Javier Bahamonde

Illustrator, Game & Comic Artist

Santiago, Chile
Graphic Designer at Universidad de Chile. Professional Illustrator since 2007, I worked in Videogames, Comics, Trading Card Games, Advertising and much more.

Essentially, I like to illustrate, no matter the subject and the media: fantasy, children’s, comics, covers, advertising, etc. The most important things for me is to achieve good results in the areas of drawing, composition, concepts, color and technique, and that’s why I’m always studying and practice to improve my artwork.

Currently working as Freelance Artist in Games, Visual Development and Illustrations.

Work Experience

Ninja Division

Freelance Artist

Background artist for Super Dungeon Explore game board
January 2016 - United States

LA

Freelance Artist

Artist of "histories and Lore" short series for HBO's Game of Thrones TV Series in two histories for 6th season: The Kingsmoot and Knights of the Vale and two hiestories for 7th season: Kings of Winter and Hand of the King.
January 2016 - July 2017 Los Angeles, California, United States

Pebblekick Inc

Art director / 2D artist

Art direction and game artist for different projects of the Chilean division.
October 2016 -

GAMAGA

Lead Artist, Illustrator

As Game Artist, I worked in almost every game title of Gamaga between 2011 and 2014, thats includes over 10 titles like "Bunny Flags II" "Follow Tuto" "Undead Run" "Grandma's Bakery" "Zombus" and the most famous game of the studio: "Bananakong". The most of this work includes the visual development of the game ( character and environment concepts, game concepts, etc.), assets, props and characters, backgrounds, visual flux of the game, UI Graphics, Logos and promotional art.

As Lead, I managed the small art team department, working in projects tasks, supervising the artwork that the team made, coordinate the project develop with the others departments and helped in internal process of the studio like the Pipeline development, also, I'm very proud to say that I helped to improve the abilities of my teammates with small courses developed by myself, that includes basic concepts of visual storytelling, graphics skills and art theory to help to take our artwork to the next level.
January 2011 - January 2015 Santiago, Chile

Fenix Entertainment SPA

Illustrator

Illustrator of the most famous Latin American Trading Card games: Myths & Legends
As illustrator, I have to work in Fantasy illustrations based on mythological references, thats includes the develop of Characters, backgrounds and the mood and feel proper to the edition.

I worked in Furia, Sumeria and his extensions and Asgard editions, currently I still work in the new edition of the game.
2014 - 2015 Santiago, Chile

Freelance

Game Artist

As a freelance Game Artist, I work in the diferents areas like concepts, characters and environment design, flux game and assets.

My work is not limited to videogames, I made art for board games, trading cards and others.
2010 - 2015

Ediciones SM

Freelance Illustrator

Working in Educational projects includes textbooks illustrations and Infographics
2008 - 2015 Santa Fe, Chile

Education

Universidad De Chile

Bachelor in Design, Graphic Designer

Designer, specializes in graphic designer. I worked in graphic design project that include always an illustration / comic component and this was my way to see the design discipline. My final project based on webcomics and awarded as the best project of 2007 generation is a proof of that.
March 2001 - July 2006 Santiago, Chile

Pontificia Universidad Católica De Chile

Diploma in Fine Arts, Drawing

Advanced anatomy, Painting, Graphic Techniques, Color Theory, Fine arts theory
2009 - 2012 Santiago, Chile

Awards

VG Chile

VGCHILE Awards 2014: Best Chilean Game 2013 , Bananakong

2014

UDON

CAPCOM tribute fighting book contest

2015

Universidad De Chile

Best Graphic Design Project Generation 2007

2007

Skills

Comic, Concept Art, Fantasy Illustration, Game Art, Illustration,