Maya Anderson
o maya.anderson@gmail.com
o New York City, USA
o Bilingual English / Japanese

BFA in Computer Art (majored in 3D animation), School of Visual Arts
Graduated May, 2004.

objective

2D art position - pixel artist, illustrator, concept artist.
- to bring to life worlds in unique ways, realistic or fantastic. Focus on details as well as instant impact.
Expand skills - expand current skill set
- current interests: animation, storyboarding

work

Studio Archcraft 2002 - 2006
[studioarchcraft.com]

- Co-Founder, Artistic Director and Producer

-Recruited and directed an international team of eight members located in four countries in the creation of a RPG for the Gameboy Advance

-Organized team schedules, correspondence and logistics

-Responsible for character designing, map design, environment design, tilesets and character sprites (2d)

-Developed game design, story concept, dialogues and events

/Titles
Project Exile (DS/2006)
Gameloft 2006 - Present
[gameloft.com]

[2D graphic artist]
- Map / Level tileset and Map design
- Character Designs / Sprites / Illustrations
- GUI, HUD, Icons
- Effect animations

/Titles
Crazy Campus (Phone/2007)
Minigolf revolution: Pirate Park (Phone/2007)
Heroes: The Official Mobile Game (Phone/2007)

software

Adobe Photoshop 5.5 ~ CS
3D Studio Max 5 ~ 6
Adobe Aftereffects 5.5
Adobe Premiere
Corel Painter
Macromedia Dreamweaver (HTML scripting)
Macromedia Director (Lingo Scripting)

courses

3D animation w/ 3DStudio Max. 2001~2004
Studio Advanced Drawing. 2003~2004
Interactive Media w/ Director. 2002~2003
Traditional Animation. 2002~2003
Advanced Adobe Photoshop. 1997, Parson's School of Design
The Human Anatomy. 1997~1998, The Art Student's League of NY
Introduction to Apparel Construction. 1999, Parson's School of Design
Costume Design. 1999, Parson's School of Design
Typography I. 1999, Parson's School of Design
Color theory I. 1999, Parson's School of Design
AP Architecture. 1999, Bronx High School of Science


favorites

Games Final Fantasy 4 - 6
Dragon Quest 1 - 6
Super Bomberman 3
Romancing Saga 2
Seiken Densetsu 2 (Secret of Mana)
Shining Force 2 and 3

Mario Kart
Taiko no Tatsujin
Guitar Heroes
Street Fighter 3

Sim City 1 and 4
Caesar III
Zeus & Poseidon
ESIII: Morrowind
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2
Halo 1 and 2
Age of Empires2: Age of Kings
Movies Contact
Gattaca
the Matrix
Mulholland Drive
Lawrence of Arabia
Gladiator
Beautiful Mind
Blade Runner
Good Will Hunting
TV Xena
Boston Public
Battlestar Gallactica (remake)
Joou no Kyoushitsu (Queen's Classroom)
Anime Ideon
Zeta Gundam
Char's Counterattack
Turn A Gundam
Laputa
Nausicaa
Porco Rosso
Kiki's Delivery Service
Escaflowne (tv, movie)
Utena (tv)
The Wings of Honneamise
Read or Die
Mai HiME
Sailormoon S
Gunbuster, Gunbuster 2
Voices of a Distant Star