Work

Burning Up2021Graphite on paper with digital color, 8.5 × 11 in.
Figure with its head in its hands, hair replaced by flame, wrapped in a striped blanket
Moments Before the Destruction of the Tower of Babel2018Charcoal on paper, 25 × 30 in.
Charcoal landscape of hills crowded with faces and figures under a smoking tower

Concentration piece, Georgia State University.

Intimate Distance #12018Charcoal on paper
Charcoal drawing of a figure seen from behind holding another close

From the Intimate Distance series.

Laying Down2020Charcoal on paper with digital color
Two people lying face to face under a blanket, one with green hair

From the Intimate Distance series.

Intimate Distance #42018Oil on canvas
Oil painting of a figure in glasses resting against a shoulder, blue window behind

From the Intimate Distance series.

In the Clouds2020Graphite on paper with digital color
Profile of a woman with orange hair against purple clouds and an orange sky
Rocky Mountains, 20222019Charcoal on paper
Charcoal landscape of folded hills with a single bare tree

Made for a student-led gallery show.

Danger IncorporatedDigital illustration
Two figures in flat pink and red tones on blue, one holding a bouquet of pigeons, under the words Danger Inc

Fan art for the Atlanta group Danger Incorporated.

Character turnaround2023Digital
Front, back and side views of a character in a cropped jacket, shorts and boots

Concept art for an unreleased project.

Trollgang at Dreamhack Atlanta2025Digital, T-shirt design
Cartoon cat in a hoodie among bare trees with the text: it's cold out, do you know where your noobs are?

Video

Timewaster 90002026Video podcast

Magic: the Gathering podcast, hosted by Alex Brooks and Miller. Opens on YouTube.

Podcast clip short-form2026Youtube, short form

Short-form clip, edited by Alex Brooks. 1 million+ views across Instagram, Tiktok and YouTube. Opens on YouTube.

Banlist Update2026Youtube, medium form

Update video made for our community-ran gaming Discord. Scripted, edited and voiced by Alex Brooks. Opens on YouTube.

Rakdos Blink: Chainer, Nightmare Adept deck tech2023YouTube, long form

Medium-form Magic: the Gathering content. Scripted and edited by Alex Brooks. Opens on YouTube.

Someone walked in with an Evangelion Carddass cardTikTok

Opens on TikTok.

holding hands2019Animated short

Animated and scripted by Alex Brooks. Voiced by Alex Brooks and Jack Clancey. Opens on YouTube.

Résumé

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Experience

  • Freelance video production, Atlanta. 2019 to now.
    Short and long-form editing for personal projects and film competitions. Most recently on-camera talent podcasting at Timewaster 9000, including editing video and audio and week-by-week production. We've developed a growing organic community, with a 200+ member Discord community server, 2.8 million views across all uploads, and a Patreon with 60+ subscribed members.
  • Freelance artist, Atlanta. 2018 to now.
    Drawing, animation, and graphic design for small clients and independent projects. Recent jobs include the Trollgang shirt for Dreamhack Atlanta 2025 and character concept art for an unreleased project (2023).
  • CardsHQ, TCG Operations Assistant & TCG Buying. 2024 to now.
    Overseeing thousands of individual items in quickly growing collectibles retail space. In charge of repricing, active procurement, and back-of-house internal processes for purchase orders.

Education

  • Georgia State University, BFA, Drawing and Painting. 2015-2019

Skills

  • Charcoal, graphite, and oil
  • Digital illustration and color
  • Character design and turnarounds
  • Hand-drawn animation
  • Video editing
  • Voice-over
  • Scriptwriting
  • Organic social media channel management, strategy & analytics (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok)
  • Software: Adobe Creative Suite (especially Premiere and Photoshop), Microsoft Office Suite, DAW programs like Logic and FL Studio

Shows and series

  • Student-led gallery show, Georgia State University, 2019
  • Intimate Distance, charcoal and oil series, 2018 to 2020
  • holding hands, animated short, 2019

About

Alex Brooks is an Atlanta-native visual artist, video producer, and occasional writer who has spent their career creating stories through drawings, animations, and videos.

Graduating from Georgia State University with a Bachelor's in Fine Arts and a concentration in Drawing and Painting, they've worked freelance to help independent visions become reality. From video essays, to comedy skits, all the way to heartfelt animation, Alex tries to cover the entire human experience, and not just the serious parts.

Alex's serious visual work is focused on intimacy at its proxemic level, but when necessary can lean back from the stuffy gallery-talk to just talk about their hobbies in a detailed way.

Contact

alexander.a.brooks@gmail.com
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