Pierce Papke
Bio
Hi, I'm Pierce! I'm a student and professional concept artist/illustrator with multi-ranging skills in character design, hard surface design, environment design, video production, photography, public speaking, and a strong background in leadership. I love to learn, tell stories, and create art.
I have worked for my university as a Creative Intern designing our student body website (assp.spu.edu) and illustrated various marketing materials. I have also begun to work on my own video game for my undergraduate Honors thesis, exploring the question: 'How can Video Games (with an emphasis on art and story) inform us about conscious experience'. I am also currently on the onboarding process with the Beyond Skyrim concept art team through Arcane University.
I have various other related skills, such as my: freelance illustration where I've worked with local coffee shops, musicians, private businesses, and have won an Adobe Creative Jam; my leadership background where I served as the ASB President of my previous school, and am currently in a Business Manager role for my university's art journal publication; and my love for learning. I currently work as a Librarian Assistant and help provide open access to information, whether that be books, visual information, databases, or new research. This position overlaps with my interest in visual research for my art, and has taught me much about how to find good, fair-use (or no-copyright) references.
I also love the outdoors, reading, playing video games, and pretty much any physical activity (Karate, backpacking, and weightlifting are my favorites though!)
