Les Spink

Current

• Character Designer at SPINK!
• freelance provider at SPINK!
• artist,concept,graphics at Strawdog Studios

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Past

• Character artist at Free Radical Design
• Concept Artist at Gremlin
• concept artist at Gremlin Interactive

• concept artist at Infogrames Ltd

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Education

• The University of Hull
• church view, doncaster
• rossington comprehensive

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Connections

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Industry

Computer Games

Les Spink’s Summary

Been in the games industry since 1994 and an illustrator since 1982.
Gremlin 1994-1999
Free Radical Design 1999-2005
Freelance for developers,TV production companies and book publishers since 2005 eg: StrawdogsStudios, Tuna, Blackridge Media, Zoo Digital Publishing, EA, Monumental Games, Rubber Duck and Macmillan Education.

Les Spink’s Specialties:

Great character designer (prefer cartoony material-ideal). Can take a character from paper to 3D or just piece of concept art. Can Storyboard and do animatics. I use Photoshop, Illustrator, Maya, Painter and have basic Flash skills.

Les Spink’s Experience

• Character Designer

  SPINK!

  (Computer Games industry)

  November 2005 — Present (4 years 2 months)

• freelance provider

  SPINK!

  (Computer Games industry)

  November 2005 — Present (4 years 2 months)

  I work predominantly from home and always looking for new clients with interesting projects. I may even consider full-time employment but really home and away.

• artist,concept,graphics

  Strawdog Studios

  (Computer Games industry)

  2005 — Present (4 years )

• Character artist

  Free Radical Design

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)

  1999 — 2005 (6 years )

• Concept Artist

  Gremlin

  (Computer Games industry)

  1994 — 1999 (5 years )

• concept artist

  Gremlin Interactive

  (Computer Games industry)

  1994 — 1999 (5 years )

• concept artist

  Infogrames Ltd

  (Computer Games industry)

  1994 — 1999 (5 years )

Les Spink’s Education

• The University of Hull

  Ba Hons , Illustration and Animation , 2006 — 2007

• church view, doncaster

  HND , Illustration/Advertising , 1978 — 1982

• rossington comprehensive

  1971 — 1977

Additional Information

Les Spink’s Groups:

•    iPhone Developers - www.iPhoneintouch.com

Les Spink’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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