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Nicolas Poitou

Intermediate

Adobe Photoshop
Design
ZBrush

Hey there! My name is Nicolas. I'm a french designer and concept artist. I'm passionate about hard surface, SciFi and character design!

Biography

After a 20 years long career in interior design and advertising I accidentally discovered concept art through a Feng Zhu video on Youtube... And immediately fell in love with it. It was like someone had created my dreamjob and I was just finding out about it! So I decided to switch. And started woking on my skills at night and during weekends.

Now I'm working on my portfolio so I can make the jump and become a full time concept artist. My main focus is SciFi and hard surface. Because when you grew up with Blade Runner, Akira and Moebius, what else are you going to do, right? And I specifically like characters. There's something about anatomy that fascinates me. And when you combine it with mechanincs? Well, don't get me started...

I love problem solving and finding creative ways to combine form and function. If you want to get to know me better or simply say hi, do not hesitate to reach out.

Best!

Skills

Roles

  • Mastery
  • Basic
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Technical Skills

  • Basic

Software

  • Mastery
  • Basic

Soft Skills

  • Mastery
  • Mastery

Other Skills

  • Mastery

Work Experience

2012 – Present day

Partner

Alternative World Entertainment (Madrid)
That's where I combined my experience in communication and my love for gaming. Working with a spanish startup that develops online MMORPG's.

2006 – 2012

Owner

Alquimia (Madrid)
After my experience in exhibit design and production I started my own firm. Offering services for brands such as Audi, Axa and Accenture among others.

2003 – 2006

Exhibit designer

Global Events (Madrid)
At Global Events my focus was on event and fair booth design and production. Working for brands such as Siemens, Renault and Vodafone among others.

2000 – 2003

Exhibit designer

Idea 2 (Madrid)
At Idea 2 my focus was on event and fair booth design and production. Working for brands such as EA Games, 3M and Alstom among others.

2000 – 2000

Junior designer

Consulting Punto de venta (Madrid)
While still a student I worked at a design firm in Madrid. Our team focused on designing and producing exhibit displays for cosmetic brands like Dior, l'Oréal and Chanel.

Education

1997 – Present day

Bachelor

Istituto Europeo di Design

Industrial Design

Industrial and product design at IED Madrid.