JAM
KUSACK
she/they
Jam is an agent of creativity searching for the blueprints to the Concept Art building so she can break into the industry, Mission-Impossible-style. She spends her time drawing sensational characters and marshalling them until her conceptual army is big enough to rule the world—or populate a buckwild portfolio.
![Profile photo of Jam Kusack and 2 pieces of sample work.](https://ideagradshow.com/2023/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/kusack-profile.jpg)
ILLSTRN
Concept Art + Illustration
CAPIC Rodeo 13
3rd Place
2021 Rotary International Scholarship
2016–2017 Dean’s List
2017–2022
3rd Place
2021 Rotary International Scholarship
2016–2017 Dean’s List
2017–2022
![A character sheet featuring the stages in the design process, concept work, silhouettes, and swatches on the right side of the screen. The final character design is on the left: a back and front view of an East Indian woman with blue hair, dressed in tech wear clothing, with circuitry-pattern markings on her skin.](https://ideagradshow.com/2023/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/kusack-work1.jpg)
The design process for RAT-Tail, Mal’s wrist device from the game TAILSPIN. With a retractable wire whip, this remote access tool is her strongest ally in gathering information.
![A character sheet featuring the stages in the character design process, concept work, silhouettes, and swatches on the right side of the screen. The final character design is on the left: a smiling East Asian woman with pink hair, wearing a yellow and pink superhero suit. Her fingertips are permanently white and spreading in veins down her arm.](https://ideagradshow.com/2023/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/kusack-work3.jpg)
![A character sheet featuring the stages in the design process, concept work, a silhouette, and swatches on the right side of the screen. The final character design is on the left: a white man with purple hair hovering above the ground with a smirk on his face. He wears a waistcoat and dress pants with a billowy shirt, and opaque glasses.](https://ideagradshow.com/2023/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/kusack-work4.jpg)
Character, icon, and asset designs for the mobile game concept, Refurbished, which offers a fun way to learn about bio textiles and raises awareness of sustainable fabric alternatives.
![A lineup of 4 characters on a space background. The characters are rendered in comic-style: a space cowgirl, a sly insectoid, a 4-armed mechanic, and an angry troll.](https://ideagradshow.com/2023/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/kusack-work6.jpg)
An animated example of gameplay and dialogue for Mission CTRL.
![The left side of the screen is a full body image of a blue-skinned elf in winter clothes with a crystal ball and a bone mask. On her waist is a saddlebag that contains a small white ferret. The right side is split into four images: two close-ups of the character’s face and torso, and two images of the mask.](https://ideagradshow.com/2023/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/kusack-work8.jpg)