Mark Harrison

Email: [email protected]

Profile An experienced freelance artist and writer that has worked as a comic strip artist in the UK and American comic industry, and also produced illustrations and concept art for film and television. Has also got six years of experience as a Head of Games Concept Art (at ). Uses a range of artistic techniques for projects including a blend of traditional art and computer graphics, as well as line work and full painting.

Achievements • Created cutscenes for ‘ Battlefront 2 Renegade Squadron’ • Comic work exhibited alongside HR Geiger, Moebius and J.C. Mezieres • Successfully blended traditional painting and computer artwork using Photoshop, Bryce and Poser • Science fiction graphic novel: ‘’ (female vampire bounty hunter) • Co-created Science fiction graphic novel: ‘Glimmer Rats’ (futuristic war/horror) • Wrote, directed and produced a Quicktime/video demonstration of art techniques for the ‘computers in comics’ panel discussion (also used for Higher National Diploma in computer art teaching material and MacFormat CD-ROM tutorial)

Career Progression Full list of work to present day:

2012- Present: Comic strip and cover artist for 2000 AD 'Grey Area': Illustrated using line art and computer colouring.

I am also looking to get representation for a science fiction children's book I would write and illustrate and interest in a book on the career and work of model maker Martin Bower.

Jan-March 2016- Concept art for "Undisclosed" short for Neil Huxley, Digital Domain.

Dec 2015- Entered online competition and was selected to provide a costume design for the Luc Besson science fiction film "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets"

Nov 2015- Directed, filmed, edited and added text to podcasts for Angel Meditation using Panasonic GH4 and FCP7.

1 Oct 2015- Illustrated promo comic for the film proposal "The Chimerian" at GBK Hybrid

March 2013- Wrote an illustrated MAD Magazine styed parody of the film "Prometheus" http://promethearse.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/promethearse.html

2013- Restored and color corrected photos for "ALIEN: The Archive" for Titan Books

June 2012: Concept art for Digital Domain Creative Director Neil Huxley proposed film "JUNK".

Sept 2005 – Dec 2011: Full time permanent employee Rebellion Developments Ltd Job Title: Head of Concept for Video Games developer

NEVERDEAD: Concept art and paint overs with concept designers

Sniper Elite V2 Pitch document art

ALIENS vs PREDATOR: Head of Concept. Concept art (with annotations), painters, storyboards. Also contributed assets to ingame animations and cutscenes AVP: Requiem Storyboards, paint over, Concept art

Running Free Box Art

Star Wars Battlefront II: Renegade squadron: storyboards, Concept art (with annotations), and cutscene animation and assets

Miami Vice Storyboards and HUD design

Rogue Trooper Box art and promotional material (uncredited)

Also produced over fifteen book covers for Rebellion’s book publishing arm ABADDON: http://www.abaddonbooks.com/

Concept art (with annotations), for unspecified 'Mongoose' role playing games

Artwork for a pitch document for a TV game show ‘SuperKarts’

2005 TDK Games ‘Gene Troopers’ Box Cover Artwork

B7 Productions Ltd Concept art for 2 projects for the reimagining of BBC sci-fi Blake's 7.

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Brendan McCarthy Pre-production watercolour/digital pre-production illustrations for a proposed CG motion picture for ‘The Garden’ and for 'Fur Brigade' (Kennedy Miller Pty Ltd, Australia)

‘Ten Seconders’ comic strip for 2000AD, UK Illustrated using line art and computer imagery and colouring in Painter and PhotoShop Special attention to lighting, mood and colour

2001- 2003 Jim Henson Creature Shop, London Concept design for ‘Walkers Crisp Shark’ TV Advertisement concept for '5 Children and IT'.

‘Durham Red: The Empty Suns’ comic strip for 2000AD, UK Illustrated using line art and computer imagery and colouring and co-writing. Cinematic in style. Story board in cinematic frame aspect ratio. Special attention to lighting, mood and colour

Production Illustrations for stage musical Full colour concept sketches for characters and costumes

Sept 2000 – 2001: Full-time contract, BBC ‘Character Shop’, Pebble Mill, UK Provided character and concept sketches, production paintings and environments, and storyboards for commercial media productions

Jim Henson Creature Shop, London Concept art for mermaid prosthetics for ‘Sun and Moon’, Animatronic design for ‘Health Alien’ advert. Pencil sketches and finished painted sketches for other work

Games Workshop, Nottingham, UK Fully painted and computer generated imagery for comic covers

Blue Byte Computer Games, Germany Box cover art for ‘Battle Isle’

Sierra Computer Games, Germany Box cover art for ‘Gabriel Knight’

‘Durham Red: Vermin Stars’ comic strip for 2000AD, UK Illustrated using line art and computer imagery and colouring

1998 - 2000 ‘Durham Red:Scarlet Cantos graphic novel for 2000AD, UK Illustrated using line art and computer imagery and colouring

Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, London Sketches and finalised art for ‘Toad Rage’

Comic Salon Festival, Germany Comic work exhibited alongside HR Geiger, Moebius and J.C. Mezieres

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1996-1998 Dark Horse Comics, Oregon, USA Painted and composite painted and computer art covers for licensed ‘Star Wars’ series ‘Jabba the Hut and the X-Wing: Rogue Squadron’ series

‘’, ‘Durham Red’, ‘Pulp Sci-Fi’ and ‘Glimmer Rats’ comic strips for 2000AD, UK Illustrated all using combination of fully painted and computer imagery art. Created comic strip series ‘Pulp Sci-Fi’.

Wrote and illustrated 2 stories for pulp Sci-Fi series

Topps Card Company, New York, USA Painted art for licensed Star Wars Characters Cards. Covers for comic of TV’s ‘Space: Above and Beyond’

1993 – 1996 Marvel Comics, UK Fully painted cover art Fully painted comic strip ‘Loose Cannons’ (unpublished due to companies demise. Available online: http://www.2000ad.org/markus/loosecannons/) Judge Dredd and Durham Red comic strips for 2000AD, UK Fully painted artwork BBC Pebble Mill, UK Title sequence and ‘incidental’ art for BBC TV productions including caricatures for ‘Telly Addicts’ TV series. Storyboards.

Amateur and Professional Theatre in Birmingham, UK Set design, concept art for models, costume and make-up design, backdrop and set painting

Software Experience (Mac)

Regularly use: • Adobe PhotoShop CS6 • Final Cut Pro • DVD StudioPro • Soundtrack pro • Color

4 Education and Qualifications Foundation Certificate in Art (distinction) 1 GCE ‘A’ Level 5 GCE ‘O’ Levels

Professional Development Expand portfolio of film work and computer games work Currently developling and pitching own ideas and stories as comic strips, novels, games and script treatments

Additional Information Experience of communicating and submitting work electronically Experience of both Mac and PC operating systems for art applications Proven track record of working to tight deadlines, handling multiple projects, and working remotely from home (including when a permanent employee)

Interests Photography Sound editing/mixing/colour correction grading Story/script writing Model making

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