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Eric Ryan

Concept Artist

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Eric has been in the entertainment industry for 7 years, designing characters, creatures and environments. He graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Neurobiology, then decided to change paths as he had always had a passion for art. He attended the Art Institute of California, Orange County and after two years recieved his first job creating 3D art and concept art at game developer Liquid Entertainment.

Eric has shipped 4 titles including Rise of the Argonauts and is currently working on his fifth title based on a movie. He has done just about everything from creating 3D art and visual effects, to concept art and art direction. His passion lies in the pre-visualization process of brainstorming and developing characters and their worlds, where the main direction of the project usually stems from. For Eric, characters and creatures can be the most interesting aspects of the story and its fun investing the time that it takes to create a believable set of story-driven characters.