Joan Wirolinggo, "The Future's Animation Artist"

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   : Soba Production, Visual Development Artist
• 2015                                               : StudioX, Academy of Art University, Visual Development Artist
• 2012 -- 2013                                : Freelance Illustrator for children's book
• 2011 -- 2014                                : Academy of Art University, Foundation Classes Tutor   

Education

• 2014 -- 2017             : Academy of Art University, Master of Fine Arts, Visual Development
• 2008 -- 2012            : 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'.

Joan's illustration in 'Hazel - Nut Story' (above) and 'Lisa the Brave' (below).

Through her works, Joan has accomplished several awards for herself, such as the MFA Best Drawing in Spring Show 2015, Academy of Art University, and MFA Best Environment Design and MFA Best Mobile Game Design in Spring Show2017.

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?