Guy Riessen

Work History

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  Generalist

  Rodeo FX

  January 2020 - Present

  Montréal, Canada

  

  

• Digital Artist

  Freelance

  March 2014 - Present

  Autodesk
  Smithsonian National Portrait Library
  Reliance Media
  Google Phone
  Avalanche Press

• Artist (Freelance)

  Avalanche Press

  2007 - Present

  map, counter and box artwork on a freelance basis for Avalanche Press games.
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  3ddmp key artist

  MPC

  May 2018 - November 2018

  Montréal, Canada
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  Senior Environment Artist / Generalist

  Industrial Light & Magic

  November 2014 - March 2015

  Environments matte painting, 3D modeling, surfacing, lighting, pre-comp assets
  Movies: World of Warcraft (2015)
  Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

  

  

  

  
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  Video Production Specialist

  Autodesk

  July 2014 - December 2014

  A to Z video content creation demonstrating real-world application for cutting edge technology design across a variety of current and future work-flow methods with Reality Capture, using large and small scale laser scanning. Concepting, directing, filming, creating 3D assets and integrating existing 3D assets and scan data with live action, and final editing.
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  Lead Matte Painter / Concept Artist

  Evil Eye Pictures

  December 2010 - December 2013

  Digital matte painter and concept artist with EEP on the following films (release dates parenthetically):
  Dangerous Children--concepts (tba)
  The Monkey King (tba)
  Thor: The Dark World (2013)
  Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
  The Avengers (2012)
  Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengence (2012)
  Cirque du Soleil - Worlds Away (2012)
  Super 8 (2011)

  

  
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  Digital Matte Painter

  Atomic Fiction

  January 2013 - February 2013

  Digital matte painter on
  Star Trek into Darkness
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  Matte Painting Supervisor

  ImageMovers

  February 2009 - December 2010

  Digital matte painter and Matte Painting Supervisor on
  Mars Needs Moms (2011)
  Digital matte painter and 3D modeler at IMD on
  A Christmas Carol (2009)

  

  

• Artist (Freelance)

  Lock 'n Load Publishing

  2008 - 2010

  counter and box artwork for Lock 'n' Load games.
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  3D Environment Artist

  Toys for Bob

  February 2004 - September 2008

  environmental artist on Madagascar 2, Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam, Madagascar, and Shrek Super Slam

• environmental artist

  Lightspeed Games

  January 2001 - June 2003

  3D environmental artist on Motorsiege.

• 3D artist

  New Pencil

  2003 - 2003

  3D asset creation for The Sims 2

• digital artist

  The Learning Company

  January 1999 - January 2001

  variety of digital art, 2D in-house. Freelanced with them doing 3D as well.
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  Background Painter, CG Artist

  SIx Foot Two Productions

  January 1997 - December 1998

  Background Painting on a variety of commercials and game projects.