Piero Macgowan - Senior Concept Artist, Production Designer

Piero Macgowan

Senior Concept Artist at Firaxis Games. Production Designer.

Baltimore, United States

About

Piero Macgowan is a Mexican-born, Senior Concept Artist at Firaxis Games in Baltimore, USA, as well as an Illustrator, Fine Artist, and College Professor.

Skills

Software proficiency

Photoshop

3ds Max

Unreal Engine

ZBrush

Keyshot

Marmoset Toolbag

SketchUp

SketchBook Pro

BodyPaint

Marvelous Designer

Storyboard Pro

Productions

- Video Game
  Midnight Suns
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Senior Concept Artist
- Company
  Firaxis Games
- Video Game
  XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Senior Concept Artist
- Company
  Firaxis Games
- Video Game
  XCOM 2
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Senior Concept Artist
- Company
  Firaxis Games
- Video Game
  XCOM: Enemy Within
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Senior Concept Artist
- Company
  Firaxis Games
- Video Game
  XCOM: Enemy Unknown
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Senior Concept Artist
- Company
  Firaxis Games
- Video Game
  Civilization V
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Supporting Concept Artist
- Company
  Firaxis Games

Experience

Senior Concept Artist at Firaxis Games
Hunt Valley
June 2007 - Present
- Worked directly with Art Director to create and define XCOM’s aesthetic vision from conception.

- Focused on creating color keys and environments to establish and guide narrative.

- Created main character and creature concepts.

- Problem-solved system-based assets (cover and interactive items, kit swaps, deco passes)

- Provided cinematic support through storyboards.

- Assisted marketing efforts to generate promotional art.

- Supervised junior artists.

Shipped Titles:

XCOM: Enemy Unknown (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)

Sid Meier’s Civilization V (PC)

XCOM: Enemy Within (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)

XCOM 2 (PC)
Concept Artist at Big Huge Games
Timonium, United States of America
June 2007 - September 2007
Did marketing illustrations, color keys and environments. Worked on two unreleased titles and collaborated with the teams' directors to create initial artistic vision.