Amy Beth Christenson Smith

Art Director / Concept Artist at ILM / Lucasfilm

San Francisco, United States

Summary

I have been at Lucasfilm for 25 years, and am currently an Art Director for the ILM Art Department. Projects include: Lead Character Designer for Transformers One, VFX Art Director on Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, The Mandalorian, Star Wars: Episode 9 - The Rise of Skywalker, and more. At Lucasfilm Animation, I was Art Director for Star Wars Resistance, and Senior Concept Designer on both Rebels and Clone Wars. I began my Lucasfilm career at LucasArts in 2000, and worked on several titles, including The Force Unleashed series where I was Lead Concept Artist and designed many of the main characters. I have a broad background of skills including visual development, exploring various art styles (heavily stylized to photo-real), production design and concept work, 3D modeling, real-time engines, storyboards, and more. Concept skills include character, creature, set, and vehicle designs.

Skills

Software proficiency

Photoshop

Maya

ZBrush

Unreal Engine

Substance 3D Painter

After Effects

Keyshot

Blender

Quill

DAZ Studio

Poser

Modo

Procreate

Productions

- TV Production
  Stranger Things season 5
- Year
  2025
- Role
  VFX Art Director
- Company
  Industrial Light & Magic
- Movie
  Jurassic World: Rebirth
- Year
  2025
- Role
  Concept Artist
- Company
  Industrial Light & Magic / Universal Pictures
- Movie
  Lilo & Stitch
- Year
  2025
- Role
  Storyboard Artist
- Company
  Disney / Industrail Light & Magic
- Movie
  Wicked
- Year
  2024
- Role
  Concept Artist
- Company
  Warner Bros. / Industrial Light & Magic
- Movie
  The Eternaut [El Eternauta]
- Year
  2025
- Role
  Concept Artist
- Company
  Industrial Light & Magic / Netflix
- Movie
  Transformers One
- Year
  2024
- Role
  Lead Character Designer
- Company
  Paramount / Industrial Light & Magic
- Movie
  Alien: Romulus
- Year
  2024
- Role
  Concept Artist
- Company
  Industrial Light & Magic
- Movie
  Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
- Year
  2023
- Role
  VFX Art Director
- Company
  Lucasfilm / Industrial Light & Magic
- Video Game
  What if...? - An Immersive Story
- Year
  2024
- Role
  Concept and Storyboard Artist
- Company
  Marvel Studios / ILM Immersive
- Movie
  Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Concept Artist (uncredited)
- Company
  Industrial Light & Magic
- TV Production
  Willow
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Costume Concept Artist
- Company
  Lucasfilm / Industrial Light & Magic
- TV Production
  Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Concept Artist
- Company
  Lucasfilm / Industrial Light & Magic
- TV Production
  Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Lucasfilm Consulting Art Director
- Company
  Lucasfilm
- TV Production
  Star Wars: The Mandalorian - Season 2
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Concept Artist
- Company
  Lucasfilm / Industrial Light & Magic
- Movie
  Bill & Ted Face the Music
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Concept Artist (listed as "Amy Beth Christianson")
- Company
  Industrial Light & Magic
- Movie
  Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
- Year
  2019
- Role
  Concept Artist
- Company
  Lucasfilm / Industrial Light & Magic / Bad Robot Productions
- Commercial / Advertisement
  Hunted - Star Wars: Squadrons CG short
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Visual Effects Art Director and storyboard artist
- Company
  E.A. / Motive / Lucasfilm
- TV Production
  Star Wars Resistance - Season 2
- Year
  2019
- Role
  Art Director
- Company
  Lucasfilm Animation
- TV Production
  Star Wars Resistance - Season 1
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Art Director
- Company
  Lucasfilm Animataion
- TV Production
  Star Wars Rebels - Seasons 1-4
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Senior Concept Designer
- Company
  Lucasfilm Animation
- TV Production
  Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Seasons 4-6
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Senior Concept Designer
- Company
  Lucasfilm Animation
- Video Game
  Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Lead Concept Artist and Cinematic Artist
- Company
  LucasArts
- Video Game
  Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- Year
  2008
- Role
  Senior Concept Artist
- Company
  LucasArts
- Video Game
  Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
- Year
  2005
- Role
  Concept Artist
- Company
  LucasArts
- Video Game
  Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
- Year
  2002
- Role
  Concept Artist
- Company
  LucasArts

Experience

Art Director at Industrial Light & Magic Art Department
San Francisco, United States of America
April 2019 - Present
Art Director at Lucasfilm Animation
San Francisco, United States of America
September 2015 - April 2019
Senior Concept Designer at Lucasfilm Animation
San Francisco, United States of America
March 2011 - September 2015
Lead Concept Artist at LucasArts
San Francisco, United States of America
June 2008 - April 2011
Concept Artist at LucasArts
San Rafael, United States of America
July 2000 - June 2008

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