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Resume:

Rico.Hottewitzsch@gmx.de

+49 (0)1746354573

Objective: To work as an environment- or vehicle artist and create most stunning AAA videogames

Qualifications

- Modeling of efficient and highly detailed low- and highpoly vehicles, assets and environments

- Very good background of diffuse/specular/normal/occlusion texture painting and baking in 3dsMax/Mudbox/Photoshop/Crazybump/Xnormal

- Ability to learn new programs and software in a short amount of time

- Motivation and will to achieve the best possible result

Software Knowledge

Advanced:

- Autodesk 3D Studio Max

- Adobe Photoshop

- Cryengine2 Sandbox Editor

- Autodesk Mudbox

- Crazybump/Xnormal

Experienced with:

- Autodesk Maya

- V-ray

- Mental Ray

- Unreal Editor (2.0 – UDK)

Industry Experience

~September 2012 to Now

Ubisoft Reflections

Working as vehicle artist on the upcoming, extremely anticipated NextGen AAA title Watchdogs, complete vehicle creation pipeline from conceptualization and modeling to implementing in game engine and final bug tweaking

~December 2011 to August 2012

Rabcat Computer Graphics

Working as 3D/Environment Artist on the highly praised AAA racing title Forza Horizon for Xbox360 as well as other projects for various clients in the entertainment industry

~October 2011 to December 2011

RTT Munich

Creating high end visuals for interactive applications for clients like Porsche, Opel and Volkswagen

~Spring 2011 to now

MAK-Corp

Working as freelance vehicle artist on nextgen vehicles for various realtime applications and games

~Spring 2010 to now

“Shadow Racers” and “Crash and burn” by Retroburn Game Studios

Working as vehicle artist creating vehicle models and diffuse/spec/normal textures using 3ds Max and Photoshop

~Spring 2008 to now

Various private clients

Creating high quality nextgen vehicle models and textures

Education

October 2009 to September 2011

Games Academy Berlin

Game Art and Animation