Alex Ruiz
Illustration, Los Angeles California United States
 
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Brief Summary
The visions of Alex Ruiz range from dark and disturbing, all the way to vomit inducing cuteness and hilarity. In his paintings, the creatures of his thoughts crawl off the page and transplant themselves into the unsuspecting brain, hopefully taking residence there as well. Born in the Cuevas Negras( the Black Caves) of Hermosillo, Mexico, Alex began engraving murals on the cavern walls, and soon after, the walls of family and friends' baby nurseries. To this day, he continues to explore the roads and depths of the heart and mind, especially the odd and strange ones, and bury the findings within his art. Alex is now a freelance concept artist/illustrator living in Los Angeles, California, lending his talents to the film, television, and interactive games industries.
Clients
 20th Century Fox, Universal, Activision, Spawn/McFarlane, Radical Comics, Starz, and many more.
Professional Experience

ALEX RUIZ

[email protected]

818-620-6919

conceptmonster.net

 

                                                         

 

 

 

SKILLS

 


PRIMARY:

ILLUSTRATION

ORIGINAL CONCEPT ART

STORYBOARDS

MATTE PAINTING

2D ANIMATION

 

TRADITIONAL MEDIA:

PENCIL, PEN & INK, ACRYLIC, WATERCOLOR, GOUACHE, CHARCOAL, PASTELS, SCRATCHBOARD, CLAY SCULPTURE

 

DRAWING/PAINTING PROFICIENCY:

FIGURE DRAWING

LIFE DRAWING

PORTRAITURE,

ANIMAL DRAWING

ANATOMY (HUMAN & ANIMAL)

TECHNICAL DRAWING

PERSPECTIVE

COMPOSITION

COLOR THEORY

LIGHT & SHADOW

 

DIGITAL:

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

COREL PAINTER

PIXOLOGIC ZBRUSH

TEXTURING

 

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN:

ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

CHARACTER/CREATURE DESIGN

VEHICULAR DESIGN

TOY/MERCHANDISE DESIGN

PRODUCT DESIGN


 


 


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

STARZ MEDIA/FILM ROMAN – ASSISTANT DIRECTOR                           BURBANK, CA          2010

Assistant Director on ‘the Simpson’s television show. Responsible for

art direction, animation, and art team management.

 

ACTIVISION/LUXOFLUX - CONCEPT ARTIST                                   SANTA MONICA, CA     ’09-2010

Lead concept artist for Transformers ps3/360 video game.

 

DOEDOE GAMES- FREELANCE CONCEPT ARTIST                                   KNOXVILLE, TN           2009

Created character and environment concept art for upcoming

sci-fi iPhone game.  doedoegames.com

 

STUDIO ARTS-INSTRUCTOR                                                              LOS ANGELES, CA       ’09-2010     

Instructor of  classes entitled ‘Corel Painter X 101’

& ‘Concept Design 101 & 201’, teaching students and professionals

the basics to advanced methods and techniques used in Corel Painter

and conceptual design for games and film.   studioarts.com

 

LOS ANGELES ACADEMY OF FIGURATIVE ART-INSTRUCTOR           LOS ANGELES, CA    2009-2010

Instructor of 10 week classes entitled ‘Concept Art/Illustration’ and

‘Digital Figure Painting’, teaching students and professionals how

to produce art for the film and video game industries.  laafa.org

 

RADICAL PUBLISHING-CONCEPT ARTIST                                              LOS ANGELES, CA        2009

Created concept art and production renderings for director

Len Wiseman for film version of ‘Shrapnel’.  radicalcomics.com

 

20TH CENTURY FOX - CONCEPT ARTIST                                               LOS ANGELES, CA    ‘08-2009

Created concept art, toy design, and illustration for various Fox

properties such as James Camerons ‘Avatar’, the Simpsons, and

development for untitled next-gen console game.

 

ROUGH DRAFT STUDIOS – STORYBOARD ARTIST                              LOS ANGELES, CA        2008

Created storyboards for upcoming Fox series ‘Good Vibes.’

 

RADICAL PUBLISHING – ILLUSTRATOR

Created cover illustrations for Radicals comic book division.                      LOS ANGELES, CA        2008

 

PERSPECTIVE STUDIOS/VIRGIN COMICS - CONCEPT ARTIST              SANTA MONICA, CA    2008

Created character and background concept art for short-form animation

project written by Grant Morrison.

 

ZOMBIE STUDIOS- CONCEPT ARTIST

Created concepts for upcoming xbox360/ps3 console game.              SEATTLE, WA               2007

 

S4 STUDIOS - CONCEPT ARTIST                                                          LOS ANGELES, CA      2007

Created concept art and character designs for various 3D projects.

