William Thorup | Multimedia Artist

For over ten years Will has participated as a project troubleshooter, designer and animator in many motion graphics and VFX projects for large and small clients.

Participating from concept to finished marketing video products, he has helped produce simple web/social media video, to nationally broadcasted commercials tied to larger marketing campaigns. He has also had VFX directing and consulting roles for small feature film projects.

Along with his 2D (digital and traditional) skill set, that includes with work in illustration, concept art, and character design, he brings a set of skills that has been uniquely tempered and tested making him a rare and sought-after talent inside and outside the greater Salt Lake City area.

Work History

Motion Graphics Designer & Animator | 3D/2D Artist | Illustrator | Concept Artist

Self-Employed
From January 2010 to Present

Applied skills include: 3D/2D graphic/object/product design, 3D modeling, 3D texturing, 3D/2D rigging for animation, 3D/2D animation, 3d/2D compositing, 3D lighting, 3D rendering, 2D illustration, video editing, audio editing.

Motion Graphics Demo Reel

Illustration Gallery

Published Works

Founder | Art Director | Programmer | Company Clerk (Contracts & Finances)

Employed at Thor Media LLC
From January 2011 to 2018

Applied Skills Include: Illustration, character design, graphic design, 3D modeling, 3D texturing, 3D/2D animation, 3D/2D compositing, 2D motion graphics, and app design consulting. Pre and Post production efforts from storyboarding and concept art, to visual effects for film, commercials, corporate videos, and YouTube videos. Minor front-end web development with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Ansilary roles include handling all new employees and contractual paper work within the company along with assisting with company financial accounting.

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Founder | Art Director | Programmer

Employed at BitJag
From January 2012 to Present

Applied Skills Include: C Code Programming (principle primary application programmer and satellite tools/applications), 2D Sprite Artist, 2D illustration, 3D Designer & Animator.

Project coordinator, Artist, and Programmer for retro video games. Specifically the Atari Jaguar and the Atari Lynx platforms.

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Accomplishments

Languages

English • Mandarin • C code • HTML/CSS