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Jacob Anderson

United States

Jacob Anderson is a 3D artist in the Greater Boston Area whose portfolio site covers game art, visualization, and 3D printing. His published resume lists experience as an environment artist at White Snake Projects and PegaSystems in Cambridge, MA, as a 3D generalist at Wyvern Creations LLC in Lee, NH, and as a Design & Make Ambassador for Autodesk. His listed skills include 3D modeling, hard-surface modeling, environment art, digital texturing, rendering and lighting, and photogrammetry.

Toniko Pantoja

National

Toniko Pantoja is a 2D animator, storyboard artist, and character designer. His site lists clients including DreamWorks, Netflix, Cartoon Network, Tonko House, and Warner Bros, with storyboarding credits on projects such as Blue Eye Samurai and Invincible and 2D animation work on Kipo and the League of Legends 2016 Ignite music video. He is a CalArts graduate whose short films earned a 22nd Annie Awards student-film nomination and multiple festival selections.

Steven Held

Denver

Steven Held is a professional graphic designer in Denver, Colorado, operating as Steven Held Design. His site states he specializes in brand identities and lists logo design, brand identity, packaging design, web design, print, marketing, and SEO among his services. He notes he graduated with honors from the University of Wyoming Graphic Art Program and has worked with creative agencies and web design firms as an independent freelancer.

Scott Bakal

Boston

Scott Bakal is an illustrator whose portfolio site shows editorial and publishing work for clients including The New York Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, The Boston Globe Magazine, the U.S. State Department, and the U.S. Air Force. A Massachusetts College of Art and Design illustration blog identifies him as an associate professor of illustration at the college. His site lists recognition from the Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, Communication Arts, and 3x3 Magazine.