SKILLS:
-Knowledgeable in Photoshop, 3D Studio Max, ZBrush
-High understanding of human anatomy
-High understanding of lighting and color
-High quality concept painting
-Ability to draw in perspective in 2D drawing
-Ability to describe mechanical detail in drawing
-Able to create high quality character assets
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
38 Studios 2011- Present
Title: Digital Presence Illustrator
-Created assets for the web including illustrations, animations, and typography
-Worked closely with art directors to create assets that were stylistically consistent with the game team
Harmonix Music Systems Inc. 2006-2011
Projects:
Dance Central 2: Character Artist/Modeler
-Concepted, modeled, and textured fully realized main character assets.
-Helped with motion capture for character intros.
Dance Central: Character Artist/Modeler
-Concepted backup dancers to assist main characters dance moves
-Concepted and created orthographic drawings for crowd models
-Started modeling and texturing backup dancers.
RockBand 3: Character Artist
-Concepted character assets for character customization
-Drew storyboards for initial testing of the RockBand Vignettes.
The Beatles: RockBand: Character Artist
-In addition to
the same responsibilities as previous games, assisted the tech art
department in skinning assets and creating simple rigs for hair physics
-Assisted the tech art department with asset integration
RockBand 2: Character Artist
-Fulfilled the same responsibilities as in RockBand
RockBand: Character Artist
-Concepted character assets for character customization
-Drew orthographic drawings of assets to help assist outsource companies create 3D models for the game
Guitar Hero 2 Xbox360: Quality Assurance
EDUCATION:
-Graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2006 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration
CONTACT:
Email: atomic.NIW@gmail.com
Phone: 401-864-9512
