William Thorup

Illustrator, Motion Graphics Designer, Animator, and VFX Artist

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Motion Graphics Designer, Animator, and VFX Artist

For over fifteen years, William has produced motion graphics and visual effects for film, TV, and the web. Able to approach and work at nearly any point in the video production pipeline, William excels with any video project that needs a custom touch. His foundation in illustration and visual storytelling extends his ability to take a client’s loose ideas and coalesce them into an attractive, meaningful, and unique presentation for any situation that a video may find itself in.

Applied Experience In:

  • Ideation and Script Consulting
  • Character Design and Concept Artwork
  • Visual Effects Consulting (On and Off Set)
  • Storyboarding
  • Raster and Vector Asset Creation
  • 3D Modeling
  • Textures and Materials
  • Character and Object Rigging
  • Animation
  • Automatic and Manual Camera Tracking
  • Digital Compositing
  • Rendering
  • Video Editing and Audio Editing

William Has Helped Produce Videos With…

2D/3D Digital Illustration

William illustrates a wide range of subjects and styles using using 2D and 3D digital tools. His goal is to create a meaningful impression on the viewer through the use of relatable subjects, particularly the use of people, and the incorporation of subtle symbolism and narrative where appropriate.

Most recently, his approach has been applied by illustrating cover artwork for new games for old video game consoles. Other work includes illustration for books, concept artwork, character design, costume design, storyboarding, 2D video game sprite/pixel art, and other personal artwork.

Gallery

Llamatron 2112 & Revenge of the Mutant Camels, Atari Jaguar – Box illustration and packaging design and layout for AtariAge.
Boulder Dash, Atari 2600 – Box illustration and packaging design and layout for AtariAge.
Chaos Engine, Atari Jaguar – Box illustration and packaging design and layout for AtariAge.
Gods, Atari Jaguar – Box illustration and packaging design and layout for AtariAge.
Oh Shoot!, Atari 2600 – Box illustration and packaging design and layout for AtariAge.
Strike Zone Bowling, Atari 2600 – Box illustration and packaging design and layout for AtariAge.
Jumping at Shadows, Atari Jaguar – Box illustration and packaging design and layout for AtariAge.
Harpy’s Curse, Atari 7800 – Box illustration and packaging design and layout for AtariAge.
“Thieve’s Cross” – A digitally painted environment concept for the Iron Door short film
Untitled – Personal illustration.
“Take Control” – An updated version of the illustration included in the Inktober 2016 Atari Propaganda collection.
“Grace to Cover the Cost of a Crown” – Personal Illustration
“Cutter and McFur Celebrate 30 Years” – A Christmas card celebrating the Atari Jaguar’s birthday.
“Enter Mount Doom” – An additional illustration used for the back of the Intellivsion release of Akalabeth. Done for AtariAge.
Tube 2020 (Atari Jaguar) – Box illustration for AtariAge.
Tube 2020 (Atari Jaguar) – Box illustration for AtariAge.
E.X.O., Atari 7800 – Box illustration and packaging design and layout for AtariAge.
A-W-A Anthology, Atari 5200/8-Bit – 5.25″ Floppy disk labels and slip case design for AtariAge
Penult, Atari 2600 – Box illustration and packaging design and layout for AtariAge.
Novagen Volume 1, Atari Jaguar – Box illustration and packaging design and layout for AtariAge.
“Emeralds and Honey” – Personal Illustration
“The Messenger” – Costume design concept.
Plumb Luck, Atari 7800 – Box illustration and packaging design and layout for AtariAge.
Untitled – Personal illustration.
Dr. Typo Collection, Atari Jaguar – Box illustration and packaging design and layout for AtariAge.
Gravitic Mines, Atari Jaguar – Box illustration and packaging design and layout for AtariAge.
Growing Ties, Atari Lynx – Box illustration and packaging design and layout for AtariAge.
Last Strike, Atari Jaguar – Box illustration and packaging design and layout for AtariAge.
Rebooted, Atari Jaguar – Box illustration and packaging design and layout for AtariAge.
“Atari Lynx Fans” – Social media banner for AtariAge.
“Falling Leaves” – Personal illustration.
“Mech Girl” – Slideshow piece for “Collaboration One” by STatariART.
“Tanks and Steam” – Character design concept for “Murder at Blood Mansion” card game.
“Perfect Control” – An updated version of the illustration included in the Inktober 2016 Atari Propaganda collection.
“Timekeeper” – A personal illustration that was used for the 2015 Krita “Accelerate Development” Kickstarter campaign.
Untitled – Personal Illustration
“Kaz” – A personal illustration based on a drawing done by my niece.
Untitled – Personal illustration.
Untitled – Personal illustration.
“Machines and Books” – Personal illustration included in the “Made with Krita 2016” community art book.
Price of Survival – Book cover illustration for Dawnstar Press.
Flappy McFur – Box illustration and packaging design for BitJag.
“Wendigo” – Character concept illustration for feature film pitch.
“Rachel” – Employee portrait for Range Studio.
“Time is Never Wasted with a Cat” – Retrokomp #5, 2017 magazine cover.
Untitled – Personal illustration.
“Play Late, Play Lynx” – Atari Fan #5, 2017 cover illustration.
“Don’t Forget Me” – Personal illustration.
“Talk to Cutter” – Character artwork used in the BitJag game “Odd-It Will Be Watching”.
BitJag Logo Screen – Sprite/Pixel artwork from the BitJag game “Flappy McFur”
“End Card 2” from Flappy McFur – Sprite/Pixel art from BitJag’s game “Flappy McFur”
“Stranded Team” – Sprite/Pixel art fro BitJag’s game “Odd-It Will Be Watching”.