Joseph Spadaford
Joseph Spadaford
Art Director/freelancer
chesapeake, United States

About

Concept artist/Art Director working since 2001 in film, games, and books. I have worked heavily on both sides of production both in producing visuals myself and in art directing others to do so. I have a strong passion for telling stories, and I am always looking into ways of getting better at it. I enjoy a wide variety of styles and genres.

I have had the great benefit of working on over 100 productions and 20 books with some really great clients including: DreamWorks, Big Idea, Simon & Schuster, Scholastic, Zondervan, CBN, and several others.

I enjoy the process of making visuals and constantly learning and growing. Its engaging and challenging exploring new tools, technologies and online courses. This interest allows me to constantly evolve as an artist and storyteller.

Have had the great benefit of working over 100 productions over 20 books with some really great clients including Dreamworksm, Big Idea, Simon & Schuster, Scholastic, Zondervan, CBN, and several others.

I enjoy the process of making visuals and and constantly learning and growing. I enjoy exploring new tools, technologies and online courses. This interest allows me to constantly elolve as an artist and story teller.

Skills

Production Designcolor keysConcept artart direction

Software proficiency

Blender
Blender
Maya
Maya
Photoshop
Photoshop
SketchBook Pro
SketchBook Pro
Medium by Adobe
Medium by Adobe

Productions

    • Movie
      Superbook
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Art Director
    • Company
      CBN

Experience

  • Art Director, Superbook at CBN
    Virginia Beach , United States of America
    January 2014 - Present

    I am now the art director working on Superbook. I oversee the development of our shows all the way through to production. Working with concept artists (both in house and remote) along with several outsourced studios I have the privilege to bring these shows to life. I enjoy all aspects of the work as an art director from bringing in new talent and training them, to delivering a high polished end product. It’s a challenging and rewarding show full of drama and comedy. I am happy to say I have helped to get the show to a place where we are all proud of it.

  • Design Supervisor at DreamWorks
    Franklin TN, United States of America
    January 2013 - May 2014

    I was hired to help create the visual look of Veggietales in the House for Netflix. I worked with a team to re-envision the brand. I was in charge of location design, previz sets, and I helped out on props and the occasional character. In my time there, our team developed the look for over 60 shows.

  • Freelance at Contractor
    Nashville tn, United States of America
    December 2009 - October 2013

    I was a freelance artist for hire for several years. In this time period I got to work with a variety of clients like Awana, The Bible Museum, Magnetic dreams, Grand Vista Music, Kona Ice, and Jonathan Martin Productions on a variety of projects. I continued until 2010 working as a remote concept artist for Veggietales, then I shifted over to books, App development publishing a self-make App with Brain Freeze called Goosed Up Rhymes on the apple store. We listed in the top ten children's developments apps in the New York Times in 2011. In this time period, I also got to work on a lot of new development for projects and children books. It was then that I first started to do visual development for CBN as a concept artist/ remote art director. I help to develop and refine the look of Superbook from seasons 1 to 4.

  • Concept artist , Art Director at Big Idea
    320 BILLINGSLY COURT FRANKLIN TN 37067 US, United States of America
    August 2001 - November 2009

    From 2001 to 2007 I was a concept artist working on all aspects of production for all thing TV , Film, Books, and games. Its was mis job to develop characters, locations, props, textures matte paintings, and color keys. In February 2007 I became an art director for the The Wonderful Wizard Of Ha's and continued to art direct several films after that.

    I was also a voice talent for the show.

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