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Tyler Rockwell

Games Environment Artist

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Dante's Inferno

The Godfather I and II

The Simpsons Game

Lord of the Rings: The Third Age

James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing

Tiger Woods 2002, '03, '05

 

Objective:

To continue my work experience as an environment artist while channeling my career and learning towards more lead and management experiences.

  

Skills:

Environment Art Lead in house, Outsourcing Art Lead, modeling and texture artist, world assembly, concept art, traditional drawing.

  

Software experience:

Maya, Photoshop, Painter, Illustrator, zbrush, proprietary world assembly programs, Perforce, Power Point, Premiere, Stitcher, GoLive, Dreamweaver, Visual Source Safe, Alienbrain, 3-D Max.

 

Professional Experience:

Sept 2009 - Nov 2009 Dante's Inferno:

Assistant to Technical Art Director - Polish Artist

VFX

Modeling assist

Technical Artist - Shader/Material swaps for characters

 

Jan 2007 - Jan 2009 The Godfather II:

Lead Environment Artist - Buildings interior and exterior.

Lead Outsourcing Artist for EA Shanghai  - Buildings interior and exterior.

Guided contract artists at both EA studios for building creation process, guidlines, budgets, feedback reviews, support, and materials.

 

3 months 2007 The Simpsons Game:

Environment artist - objects and levels to assist the Simpsons team in completion.

 

Jan 2004 - Jan 2006 The Godfather:

Object lead at the beginning of the project - Budget planning, design docs.

Object modeler/texture artist

World Assembly

Object lead at the end - creation, integration, bug fixing.

 

Tiger Woods 2005:

Environment Artist - Course creation (modeling and texturing assist) and optimization.

Modeling the Tiger Proofing mechanic into the courses.Painting and integrating course undulation maps.

Creating, animating, and placing animals.

Touch ups for course load screens, box art, advertising images.

 

Lord of the Rings: The Third Age:

Environmental Artist - assisted during crunch. Modeling, texturing, optimizing, and placing objects utilizing assets from a previous LOTR title.

 

2004 Hired full time in January as an Environmental Artist at EA.

 

2003 James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing:

Contract Environment Artist - 2 1/2 months Object creation for the multiplayer group during their crunch.

 

2002 Tiger Woods 2003 - 4 month internship:

Intern - Assisted the Art Director in visual development.

Touch ups for course load screens, box art, advertising images.

Course artist assist in modeling and optimization.

 

2001 Tiger Woods 2002 - 4 month internship:

Intern - Assisted the Art Director in visual development.

 

Freelance 1997 - 2003:

Children's Book Illustration - 4 books for a local client/church.

Y2K Designs - Illustrations for a nationwide janitorial services safety manual.

Nicole Roberts Creative - Illustration

Misc:  Work shown at the Academy of Art Spring Show 1999 and 2000.

 

Education:

Academy of Art University - Bachelor degree in Computer Arts.

UC Santa Cruz - Two years attendance in Marine Biology.

 
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