Martin Kirby

Lead Artist at Mage Hand Press

Chester-Le-Street, England, United Kingdom

About

Concept artist and illustrator of over 8 years with plenty of experience working for both digital and print products. Predominantly my work has been centered around artwork for the Tabletop RPG industry, including design work, interior illustration and cover illustration. I also have some experience within the games industry working on smaller titles producing both marketing and game assets. I'm an adaptable worker who is quick and eager to learn. As an entirely self-taught artist I know both how far I can push myself to achieve the results I need and how to develop the skills necessary to accomplish a task. I am comfortable working within a deadline and inside a specific pipeline to create art that is both exciting and easily implemented. While comfortable working alone, I also enjoy being part of a team and using that as an opportunity to learn, develop and challenge myself to produce the best work I am capable of.

Experience

  • Visual Designer at GCSEPod (Soundbitelearning UK Ltd)
    Sep 2013 - Present · 12 yrs 11 mos

    - Working with a small team to create exciting, accessible and innovating designs for educational audio-visual podcasts - Creation of visual vector-based assets and animations - Giving and receiving feedback amongst the team and implementing that in a timely manner - Constant development and refining of the in-house visual style - Identifying key information in the brief that will require visual aids and interpreting them in the most clear and concise way - Constantly improving the accessibility of our work to aid including considerations for colour blindness and dyslexia - Communicating with designers and managers to insure work was completed on time and within budget

  • Lead Artist at Mage Hand Press
    Feb 2011 - Present · 15 yrs 6 mos

    - Providing high quality concept and illustration work for published TTRPG books and digital supplements - Working with a small team to create and develop numerous designs, covers and interior artwork for both sci-fi and fantasy settings

  • Freelance Concept artist / Illustrator at KirbishArt
    Jan 2011 - Present · 15 yrs 7 mos

    Mage Hand Press - Lead artist, 8 years creating concept and illustration work for various TTRPG rulebooks and digital supplements Junkfish - Artwork for opening / outro motion graphic cinematic Various projects - Work involving character concepts, in-game assets and marketing illustrations