The Art of Josu Solano

Josu Solano

Sr Concept Illustrator (Available) - josu_solano@yahoo.es

Barcelona, Spain

Summary

Hi, my name is Josu Solano I am a senior concept illustrator artist focusing on environment/set, keyframe and creature design. I use a mix of tools to make images with concept art purposes. If interested you can check my work at: https://josusolanoart.com/
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Skills

Software proficiency

Photoshop

Blender

Unreal Engine

Octane Render

3DCoat

ZBrush

Reel

Productions

- TV Production
  Alien Earth
- Year
  2025
- Role
  Concept Artist
- Company
  Disney
- TV Production
  Constellation
- Year
  2024
- Role
  Concept Artist
- Company
  Apple
- Movie
  Society of the Snow
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Concept Artist
- Company
  Netflix, Arriero Films
- Movie
  Inspector Sun
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Colorscript & Color Key artist
- Company
  The Thinklab

Experience

Concept Illustrator at The Art of Direction
Barcelona
July 2021 - Present
Concept art for films & TV:

-Voltron pre-production for Amazon Studios and PD Andy Nicholson

-Alien: Earth (coming 2025)

-Constellation

-Immortal
Concept Artist at Wizards of the Coast
AF
October 2023 - Present
Doing design work for the worldbuilding team at Wizards on future sets for Magic The Gathering
Illustrator at Wizards of the Coast
Barcelona, Spain
December 2020 - Present
Illustrations for Magic The Gathering
Concept Illustrator at Psyop
Barcelona, Spain
January 2022 - September 2022
concept illustrations for various projects
Concept Illustrator at El Arriero Films
Barcelona, Spain
September 2021 - April 2022
Concept illustrations for J.A. Bayona's "La sociedad de la nieve"
Concept Illustrator at Hypnotic VFX
Barcelona, Spain
May 2021 - January 2022
Concept artwork for film & tv
Concept Illustrator at Parallax Studios
Barcelona, Spain
May 2021 - May 2021
Concept artwork for film and tv
Color Key Artist at The Thinklab
Pamplona, Spain
June 2020 - December 2020
Color keys and set design for feature animation
Freelance Illustrator at Iboix Studio
Spain
November 2019 - June 2022
Illustrations for big US animation studio
Freelance Concept Artist at Revolution Production Studio
Pamplona, Spain
December 2019 - February 2020
Concept art for environments, keyframes, fx and animation.
Freelance Concept Artist at Nuare Studio
Spain
August 2019 - October 2019
Freelance Concept Artist at MAN O WAR FILMS
Spain
September 2019 - October 2019
Concept Illustrations for a pitch
Vis Dev Artist at Apolo Films
Pamplona, Spain
June 2018 - April 2019
Vis dev artwork during pre-production of a feature animation and pitch work for another.
Freelance Concept Artist at Volta
October 2018 - February 2019
Concept art for environment and level designs.
Freelance Concept Artist at Sharkmob
May 2018 - May 2018
Pitch concept art work
Freelance Concept Artist at Toadman Interactive
March 2018 - March 2018
Pitch concept art work
Freelance Concept Artist at Pixel Toys Ltd.
December 2017 - January 2019
Concept art to design the various levels of two different games by the same company.