Joan Wirolinggo
Visual Development Artist
Projects
- Lisa the Brave
- Hazel -- Nut Story
Career
- 2017 -- now                 : Baobab Studios, Visual Development Artist
- 2017 -- now                 : HouseSpecial, Visual Development Artist
- July 2017 -- February 2018 Â : Soba Production, Visual Development Artist
- 2015 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â : StudioX, Academy of Art University, Visual Development Artist
- 2012 -- 2013 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â : Freelance Illustrator for children's book
- 2011 -- 2014                 : Academy of Art University, Foundation Classes Tutor  Â
Education
- 2014 -- 2017 Â Â Â Â Â Â : Academy of Art University, Master of Fine Arts, Visual Development
- 2008 -- 2012 Â Â Â Â Â Â : Academy of Art University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Illustration
Joan Wirolinggo -- or Joan in short -- is a visual development artist who works for Baobab Studios, California. She also refers herself as a freelance concept artist.
Joan is a master graduate of Visual Development from Academy of Arts University, San Francisco. Her works whilst in university encompassed a visual design for mobile game 'Han's Treasure', and visual animation in 'Hazel -- Nut Story' and 'Lisa the Brave'.
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![Joan's illustration in 'Hazel - Nut Story' (above) and 'Lisa the Brave' (below).](https://assets.kompasiana.com/items/album/2018/05/18/download-5afe902bcaf7db5325577293.jpeg?t=o&v=770)
As of right now, Joan is working with Baobab Studios, a Virtual Reality (VR) based animation studio in California. The most notable work of Baobab Studios is short movie "Invasion!" which won the 2017 Daytime Emmy Winner for Outstanding Interactive. In Baobab Studios, Joan helps to create high quality art for marketing purpose and to generate concept art for the studio.
Here is our interview with Joan:
Q: How do you describe your line of work as a visual Development artist?