Summary

Peter X. Lucier peter.x.lucier@gmail.com
Skills & Qualifications:
 Over 9 years of experience as a professional production artist in the live entertainment and design industry, along with the business sense required when working within strict deadlines and budgets to deliver world-class artistry.
 Adobe Photoshop expertise as a digital painter, character designer and illustrator/graphic design.
 Experienced Adobe CC Production artist on studio, corporate and freelance projects.
 Experienced 3D generalist with a wide array of software knowledge, including Blender 3D animation software, Zbrush, Cinema4D, and other various programs for modeling, lighting, texturing and product prototyping.
 Experienced Microsoft Office programs user in a corporate office setting including Word, Powerpoint, Outlook and Excel.
 Experienced project management roles incorporating organizational software such as Basecamp when working with multiple clients/studios/designers/directors in-person and offsite consulting.
 Shows a dedication to flexibility and willingness to work with others in a challenging team-based environment of multi-discipline creative professionals.
 Represents a diverse visual literacy of styles ranging from traditional painting and illustration to motion capture 3d animation, character rigging and procedural simulation-based rendering.
Work experience:
Multimedia Content Artist, Illustrator, & Concept Designer:
From 2015-2017 worked as a freelance toy designer and concept artist for Jakks Pacific Toy Company. Recent projects include well-known franchises such as Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy and Spiderman. With the responsibility to adhere to the brand standards of art/style guidelines and meet the technical production pipeline for a variety of character, prop and vehicle concepts. Demonstrated ability to maintain the highest possible standards of quality and accuracy to detail for highly-recognized characters such as “Baby Groot” from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Created hand-drawn concept designs for product development for recognized cartoon and toy brand names such as Creepy Crawlers, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, and Jakks own Max Tow Truck line of popular toys.
Technical Theatre Design:
From 2013- 2015 have worked on projects for Mode Studios as a content artist, producing 3D animation, video editing and special effects compositing for live performances. Lead Designer: Luminosity (2014) production for Cedar Point Theme Parks, Sandusky, Ohio.
Created live visuals and 3D character designs for We Create Magic, an architectural projection mapping company based in Denmark and the Netherlands (2013-present). Consulting clients include; VMG Studios in Bellevue for the PAX gaming convention (2013), DKA Architecture, Western Bridge Studios and American Assoc. of Architects launch Design in Public non-profit organization (Sept 2012).
Seattle Opera: (2009-10 season thru 2011-12 season). 3D/2D Animator, Projection Designer. Tristan und Isolde, (May-Aug 2010); Lucia di Lammermoor, Young Artists program production, (Sept-Oct 2010); Barber of Seville, (Nov-Jan 2011); Don Quixote, (Jan-Mar 2011); Magic Flute (Mar-May 2011); Porgy and Bess, consulting role (June-Aug 2011). Including projection design work on Carmen, Attila, and assistant positions on Orpheus and Eurydice and Madama Butterfly (Oct-Aug 2012).
Education & Academic Leadership Roles
University of Washington (2005-2009), Bachelor of Arts: English
‘Native Voices’ Indigenous People’s Narrative Documentary program, University of Washington’s Communications School (2008-2009)
Bainbridge High School Associated Student Body President (2005), Class treasurer (03, 04)
Governor of Boys State, American Legion (2005)
Links:
Seattle Opera Blog (co-creator)
www.sodiscoverylab.blogspot.com

Clients/Consulting:
Freelance Concept Artist and Design Professional
http://www.jakks.com/

Content Artist Mode Studios, Seattle, WA
http://www.modestudios.com/

Mode Studios media design for Cedar Point Theme Park, Sandusky, Ohio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNWHAdTeYeA

We Create Magic, Netherlands
http://vimeo.com/wecreatemagic

VMG Studio 520, Bellevue, WA
http://vmgstudio520.com/

Design in Public, Seattle Annual Design Festival
http://designinpublic.org/

Pax Prime Westcoast Gaming Convention
http://west.paxsite.com/

Skills

Software proficiency

3ds Max

After Effects

Blender

Cinema 4D

DAZ Studio

Illustrator

Maya

Photoshop

Unreal Engine

ZBrush

Unity

Premiere

Ableton Live

Python