Rodrigo B.

Rodrigo B. has a diverse work experience in the field of environment art, specializing in the creation of assets for video games. Rodrigo started their career as a Teacher Assistant at Gnomon - School of Visual Effects, Games & Animation in 2015. In 2016, they joined Gadget-Bot Productions as an Environment/Prop Artist, where they were responsible for creating environments, props, and basic lighting for a VR project.

From 2017 to 2021, Rodrigo worked at Survios as an Environment Artist, handling various tasks related to environment, prop, optimization, and set dressing work for VR titles like "Raw Data," "Sprint Vector," "Battlewake," and "The Walking Dead: Onslaught." Rodrigo also worked on the console title "Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions." Rodrigo played a key role in creating environment assets and props throughout the pipeline, including high poly sculpts, low poly models, UVs, texturing, materials, and engine integration. Rodrigo also worked on modular kits, tileable textures, and trim sheets.

In 2021, Rodrigo joined IllFonic as a Senior Environment Artist, where they continued their work on environment art. Rodrigo later took on the role of Lead Art Outsource Manager briefly in 2022. In 2022, they moved to Amazon Games as a Senior Environment Artist, where they worked on an AAA game, creating new assets and reworking existing ones. Their responsibilities included working with hard surface and organic assets, creating modular kits, and developing tileable textures/materials. Rodrigo also engaged in research and development activities, such as using Gaea and Houdini for world-building and exploring Unreal Engine 5's new features.

Most recently, in 2023, Rodrigo started working at Retro Studios as a 3D Environment Artist. The details of their role are not provided, but they are currently employed with the company.

Rodrigo B. obtained a Certificate in Digital Production for Entertainment from the Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Games + Animation. Rodrigo attended this school from 2014 to 2015. Additionally, they pursued an Associate's degree in Digital Arts at the same institution, although no specific start or end dates are provided for this degree.