“I love making Game Art. I believe that the passion in creating great 3D Art does
not just depend solely on technique, but in a combination
of optimization, smart planning, and team work.”
Professional Profile
Four titles shipped. Almost four years of professional experience working in
video game development. Well known to be a self-motivated and an uplifting
team player. Has experience collaborating with Art Leads,Designers,
Programmers, Rendering Engineers, and Outsourcing. Has earned a reputation
for being an outstanding, dedicated, and intelligent artist with a fun and easy
personality.
Education
The Art Institute of California-Orange County
Bachelor of Science in Media Arts and Animation
July 2005
Experience
Sony Computer Entertainment America, Santa Monica, Ca.
August 2011 and Current
Job Title: Environment Artist
Robomodo LLC, Chicago, IL.
February 2010 to October 2010
Job Title: Environment Artist
Title Shipped: Tony Hawk: Shred (XBox 360, Playstation 3, and Wii)
Treyach/Activision, Santa Monica, CA.
June 2008 to August 2008
Job Title: Texture Artist
Title Shipped: Spiderman: Web of Shadows- for the Wii Console.
Collision Studios, LLC, Venice, CA.
February 2006 to April 2008
Job Title: 3D Character Artist
Titles Shipped: Jumper: Griffin’s Story-for the Playstation 2 and the Wii Console.
300: March to Glory-for the Playstation Portable.
Zoic Studios, Culver City, CA.
August 2005 to 0ctober 2005
Job Title: Master Control Room Assistant- Internship
*More information and references are available upon request.
not just depend solely on technique, but in a combination
of optimization, smart planning, and team work.”
Professional Profile
Four titles shipped. Almost four years of professional experience working in
video game development. Well known to be a self-motivated and an uplifting
team player. Has experience collaborating with Art Leads,Designers,
Programmers, Rendering Engineers, and Outsourcing. Has earned a reputation
for being an outstanding, dedicated, and intelligent artist with a fun and easy
personality.
Education
The Art Institute of California-Orange County
Bachelor of Science in Media Arts and Animation
July 2005
Experience
Sony Computer Entertainment America, Santa Monica, Ca.
August 2011 and Current
Job Title: Environment Artist
Robomodo LLC, Chicago, IL.
February 2010 to October 2010
Job Title: Environment Artist
Title Shipped: Tony Hawk: Shred (XBox 360, Playstation 3, and Wii)
 | I worked with Level Designers and various Leads to create fun and exciting | |
| places to skate and snowboard on. I also worked with Technical designers to create “Cause and Effect” assets. | ||
| My job entitled me to model, unwrap, and texture all hard surface and | |
| organic model as well as Paint Normal, Specular and Color maps. |
Treyach/Activision, Santa Monica, CA.
June 2008 to August 2008
Job Title: Texture Artist
Title Shipped: Spiderman: Web of Shadows- for the Wii Console.
| My main responsibilities included optimizing polygon count and texture | |
| sizes from mainline assets and Megacity districts. | ||
| I also helped repaint textures for the Wii Assets, integrated and repaired | |
| cosmetic meshes, and fixed art bugs. |
Collision Studios, LLC, Venice, CA.
February 2006 to April 2008
Job Title: 3D Character Artist
Titles Shipped: Jumper: Griffin’s Story-for the Playstation 2 and the Wii Console.
300: March to Glory-for the Playstation Portable.
| My main duty was to create and texture character models. I also rigged | |
| them using Character Studio. | ||
| I worked closely with Art Leads and Designers to create environments and | |
| interactive objects as well as animating in-game cycles and cinematic animation for the game “300”. |
Zoic Studios, Culver City, CA.
August 2005 to 0ctober 2005
Job Title: Master Control Room Assistant- Internship
| Assisted with the HD and SD tape decks for all I/O sessions with VFX | |
| Producers. | ||
| Quality Control for Zoic Reels and tapes for all clients. |
*More information and references are available upon request.
| Ted Morente Email: TMorente301@gmail.com |
Programs
| 3D Studio Max 2010 | |
| XSI 2010 | |
| Maya 2010 | |
| Photoshop CS3 | |
| Z Brush 3 | |
| Unreal Development Kit | |
| Vicious Engine | |
Skills
| 3D Character Artist | |
| 3D Environment/Prop Modeler | |
| Photorealistic and Hand Painted Texturing | |
| Z Sculpting | |
| High Poly Modeling for Baking Purposes | |
| Experience in Rigging and Prop Animation | |
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