lightnincoyote@yahoo.com
	Polymer Portrait by the Artists Mother.

 

Artists Bio and Statement

Alternative Artists Bio

• Summary:

• Creative and skilled artist, traditionally trained as an Illustrator with a Bachelors degree from the Academy of Art College.  Currently working in the high tech field of computer multi-media arts and traditional Fine Arts.

Objective: 

• To work with a progressive company or group in an open and mutually supportive environment where emphases and importance is placed on creativity and innovation.
• Professional Experience:
  • Freelance Computer Gaming Artist: 2007
  • The Sims Castaway
  •  Most recently I worked as a concept artist The Sims Castaway: on the Playstation 2, Wii Consol. 
  • I contributed designs for various furniture sets and misc Objects found through out the game. I also created a large number of UI menu icons and spot illustrations for food and resource items.
  • I also contributed a small number of Create-a-sim and Object designs to another upcoming iteration of the Sims.

• Maxis Inc, a Devision of Electronic Arts.  Walnut Creek Ca.  May 2000 to July 2006
• Senior Artist:  Sims 2 Pets, Sims 2 Consol, The Urbz: Sims in the city, The Sims Bustin' Out, The Sims Online and The Sims Expansion Packs Livin' Large, Vacation, Hot Date amd many more.
•  Most recently I worked as a concept artist and object modeler\texture artist for Sims 2 Pets, on the Playstation 2 and Game Cube Consols. 
• I was the UI artist for The Sim's Bustin' Out, on the Playstation 2, X-Box and Game Cube Consols.
• I was the Skins and UI artist for The Sims Online.
• I began my Sims work by creating many skins, objects and UI elements for almost all of the original Sims Expansion Packs, from Livin' Large through Makin' Magic..

• Hasbro Interactive, MicroProse Inc, Alameda, Ca: 1999-2000
• Lead artist: Master of magic II. The Innovative 3-d sequel to the award winning, computer gaming hall of fame, Master of Magic.  A strategic game of Myth, Magic and Empires. Never Completed.
• Spearheaded the effort to redesign the games basic concept from a more traditional 2d pre-rendered approach to a more revolutionary 3-d design. Worked to create the games unique look and feel. Strove to create a new and fresh approach to overly familiar subject matter.  Supervised a team of artists working on concept sketches as well as creating concept art. Worked closely with each artist to determine the specific direction of his or her work. Created our pre-production schedules, complete with artistic goals and design philosophy as well as time based deadlines. Created initial framework for our future production schedules. Created these schedules to a degree never before attempted at our studio.
• Tools: Traditional drawing and design, 3d Studio Max 2.5-3. PhotoShop, Microsoft project.
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• Hasbro Interactive (MicroProse Inc), Alameda, Ca: 1999 
• Artist: Motor Derby game concept. An original idea by Dave Adams: A new direction in action gaming and teamwork. Never Completed.
• Worked with the project’s Lead Artist to create unique character designs and an animated presentation movie explaining the games core concepts.
• Tools: Traditional drawing and design, 3d Studio Max 2.5-3, Adobe PhotoShop, After Effects and Premier.
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• Hasbro Interactive (MicroProse Inc), Alameda, Ca: 1999 
• Artist: Thrall game concept. An original idea by Erol Otus: 
• Create small number of unique character designs
• Tools: Traditional drawing and design.
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• MicroProse Inc, Alameda, Ca: 1997 – 99
• Senior Artist: Star Trek, Birth of the Federation. Strategy game of inter-Galactic exploration and conquest set in the Star Trek Universe. 
• Designed and created the games unique User Interface. Designed and produced this quite complicated and very detailed UI in about a 6-month period. With the most challenging aspect being the need to do this in 5 distinct styles, each representing a different Star Trek character race.  Created over 45 fully rendered high polygon scenes/Icons representing objects the players built in the game. Modeled and textured the entire family of starships for the Romulan race, most of which I designed with no film or television reference. Also modeled and textured the Enterprise E.  Designed and produced the cut scene movies (1 for each race) that functioned as introductions for the beginning of each game (utilizing resources created by the entire art team).
• Tools: 3d studio Max 1-2.5, PhotoShop 3-5, Painter 5, DebabalizerPro 4.5, Adobe After effects and Premier.
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• Spectrum Holobyte (MicroProse Inc), Alameda, Ca: 1996 – 97
• Senior artist: Star Trek, Generations. The First real-time adventure set in the Star-Trek Universe. Based on the film of the same name.
• Worked as a 2-d and 3-d artist, creating environment textures for two real time combat levels: an exterior of an alien planet and the interior of the Starship Enterprise. I created animated User Interface elements for these levels and Character sprite animation and renderings for use in all levels of the game. Personal favorite accomplishment being the creation of 12 unique illustrations that served as backdrops for mission objectives and instructions. These included 3d rendered elements as well as fully painted alien landscapes and star fields.
• Tools: PhotoShop 3.05, 3d Studio Max 1, 3d Studio R4, Animator studio, Animator Pro, Debalizer (Mac/PC) and Fractal Design Painter.
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• Mondo Media, San Francisco, Ca: 1994 – 96
• Artist: Microsoft Explorapedia: People, Animals editions. Daedalus Encounter, Toonstruck, Forced Alliance, Zork Nemesis, Sun Micro Systems, and many other clients and projects. 
• Worked as a general production artist, specializing in 2-d Illustrations, animation, special textures and storyboards. Also contributed to the design and production of an interactive animated greeting card system as the lead artist/animator.
• Tools: PhotoShop, Debalizer, Animator pro, 3d Studio R4, Fractal Design Painter.

• Education:

• Ongoing Independent Study: 1996-Present

• Host weekly Drawing and Painting Workshops in my home studio, concentrating on working from live models in multiple mediums.
  • Drawing every Tuesday from 7:00-10:00pm.
  • Painting very other Saturday from 4:00 to 7:00pm. Oils, Acrylic and Watercolor.
  • Frequent Plein Air Landscape sessions.

Artists Bio and Statement

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lightnincoyote@yahoo.com