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Andrea Bruschi

About me

Actually I work as technical employee in street lighting industry. I have always had a passion for games and for characters, so, some years after myself training with 3d softwares I have started to study anatomy to build characters. My great passion for videogames and characters drove me to begin a self taught, deep study in art and computer graphic in particular, I learned  modeling and texturing techniques and I also strenghtened my art skills, like drawing, sketching, and anatomy knowledge with the aim of building up the wide set of skills required to become a professional videogame and 3d artist.

Education

• 2003 I.T.I.S. E. Fermi – Graduated in Electronic and Telecomunications as
  Chief tecnical with specialization in industrial electronic and
  telecommunications.
• 2004 Associazione degli industriali della provincia di Arezzo - 2d and 3d
  drawing with Autocad, Rhinoceros and render with Flamingo.

Used Software:

• 3d Studio Max+Vray+Mental Ray.
• Polyboost.
• Zbrush + Zapplink + Zmapper
• Xnormal
• TopoGun
• Photoshop

Technical Skills:

• Knoweledge about engine limitations (number of polygons, texture resolution).
• Knoweledge about placing edgeflow correctly for animation.
• Base meshes with 3d studio max + polyboost.
• Base meshes with Zbrush - Zspheres.
• Zbrush sculpting, subtool management.
• 3d studio max + polyboost retopology.
• Zbrush retopology.
• Zbrush high detail reprojection over the new retopologized mesh.
• Unwrap with UVLayout or 3d studio max.
• UV optimization for best texture quality.
• Normal map/Cavity map generation with Zmapper or Xnormal
• Displacement map generation with Zbrush or multidisplacement 3.
• Photoshop or Photoshop+ZappLink for texturing
• PolyPaint when needed to fix texture seams
• Basic rigging and skinning setup.

Work experience:

From 03/2010 to present
Monochrome Games (indie company) Character Artist for “Contagion” game. Working on the main character. http://www.monochrome-games.com/

From 11/2010 to present
Art Five S.r.l. Freelance - Character Artist - Characters modeling for unannounced animated serie.

From 02/2010 to present
Art Five S.r.l. Freelance - Character Artist, 3d modeler - Character and shoes modeling and texturing for Dr. Scholl. http://www.starlit-scholl.com/it/Benefits.aspx

From 09/2009 to present
Art Five S.r.l. Freelance - Character Artist - Characters modeling and texturing for Allianz Assurances Christmas advertising

From 09/2009 to present
Art Five S.r.l. Freelance - Character Artist - Characters modeling and texturing for unannounced animated serie.

From 09/2008 to 12/2008
Bam S.r.l. Freelance - 3d modeler - Creation of silver rings for an advertising video.

From 02/2008 to 03/2008
Color Service S.r.l. Freelance - 3d modeling, shading, lighting - Modeling and rendering of a 3d logo for a newspaper's advertise.

From 08/2008 to 11/2008
Rebelthink S.r.l. Freelance as 3d modeler - Modeling interior of Range Rover Coupe for http://www.thesportcoupe.com

Hobbies & Interests:

I like the web expecially the programming side, I know PHP language, HTML, Javascript SQL
and mySQL database.
I play with my XBOX360. My favourted games are Call of Duty, GTA, Prototype, GOW2, Army
of TWO 2, Mass Effect 2.

I play tennis and volley and I like touring around Italy with my Motorcycle.