Melissa Altobello

Work History

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  Lead Artist

  Crystal Dynamics

  December 2019 - Present

• Senior Environment Artist

  Sucker Punch Productions

  May 2016 - November 2019

  Modeling, texturing, and everything in between on a currently unannounced title!
  Responsibilities also include:
  Assisting with the Hiring pipeline
  -Review portfolios and resumes
  -Review tests
  -Interview Candidates
  Look Dev on various elements
  Block-in support for design team
  Have led several "strike teams"
  
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  Environment Artist

  Naughty Dog

  February 2009 - May 2016

  In this role I created textures using Zbrush, Photoshop, and Substance Designer, created and applied shaders using proprietary software, UV'd and textured environment models, and guided outsourced assets through production and integrated them with in house art. I was also given the opportunity to learn our water tools to create water for several levels in Uncharted 3, The Last of us, and Uncharted 4. I worked closely with designers, leads, art direction and other artists to create spaces that are fun to look at but also fun to play. At Naughty Dog we all collaborate to really combine the needs of design with the vision of art direction as seamlessly as possible.
  
  Projects include:
  •Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
  •The Last of Us
  •Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
  •Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
  
  
  
  

  

  

  

  

• Gnomon/ Sil Van Der Woerd

  September 2008 - May 2009

  Lead the texture team in creation of file textures and procedural shaders for the White Swan production as well as contributed to the creation of organic models.
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  CG Intern

  Gentle Giant Studios

  April 2008 - June 2008

  Hard surface modeling and scan data clean up for film and video games.