From Pen to Plane to Projects
An interview with an Australian concept artist living in Japan
Stephanie Lee (Tokyo) | Natalie Andrews (Tokyo) Recently, I had the chance to chat with Stephanie Lee, an Australian who now lives and works in Japan as a concept artist for a gaming company! Have a glimpse into her background and find out how she got where she is now in the following interview. When did your interest in concept designing begin? My interest began in my childhood because I loved drawing and playing games, especially Pokemon! I loved drawing different Pokemon and even creating my own. As I grew older, my interest in games expanded to other genres and titles and I found out there’s a job position in game development called “Concept Artist� where you get to draw and design characters for different games! I thought this sounded like the perfect job for me! How did you find a job in Japan? After I graduated university, I was introduced to the people at IGDA (International Game Developers Association) Japan, where they let me tour a few game studios in Tokyo. One of these studios was interested in my portfolio, told me to apply and thankfully they decided to hire me!
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