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Sebastian G. Hyde
Illustration - Computer & Fine Arts
2914 Linden Street Oakland, CA 94608

(510) 836-0363
lightnincoyote@yahoo.com

Summary:

Creative and skilled artist, traditionally trained as an Illustrator with a Bachelors degree from the Academy of Art College. I have been working in the high tech field of computer gaming and multimedia arts for over 15 years, having shipped nearly 20 sucessful titles.

Strong Draftsman: Drawing, Painting.
2d Illustration: Traditional / PhotoShop
3d Modeling/Texturing
Conceptual Design

Animation/Special Effects
Character Design
User Interface Design
Team Leader/Self Motivated

Objective:

To work with progressive companies or groups, in open and mutually supportive environments, where emphases and importance is placed on creativity and innovation.

Professional Experience:
Electronic Arts, May 2000 to July 2006

Independant Contractor: The Sims, Castaway. Object Concept art, User Interface Icons.

Maxis, Inc. (Electronic Arts), Walnut Creek/Redwood Shores: May 2000 to July 2006

Senior Artist: The Sims, Expansion Packs and spinoff Sims console titles.

UI design and production.

Character Creation, Textures and Geometry. Environment textures, 3d objects and mapping.

Concept design for environments, special gameplay objects and furniture sets.

Hasbro Interactive, MicroProse Inc, Alameda, Ca: 1999-2000
- Hasbro Interactive (MicroProse Inc), Alameda, Ca: 1999
  - Artist: Motor Derby game concept. An original idea by Dave Adams: A new direction in action gaming and teamwork. Never Completed.
  - Worked with the project’s Lead Artist to create unique character designs and an animated presentation movie explaining the games core concepts.
  - Tools: Traditional drawing and design, 3d Studio Max 2.5-3, Adobe PhotoShop, After Effects and Premier.
- Hasbro Interactive (MicroProse Inc), Alameda, Ca: 1999
  - Artist: Thrall game concept. An original idea by Erol Otus:
  - Create small number of unique character designs
  - Tools: Traditional drawing and design.
- MicroProse Inc, Alameda, Ca: 1997 – 99
  - Senior Artist: Star Trek, Birth of the Federation. Strategy game of intergalactic exploration and conquest set in the Star Trek Universe.
  - Designed and created the games unique User Interface. Designed and produced this quite complicated and very detailed UI in about a 6-month period. With the most challenging aspect being the need to do this in 5 distinct styles, each representing a different Star Trek character race. Created over 45 fully rendered high polygon scenes/Icons representing objects the players built in the game. Modeled and textured the entire family of starships for the Romulan race, most of which I designed with no film or television reference. Also modeled and textured the Enterprise E. Designed and produced the cut scene movies (1 for each race) that functioned as introductions for the beginning of each game (utilizing resources created by the entire art team).
  - Tools: 3d studio Max 1-2.5, PhotoShop 3-5, Painter 5, DebabalizerPro 4.5, Adobe After effects and Premier.
- Spectrum Holobyte (MicroProse Inc), Alameda, Ca: 1996 – 97
  - Senior artist: Star Trek, Generations. The First real-time adventure set in the Star-Trek Universe. Based on the film of the same name.
  - Worked as a 2-d and 3-d artist, creating environment textures for two real time combat levels: an exterior of an alien planet and the interior of the Starship Enterprise. I created animated User Interface elements for these levels and Character sprite animation and renderings for use in all levels of the game. Personal favorite accomplishment being the creation of 12 unique illustrations that served as backdrops for mission objectives and instructions. These included 3d rendered elements as well as fully painted alien landscapes and star fields.
  - Tools: PhotoShop 3.05, 3d Studio Max 1, 3d Studio R4, Animator studio, Animator Pro, Debalizer (Mac/PC) and Fractal Design Painter.
- Mondo Media, San Francisco, Ca: 1994 – 96
  - Artist: Microsoft Explorapedia: People, Animals editions. Daedalus Encounter, Toonstruck, Forced Alliance, Zork Nemesis, Sun Micro Systems, and many other clients and projects.
  - Worked as a general production artist, specializing in 2-d Illustrations, animation, special textures and storyboards. Also contributed to the design and production of an interactive animated greeting card system as the lead artist/animator.
  - Tools: PhotoShop, Debalizer, Animator pro, 3d Studio R4, Fractal Design Painter.

Education:

Academy of Art College, San Francisco, Ca: 1986-89

Earned Bachelor of Arts Degree in Illustration.

Awards:

Best of Show 1989.
Best Experimental Illustration 1988-89.

Central Washington University, Ellensberg, WA 1983-85

Earned AA degree in General Liberal Arts.

Ongoing Independent Study: 1996-Present

Host weekly Drawing and Painting Workshops in my home studio, concentrating on working from live models in multiple mediums.

Drawing every Tuesday from 7:00-10:00pm.
Painting very other Saturday. Oils, Acrylic and Watercolor.
Frequent Plein Air Landscape sessions.

Electronic Arts, May 2000 to July 2006

Maxis, Inc. (Electronic Arts), Walnut Creek/Redwood Shores: May 2000 to July 2006