Charles Lin
Charles Lin
Freelance Concept Artist / Entertainment Design Instructor
Melbourne, Australia

Summary

I am an Australian Concept Artist. My background is in Industrial Design and I've worked as a designer moving between education and entertainment since 2007.

• Australian Citizen
• Languages – English (primary), Mandarin (fluent), and Taiwanese (conversational)
• Presenting material for academic and industry lectures
• Working in a collaborative environment
• Software packages: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, SketchUp, Solidworks, and Rhino

EXPERIENCE:
Freelance Concept Artist (2010 – Present)

Brainstorm School - Instructor (2020 - Present)

FZF School of Design – Art Director (2016 – 2018)

FZD Films – Concept Artist (2016 – 2018)

RMIT University – Lecturer (2012 – 2015)

Cottage Clothes – Art Direction (2011 – 2015)

BLUEPLATE PRODUCTIONS, VANCOUVER – Freelance Designer (2009-2010)

RED TRIBE, MELBOURNE – 2-D Junior Concept Artist (2007-2008)

FILMVIC, MELBOURNE – 2-D Concept Artist (2008-2009)

SNOWDEN PRODUCTIONS, MELBOURNE –Storyboarding (2007)

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Skills

Concept ArtConcept DesignIndustrial Design

Software proficiency

Photoshop
Photoshop
SketchUp
SketchUp
InDesign
InDesign
SolidWorks
SolidWorks

Productions

    • Video Game
      Valorant
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      West Studios
    • Movie
      Animal World
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      FZD Fillms
    • Movie
      Sky Hunter
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      FZD Films
    • Video Game
      Jumper: Griffin's Story
    • Year
      2008
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Redtribe
    • Movie
      Space Chimps
    • Year
      2008
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Redtribe
    • Video Game
      Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal
    • Year
      2007
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Redtribe

Experience

  • Instructor at Brainstorm
    Burbank, United States of America
    January 2020 - Present

    Entertainment Design Instructor covering Fundamentals of Perspective, Visual Communication, Environment, and Character Design.

  • Freelance Concept Artist at West Studios
    Melbourne, Australia
    October 2019 - Present

    Freelance Concept artist for assorted projects.

  • Art Director at Fzd School of Design
    Singapore, Singapore
    May 2016 - October 2018

    Teaching entertainment design in a 1 year intensive program focusing on pursuing strong fundamentals for students seeking a career in entertainment design.

  • Concept artist at Fzd Films
    Singapore, Singapore
    April 2016 - June 2018

    Concept artist working on projects to bring a western pipeline into Chinese film and television production.

  • Lecturer at Rmit University
    Melbourne, Australia
    June 2012 - May 2014

    Teaching industrial design - specifically visual communication

  • Junior concept artist at Redtribe
    Melbourne, Australia
    June 2007 - June 2008

    Junior concept artist working on license IPs such as Luney Tunes, Jumper, Bring it on, and Space Chimps