About

Hi I'm Chris Johnston I've worked on animated televisions shows, video games, comics and illustration for over 10 years. I've done concept art, designed assets and have story boarded on a variety of projects. My finished work is primarily done digitally in Photoshop, but I am comfortable with traditional mediums such as oil. Contact me by email (chrisbrucejohnston@gmail.com) or phone (778 240 6632), I'm always interested in creative projects. I currently live in Abbotsford, BC, Canada.

WORK EXPERIENCE

NEW MACHINE STUDIOS 2019

"TROLL OF BELL LAKE" Animated Film
-Storyboard Artist

SLAP HAPPY 2019

"THE HALLOW" Netflix Animated Series Season2
-Storyboard Artist , two episodes

DHX (Vancouver) 2017-2018

"MY LITTLE PONY" TV Animated Series
-Lead Revisionist

"POLLY POCKET" TV Animated Series
-Lead Revisionist

NEW MACHINE STUDIOS 2017

"VALLEY OF THE LANTERNS" Animated Movie
-Character Designer
-Storyboard Artist

DHX (Vancouver) 2015-2016

"SUPER NOOBS" TV Animated Series
-Storyboards one episode of season two

"MLP MOVIE" My Little Pony Movie
-Storyboard Artist

"RESCUEBOTS" TV Animated Series
-Storyboard Revisionist, season four

"LITTLEST PET SHOP" TV Animated Series
-Storyboard Revisionist, season four

 TITMOUSE (Vancouver) 2014-2015

"HOTWHEELS" TV Animated Show
-Background Artist

"JUSTICE LEAGUE" TV Animated Show
-Background Artist

FREELANCE ARTIST (Abbotsford BC) 2011-Current

"PIXAR" Untitled Movie Development
-Character Design and development

"NICKELODEON" Untitled Game Development
-Character Design

"ORANGE" Personal web comic project.

-Penciled and painted pages.

-Wrote script.

"ARBOR DAY" Short Comic Story.
-Penciled and painted pages

"DIE ROBBER" Game Development for TrapDoorInc.

-Mock up screenshots.

-Character design.

"D&D ILLUSTRATIONS" Illustrations for Wizards of the Coast.

-Illustration.

"ROY IN THE CLOUDS" TV Series Development.
-Location and character design.
-Episodes story synopsis.

NEW MACHINE STUDIOS (Calgary AB) 2005 - 2011

"WIZARDS CHRISTMAS" Feature Length CGI animated DVD movie.
- Art Direction, responsible for development and design of  characters and locations.
-Storyboards and story development

"RAVENTALES" 24 min CGI animated show.
- Art Direction, responsible for design of characters and locations,
- Storyboards, episodes 02, 03, 04, 06, 08, 12, 13,
- Scripted episodes 22, 21, 25.

"THE BIG ROCK STORY" 5 minute short
- Storyboards, design and Background Paints.

ORBITAL MEDIA (Calgary AB) 2003 - 2004

"PIRATE BATTLE" GBA game (never completed)
-Development art.

"JUKKA'S TREASURE" GBA game.
- Background art assets.

"SCURGE" GBA game. 
- Background art assets.

"RACING GEARS ADVANCED"
-Promotional illustration.

AURENYA ENTERTAINMENT (Calgary AB) 1999 - 2002

"AD RODEO" Short CGI promotional film.
-Director

"ELFKINS FIRST CHRISTMAS" 24 minute CGI animated TV show.
- Location designer

SKILLS
- Development art and design
- Storyboards and Comics
- Digital and traditional painting

ART EDUCATION

"APPLIED MULTIMEDIA TRAINING CENTER" (Calgary AB) 1997-1998
-Classical Animation
-Design
-Drawing