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duane santos
Outsource Artist / Senior Environment Artist
Allen, TX, United States

Summary

I am a passionate 3d artist with a background of over 25 years of
game development defining environment objectives and transforming
initial ideas into real time entertainment for PC and mobile games.

Highlights of my experience include:
· Collaborate with internal art team, leads, and producers to
understand and communicate visual goals of the project to external
partners

· Provide detailed feedback and approvals to external partners to
ensure assets are delivered on time and on target in terms of quality
and project specifications

· Create, maintain, and distribute OS packages that capture the
functional requirements and the visual direction of the assets

· Worked closely with a highly creative team of artists to create and
refine the look and style of the environments and props

· Created polished high poly assets along with efficient low poly
counterparts while keeping an eye on the silhouette, iterations as
needed

Skills

Environment Design3D ModelingEnvironment ModelingHard Surface ModelingProp ModelingTexturingUV MappingProp DesignTexture BakingStylized ArtCrazyBumpRealistic ArtArt Outsource ManagementHigh Poly Zbrush SculptingLow Poly In-game ModelingLevel Asset ModelingTask TrackingFeedback and Instructions for External Partners

Software proficiency

3ds Max
3ds Max
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Photoshop
Photoshop
ZBrush
ZBrush
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Unity
Unity
xNormal
xNormal
Perforce
Perforce
Jira
Jira
Slack
Slack
Confluence
Confluence
Handplane
Handplane
Vision
Vision
Miro
Miro
UGS
UGS
Marmoset Toolbag
Marmoset Toolbag
MS Planner
MS Planner
Trello
Trello
PureRef
PureRef

Productions

    • Video Game
      Shrapnel (Early Access)
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      Art Outsource Manager
    • Company
      Neon Machine
    • Mobile Game
      Kingdom Boss
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Art Outsource Manager / Senior Environment Artist
    • Company
      Boss Fight Entertainment / Netflix
    • Mobile Game
      My Vegas Bingo
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Senior Environment Artist
    • Company
      Boss Fight Entertainment / Netflix
    • Mobile Game
      Dungeon Boss
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Senior Environment Artist
    • Company
      Boss Fight Entertainment / Netflix
    • Video Game
      Orcs Must Die! Unchained
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Senior Environment Artist
    • Company
      Robot Entertainment
    • Video Game
      Orcs Must Die!2
    • Year
      2012
    • Role
      Senior Environment Artist
    • Company
      Robot Entertainment
    • Video Game
      Orcs Must Die!
    • Year
      2011
    • Role
      Senior Environment Artist
    • Company
      Robot Entertainment
    • Video Game
      Age of Empires Online
    • Year
      2010
    • Role
      Environment and civ building artist
    • Company
      Robot Entertainment
    • Video Game
      Halo Wars
    • Year
      2009
    • Role
      Environment and civ building artist
    • Company
      Ensemble Studios
    • Video Game
      Age of Empires III: Warchiefs
    • Year
      2006
    • Role
      Environment and civ building artist
    • Company
      Ensemble Studios
    • Video Game
      Age of Empires III
    • Year
      2005
    • Role
      Environment and civ building artist
    • Company
      Ensemble Studios
    • Video Game
      Age of Mythology: The Titans
    • Year
      2003
    • Role
      Environment and civ building artist
    • Company
      Ensemble Studios
    • Video Game
      Age of Mythology
    • Year
      2002
    • Role
      Environment and civ building artist
    • Company
      Ensemble Studios
    • Video Game
      Age of Empires II: The Conquerors
    • Year
      2000
    • Role
      Environment and civ building artist
    • Company
      Ensemble Studios
    • Video Game
      Age of Empires II
    • Year
      1999
    • Role
      Environment and civ building artist
    • Company
      Ensemble Studios
    • Video Game
      Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome
    • Year
      1998
    • Role
      Environment and civ building artist
    • Company
      Ensemble Studios
    • Video Game
      Age of Empires
    • Year
      1997
    • Role
      Environment and civ building artist
    • Company
      Ensemble Studios

Experience

  • Art Outsource Manager at Neon Machine
    Seattle, US
    October 2022 - April 2024

  • Art Outsource Manager / Senior Environment Artist at Netflix / Boss Fight Entertainment
    Allen, TX
    May 2019 - August 2022

  • Senior Environment Artist at Robot Entertainment
    Plano, TX
    March 2009 - October 2018

  • 3D Artist at Ensemble Studios
    Dallas, TX, United States of America
    December 1996 - February 2009