RYAN ALEXANDER LEE
Ryan Alexander Lee is a concept artist with over a decade of experience in the fields of character design, illustration, and look development. He grew up in Minnesota but calls the San Francisco Bay Area his home. After receiving a degree in Sequential Art and Visual Storytelling from Savannah College of Art & Design (2008) he honed his craft at Concept Art Atelier run by Carl Dobsky and the Concept Artists of Massive Black.
He has worked at the highest level for some of the biggest IPs in entertainment, including: LORD OF THE RINGS, MAGIC: THE GATHERING, STAR WARS, ASSASSIN’S CREED, FAR CRY, X-FILES, AND SPLINTER CELL.
As a concept artist and look dev artist, Ryan is best known for his work on Zendikar and Amonkhet Magic sets for Wizards of the Coast.
In 2020-2022 Ryan successfully navigated his first graphic novel, Hessyst, launching late 2022. He’s very proud he was able to pursue this lifelong dream. Ryan led the project from inception to completion to build out and develop a fictional universe. He assembled and successfully led a team of writers, editors, designers, and producers.
KEY SKILLS
Concept Artist, Draftsman, Storyboard Artist, Comics, Design, Animation, Illustration, 3D Modeling, and traditional mediums. Familiar with Unreal, Zbrush, Maya, Blender. Proficient with Adobe Photoshop, Clip Studio, and Procreate.
Credits
2020 - Present
HESSYST: BOOK ONE - GRAPHIC NOVEL
Writer & Illustrator / Creator & Team leader (February 2020 - July 2022)
Designed, scripted, and illustrated a Dark-Fantasy graphic novel saga due for publication later this year. Reference samples available upon request. website: www.hessyst.com
2018 - 2020
FOXNEXT STUDIOS / FOGBANK ENTERTAINMENT
Artist (April 2018 - February 2020)
Artist for mobile Storybook games. Concept art for creatures and characters, environment design, and illustration key art for important narrative scenes.
2017 - 2018
MACHINE ZONE
Concept Artist (March 2017 - April 2018)
Worked with a team of Artists in the Game Department on Concept art and Marketing art for various titles including GAME OF WAR and FINAL FANTASY XV.
2014 - 2017
KABAM INC.
Marketing Artist (February 2014 - March 2017)
In-house Concept Artist for the Marketing Department creating Concept Art, Illustration, and Storyboards for various titles and IPs including STAR WARS and THE LORD OF THE RINGS.
2013 - PRESENT
WIZARDS OF THE COAST
Artist (January 2013 - ongoing)
Card illustration for MAGIC: THE GATHERING. Imminent new release of 4 illustrations for a Secret Lair Artist Series. Invited to the HQ of Wizards of the Coast to work in-house with other artists devising the concepts. Additional contributions include illustrations for ZENDIKAR, AMONKHET and INNISTRAD.
2010 - 2013
UBISOFT
Illustrator (May 2010 - May 2013)
Supported the Marketing Art department on a number of IPs under the ASSASSIN’S CREED banner, as well as provided Storyboards, Concept Art, Illustration, and direction on numerous other titles including FAR CRY, SPLINTER CELL, WATCH DOGS, and RABBIDS.
2012 - 2013
VOLTA
Freelance Artist (August 2012 - April 2013)
Freelanced as an illustrator for various card games and tokens.
SAFEHOUSE ATELIER
Instructor (August 2012 - April 2013)
Educator providing instruction and tutoring for illustration, drawing, and painting.
2011
LOOT DROP INC.
Artist (May 2011 - October 2011)
In-house artist for mobile games.
2009-2010
MASSIVE BLACK INC.
Production Art Intern (September 2009 - May 2010)
Created turnaround and refined assets for Namco, Sucker Punch, Ubisoft, and Atomic; Massive Black Inc. website content management.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Savannah College of Art and Design (September 2004 - May 2008)
Student, Safehouse Atelier. A concept art atelier by Carl Dobsky (Jan 2009 - May 2010)
Student, Perpich Center for Arts Education (H.S.)
AWARDS
DESIGNER, NOET Vineyards
Created wine label art for the Moraga NOET VINEYARDS. Recipient of 2022 double gold award, for the quality of the design and artwork.