Professional info
Hi there, I'm Francis Reid. A professional illustrator, designer and freelance artist. I've been working as a freelancer for about two years now, but prior to that have had experience working on a movie set, and in the past four years have completed my Bachelor of Design with Honours in Concept Design.
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I have a passion for storytelling and designing, with a specialty in creatures, characters and costume. My personal interests lie in games of all kinds, live action movies and creating immersive, exciting experiences.
Technical Skills
Adobe Photoshop
Clip Studio Paint
Procreate
Blender
ZBrush
Maya
Adobe Indesign
Adobe Illustrator
Ren'Py
Work experience
Freelance Illustrator and Designer
​2021 - present
As a freelancer I've worked on a variety of projects, and have had multiple returning clients across my years of work. Through freelance work I've developed my independence, and ability to work to a brief given by a client. I have received excellent feedback from my clients, and maintain fantastic relationships with them.
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I have worked on projects from one off illustrations, to international logo and commercial designs. And recently have been working on creature designs for video games.
Skills
Team Management
Leadership
Communication
Working to a brief
Independent working​
Self management
Effective time management
Very fast learner
Brush Hand at Hobbiton Movie Set
January 2020- February 2020
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In this position I was tasked with maintaining the set, prepping props and other surfaces for painting and aging, developing new designs for prop work and implementing that research onto various surfaces.
Swim Coach
​2023 - present
Swim coaching is my current job, while in this position I've worked as a shift manager and as part of a large team, I'm able to coordinate groups of swimmers and help organize my team to work efficiently and safely within the pool environment.
Education
Bachelor of Design with Honours (Massey University)
​2021-2024
In this four year Concept Design course, I regularly achieved grades within the A range, and have a GPA of above 8. I received a scholarship for Academic Excellence in 2023 for these achievements.
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As part of the course, I worked with animation, live action and game design both independently and as part of a team. I learned a number of skills across these projects, which are displayed in the Gallery section of this site.
2010 - present
2010 - present
Personal Endeavours
Chitin Games
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Chitin Games is an indie game studio that I'm running alongside two friends. We put together this studio based on our shared love of storytelling and video games. Currently we are in development of a visual novel style mystery game with a strange twist!
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Within Chitin, I work as an art director, overseeing two concept artists and making sure the studio runs smoothly overall!
