Michael Tan Koudal

Illustrator, Board Game Artist / Developer, Concept Artist

Copenhagen, Denmark

Summary

I'm a Danish illustrator & board game artist at MOOD Publishing in Copenhagen.

I have over 5 years of in-house experience across board games and video game concept art. My true passion is 2D illustration, but over the last 4 years in tabletop, I’ve also handled 3D trailers, art pipelines, and playtesting to help bring games to the finish line.

I built my foundation in concept art, animation, and storytelling at The Animation Workshop in Viborg.

Skills

Software proficiency

After Effects

Blender

Photoshop

ZBrush

Premiere

Prism Pipeline

Productions

- Board & Card Games
  Satisfactory: The Board Game
- Year
  2027
- Role
  Board Game Artist
- Company
  MOOD Publishing
- Board & Card Games
  HITMAN: The Board Game
- Year
  2026
- Role
  Boardgame Artist
- Company
  Mood Publishing
- Board & Card Games
  Deep Rock Galactic: Rival Incursion & Horrors of Hoxxus
- Year
  2025
- Role
  Artist 2D/3D & Animation/Trailer
- Company
  Mood Publishing
- Board & Card Games
  Valheim: The Board Game
- Year
  2025
- Role
  Artist 2D/3D & Animation/Trailer
- Company
  Mood Publishing
- Video Game
  NEIGHBORS: Suburban Warfare
- Year
  2025
- Role
  Concept Artist
- Company
  Invisible walls
- Board & Card Games
  Deep Rock Galactic: Space Rig & Biome Expansions
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Artist 2D/3D & Animation/Trailer
- Company
  MOOD Publishing
- Board & Card Games
  Deep Rock Galactic: Korlok Tyrant-Weed Expansion
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Cover Artist
- Company
  MOOD Publishing
- Board & Card Games
  Battle Of Gods: Basegame
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Artist 2D/3D & Animation/Trailer
- Company
  MOOD Publishing
- Board & Card Games
  Battle Of Gods: Odin Expansion
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Cover Artist
- Company
  MOOD Publishing
- Board & Card Games
  Deep Rock Galactic: The Board Game
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Artist 2D/3D
- Company
  MOOD Publishing
- Video Game
  First Class Trouble
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Concept Artist
- Company
  Invisible Walls

Experience

Board Game Artist at Mood Publishing
Copenhagen, DK
December 2022 - Present
BOARDGAME ARTIST

Creative all-rounder at MOOD Publishing, handling board game art, design, marketing visuals, and animated trailers.
Concept Artist at INVISIBLE WALLS
København
August 2021 - December 2022
CONCEPT ARTIST

Prop design for "Debut Of The Year" First Class Trouble & visual-development on the upcoming steam title: Just Perfect.
Cowboy Kevin at The Animation Workshop
Viborg
August 2020 - January 2022
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Pipeline & CG-work on the award winning 6-minute 3D-shortfilm, Cowboy Kevin.

https://youtu.be/V3GXkf8xoTE?si=xcVjNqsNsafbXYBA
Plastic Punches, NGO project at The Animation Workshop
Viborg
November 2019 - June 2020
ART DIRECTOR & CG-GENERALIST

45-second fully animated 3D commercial for a non-profit organization, Plastic Change, to promote the importance of reusing plastic products.
Jolly Fish - Short-Short Film at The Animation Workshop
Viborg, Denmark
April 2019 - May 2019
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Motion-graphic design, animation and background painting on the 2D Animated Short, Jolly Fish.

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