David Chambers

David was born in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada, a small town in Ontario’s Cottage Country, with a canoe paddle in one hand and a crayon in the other. A love of art and design led him to an education in Graphic Design which then segued, for reasons he still cannot fathom, to a career as an RCMP Officer and a Deputy Sheriff in British Columbia. The highlight of his career as a Police Officer included a hair-raising high speed car chase, crash, near shooting and subsequent arrest of a deranged gun-toting bank robber dressed in a clown suit.

Artistic pursuits beckoned, and he decided to return to school. He returned to college for three years, obtained diplomas in 2-D and 3-D animation, and began work in the animation and video game industry.

His first job in the animation field was at Studio B Productions (now DHX Media) in Vancouver, BC, drawing backgrounds and props for cartoons (Bob and Margaret, What About Mimi, Braceface, Something Else, etc.). Subsequently, the police-related high speed pursuits and car crashes came in handy as he went to work for Electronic Arts in Vancouver, on the "Need for Speed" series of games where he worked as an artist and also as a police consultant on NFS Most Wanted.

Next up was work as a concept artist on Mario Strikers Charged at Next Level Games in Vancouver.

Following this, he worked as a Senior Concept Artist at Zipper Interactive in Redmond, Washington, for four years, followed by a one-year stint as Senior Concept Artist at Relic Entertainment in Vancouver, BC

Presently, David works as a freelance artist and designer out of his home in Langley, BC. He is married, has a 7 year old son and a big rough collie. Hobbies include art, hiking, running, water-skiing, boating, chess, woodworking, carving, and designing, reconditioning and modifying a classic Datsun 240z.