Gamma the Dog
- Year
  2024
- Role
  Freelance Creature Designer
- Company
  Flipbook Studios
- Video Game
  Starship Troopers: Continuum
- Year
  2024
- Role
  Freelance Concept Artist + Illustrator (Proposal only)
- Company
  XR Games

Experience

Freelance Concept Artist at 1OH1 Designs
GB
March 2026 - Present
Freelance project basis

Creature design, character design, costume design, prop design

Illustration

3D sculpting
Freelance Illustrator at Outset Media
July 2025 - September 2025
-Designed and illustrated a creature artwork piece for a puzzle game.

-Implemented feedback from creative director to tailor the illustration specifically for a

puzzle experience.
Creature Designer at Flipbook Studios
September 2023 - July 2025
Per Project basis

-Worked within their provided style guides and predetermined reference material

-Sketched multiple iterations of the characters with final turnarounds

-Implemented feedback to improve design that aligns with client’s desires.
Part time Art + Design Lecturer at UCEN Manchester University
Manchester, GB
April 2024 - Present
-Perform demos and workshops on drawing and 3D sculpting for games VFX +

animation students

-Provided help, support and encouragement, as well as insight and tips on freelancing

-Deliver introduction lessons in art fundamentals
Freelance Illustrator at Vize Creative Agency
June 2022 - October 2025
Per Project basis

-Worked within client’s provided style guides and predetermined reference material (can

vary greatly, clients ranged from Frida Khalo to Netflix Stranger Things)

-Implemented feedback

-Well versed and equipped to adapt to a range of styles
Concept Artist at Play XD
GB
November 2021 - March 2022
-Worked within their provided style guides and predetermined reference material for two

separate projects

-Sketched multiple iterations of characters, creatures and relating props
Concept artist at XR Games
December 2021 - February 2022
Project proposal for StarShip Troopers

-Sketched multiple iterations of the characters, props and creatures with turnarounds

-Implemented feedback from creative director
Concept Artist at Supermassive Games
September 2020 - October 2021
LITTLE NIGHTMARES III

-Researched cultural and real world reference material

-Sketched multiple iterations of characters, creatures and props whilst implementing

feedback from the art and creative directors

-worked within a tight-knit remote team

-Rendered final approved designs and composited stills of the assets within areas of the

game to visualise how they would look in the environment

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