 

GOLD CIRCLE FILMS – STORYBOARD ARTIST/CONCEPT ARTIST   LOS ANGELES, CA    ’06-2007

Created concept art and storyboards for various independent films.

                                                        

20TH CENTURY FOX - DIRECTOR OF ILLUSTRATION-L&M                     LOS ANGELES, CA  ‘03-2007

Created illustration, product design, concept art for properties

including ‘the simpsons’, ‘eragon’, ‘aliens’, family guy’, ‘24’, ‘halo 3’.

 Clients include mcfarlane toys, gentle giant, burger king,

universal studios, kid robot, and 7-11.

 

ROUGH DRAFT STUDIOS - ANIMATOR “THE SIMPSONS MOVIE”              GLENDALE, CA        2006

Character animator and layout. (At special request of company.)

 

FILM ROMAN - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - THE SIMPSONS        NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA    ‘97-2000

Assistant directed and storyboarded for five episodes

in Seasons 10 and 11.

         

FILM ROMAN - CHARACTER ANIMATOR - THE SIMPSONS     NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA    ‘95-2001

Designed and animated wide variety of characters

for over 40 episodes.

 

BRIDGES ANIMATION WORKSHOP – TEACHER                               LOS ANGELES, CA    ’94-1995

Taught Traditional 2D Animation to children ages 8-14.

Toured various elementary and junior high schools via Bridges

 Program to present and teach animation fundamentals,

visiting15-20 LA County schools.

 

FOX CAREER SEMINARS– TEACHER/PRESENTER                            LOS ANGELES, CA    ’02-2007

Instructed kids on how to draw Simpsons and general

animation characters. Lectured on the process of TV

 animation. Q and A. Annual event.

                                                          

 

 

EDUCATION

 

                             

CONCEPT DESIGN ACADEMY                                                            PASADENA, CA        2008

Areas of Study: Environment Design, Lighting, Composition, and Architectural Design with Darren Quach and Brian Yam, Lead and Senior Concept Artists at Insomniac Games.

Insomnia games.

 

CG SOCIETY [ONLINE STUDIES]    Online/AUSTRALIA                       HOLLYWOOD, CA    ’06-2007

Areas of Study: Monster Character Painting (with Don Seegmiller] Environment Concept Design [with Philip Straub] 

 

GNOM0N SCHOOL OF VISUAL EFFECTS                                           HOLLYWOOD, CA    ‘05-2006

Area of Study: Environment Design, Character Design, Creature Sculpture, Concept Art, Digital Painting and Rendering, Speedpainting, Matte Painting

 

LOS ANGELES DRAWING CLUB                                                         HOLLYWOOD, CA    ’06-2007

Area of Study: Life Drawing (with Bob Kato)    

 

LOS ANGELES ACADEMY OF FIGURATIVE ART                                 VAN NUYS, CA        ’04-2005

Areas of Study: Figure Drawing, Creature Design, Entertainment Design

 

THE ANIMATION GUILD CLASSES                                                     NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA  ‘97-1998

Area of Study: Life Drawing (with Glen Vilpu)   

 

BRIDGES ANIMATION SCHOOL                                                          SANTA MONICA, CA ’94-1995

Exclusive, 12 month long, extensive life drawing and 2D animation career preparatory course.

 

FAIRFAX MAGNET CENTER FOR VISUAL ARTS                                 LOS ANGELES, CA    ’92-1994

Competative magnet school for the arts.

 

 

 

AWARDS/HONORS & PUBLICATIONS

 

INTELS ‘VISUAL ADRENALINE MAGAZINE’ -  Artist interview.                                          2009

 

EMMY AWARDS -  For animation work on the Simpsons television series.                 96’-2001

 

CG SOCIETY: CG CHOICE AWARD – Selected Artist     Online/AUSTRALIA                  2008

Original Artwork “MECH-DRAGON BATTLE” Featured in CG Choice Award Winners

Online Gallery.

 

MUSEUM OF TELEVISION & RADIO ART EXHIBIT: “WHAT THE DUECE” Beverly Hills, CA 2007

A FAMILY GUY INSPIRED GALLERY OF ORIGINAL WORKS BY SELECT LOS ANGELES

ARTISTS & ILLUSTRATORS. Interview & artwork featured on FOX NEWS and numerous

online/print periodicals.

 

CG SOCIETY: CG CHOICE AWARD – Selected Artist     Online/AUSTRALIA                   2007

Original Artwork “THOUGHTS.” Featured in CG Choice Award Winners Online Gallery.

 

IMAGINE FX MAGAZINE – Featured Artist.       Online/UNITED KINGDOM                     2007

Original Artwork “MIND OVER MACHINE” Featured in MARCH EDITION

 

RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN: AWARD OF ACHEIVEMENT  Rhode Island, NY     1994

Competitive award for outstanding achievement in the visual arts.

 


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