• Art Portfolio for
    Eric Testroete

    About Me

    Personal
    - Self Portrait
    - Boiler Room
    - Bill Murray
    - Cats
    - Large Man
    - Greg
    - Subway

    Production
    - Undisclosed
    - MLB Superstars
    - MLB Fantasy Allstars 2k9
    - MLB Fantasy Allstars 2k8
    - Full Auto: Battlelines
    - NFS: Most Wanted
    - NFS: Underground 2
    - NFS: Underground
    - Sega Soccer Slam

    Photo
    - Japan
    - This is Japan!
    - Winter
    - Various
    - Lomo
    - Costa Rica

    Resume

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  • Resume - Art Portfolio for Eric Testroete

    Resume


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    Objective
      To produce creative and innovative games.  To be challenged during the process and to challenge the people around me.  To further advance my skills as an artist and as a leader.
    Skills
     

    -  9 years experience in the game industry

    -  Self motivated and works well with a team

    -  Strong technically, excellent problem solver

    -  Enjoys mentorship and sharing knowledge

    Extensive knowledge in the following software packages:

    -  3ds Max - 13 years

    -  Photoshop - 13 years

    Working knowledge in the following packages:

    -  Maya - 1 year

    -  Mudbox - 2 years

    -  Zbrush - 2 years

    Other programs include:

    -  Vray

    -  Havok

    -  Sony Vegas

    -  Adobe Lightroom

    -  Dreamweaver

    -  Excel

    Work Experience
      Deep Fried Entertainment - Senior Artist: 2006 - 2009

    Unannounced Project

    -   Modeled and textured world using 3ds Max 8, Photoshop

    -   Setup lighting complete with baked lightmaps

    -   Created animated texture effects such as water.

    -   Modeled, textured and animated interactive props

    MLB Superstars (Wii)

    -   Modeled, textured and lit worlds using 3ds Max 8, Zbrush, Photoshop

    -   Created animated texture effects such as water and flags.

    2K9 MLB Fantasy Allstars (DS)

    -   Modeled, textured and lit worlds using 3ds Max 8, Photoshop

    -   Modeled, textured and animated props used for NIS's

    2K8 MLB Fantasy Allstars (DS)

    -   Modeled, textured and lit worlds using 3ds Max 8, Photoshop

    -   Conceptualized, modeled, textured and rigged characters

    -   Helped set up particle systems

    Full Auto 2 (PSP)

    -   Modeled, textured worlds using 3ds Max 8, Photoshop


    Electronic Arts - Artist: 2002-2006

    Fifa World Cup (Xbox 360, PS2, GC, Xbox, PC)

    -   Modeled, textured, normal mapped characters using Maya 7, Photoshop

    NBA Live 06 (Xbox 360, PS2, GC, Xbox)

    -   Modeled, textured, normal mapped player accessories using Maya 7, Photoshop

    Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Xbox 360, PS2, GC, Xbox, PC)

    -   Modeled, unwrapped, weighted characters using 3ds Max 7

    Need for Speed: Underground 2 (PS2, GC, Xbox, PC)

    -   Modeled, unwrapped, textured, weighted characters using 3ds Max 6, Photoshop

    -   Worked with professional models to create reference photos.

    Need for Speed: Underground (PS2, GC, Xbox, PC)

    -   Modeled, unwrapped, textured, weighted characters using 3ds Max 6, Photoshop

    -   Conceptualized characters

    -   Worked with professional models to create reference photos.

    Def Jam: Vendetta (PS2, GC, Xbox)

    -   Modeled characters using 3ds Max 5 and Softimage


    Black Box Games (Acquired by EA) - Artist: 2001-2002

    NHL Hitz 20-03 (PS2, GC, Xbox)

    -   Modeled, unwrapped, textured and weighted characters using 3ds Max 5, Photoshop

    Sega Soccer Slam (GC, Xbox, PS2)

    -   Modeled, unwrapped and weighted characters and accessories using 3ds Max 5, Photoshop


    Dream Force Entertainment - Artist: 2000-2001

    Ultraman Shooter (incomplete)

    -   Created characters and worlds using 3ds Max 4, Photoshop

    Personal
      Amateur photography
    I am an avid photographer.  I recently created a video using images from my trip to Japan which became fairly popular on the internet with 145,000 views:
    http://vimeo.com/2721992/

    My photos can be viewed here:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/dutchct/

    Motorsport and Associated Car clubs
    I am active in the sport of autocross and enjoy track days.  I have volunteered as an instructor for the Vancouver Chinese Motorsport Club.

    I came first in my class at the 2007 autocross provincial and second in my class during the 2007 national event.

    I run northwestmr2.com and currently a member of BCMR2.com, both of which are clubs focused on the Toyota MR2.

    Education
      Robert Bateman Secondary School
    Instructed by Bill Henderson who received Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Teaching.
    References
      Available upon request.