About Me



I am artist living and doodling in the San Francisco bay area. I am loving life, cats, dogs and, of course-God. I live with two crazy dogs and sometimes a cat or two.  For commissions or any inquiries please email me.

CONTACT INFO:  
bessie.s.chiu@gmail.com

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WORK EXPERIENCE

SENIOR GAME ARTIST, WEEBY.CO; MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — 2013-PRESENT
• Take ownership of a game from concept to production phases, including the creation of
color keys, character conception, user interfaces, marketing art and game assets
• Review potential art candidates

GAME ARTIST, PLAYFORGE GAMES; SAN MATEO, CA — 2011-2013
• Primary UI artist and concept work for Zombie Farm Battles, Zombie Farm 2 and Eat Eat
Hooray
• Illustrate, vector, and animate game assets (crop decorations, pets)
• Work on character animations, item animations, UI concepts, UI mockups, UI specs,
splash pages, loading screens, and marketing art on multiple games
• Work closely with game engineers to implement UI and game assets

FLASH VECTOR ARTIST, PERFECT WORLD ENTERTAINMENT; SAN MATEO, CA — 2010-2011
• Responsible for creating, animating, and optimizing UI elements, world and avatar
assets
• Concept and create single and multi-tile assets in isometric view
• Rig and animate avatars animation and create blueprint for all avatar clothing.
• Manage an outsource team in Shanghai, China

SHIPPED TITLES
Kiwi Run, Bubble Pang, Eat Eat Hooray, Zombie Farm 2, Zombie Farm Battles, Perfect
Getaway

EDUCATION
California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA — Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation), 2007-2010
Parsons School of Design, New York, NY - No degree (Illustration/Animation) 2004-2006

SKILLS
Proficient in Adobe Flash, Photoshop, and Illustrator