2D & 3D Artist
Hartford, Connecticut Area
- Current
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- 2d & 3D Artist at Left Brain Games
- Freelance Illustrator & Digital Artist (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Multimedia Designer at Tournament One - Magic Gaming Division
- Instructor at Art Institute of Las Vegas
- Remote 3D Character Artist at Clear Crown Studios
- Substitute Instructor at Savannah Arts Academy
- Teaching Assistant at Savannah College of Art & Design
- Artist Assistant at Seraphic Restorations (Self-employed)
- Education
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- Savannah College of Art and Design
- University of Hartford
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David Calabrese’s Summary
Left Brain Games - 2D & 3D Artist
Freelance- 2D - 3D Artwork
Magic Gaming - Multimedia Artist
Art Institute of Las Vegas- Instructor
Savannah College of Art & Design - Teaching Assistant
Seraphic Restorations - Artist Assistant
David Calabrese’s Specialties:
Traditional Media:
Acrylic, Oil, Graphite, Color Pencil, Charcoal, Pen & Ink, Watercolor
Digital Media:
3DS Max, Z Brush, Photoshop, Illustrator, Painter, Sketchbook Pro, Art Rage, Image Ready, Dreamweaver, Director, Premier, After Effects, Unreal Engine Editor, Sony Vegas
David Calabrese’s Experience
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2d & 3D Artist
Left Brain Games
(Computer Games industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
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Freelance Illustrator & Digital Artist
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Fine Art industry)
May 2003 — Present (6 years 3 months)
David has worked with a number of individuals and companies on both sides of the country. Here is a list of the some of the companies David has worked with:
HFN ~ Brochure design
Sempre Avanti ~ Company logo
NuclearPrep.com ~ Board Game Design & Artwork, Nuclear Prep logo
New Blood Productions ~ Company Logo & Storyboarding
Chatham Chiropractic Clinic ~ Prototype 3D model
FCT Electronics ~ Character logos
Scarpelli’s ~ Historical mural
University of Hartford ~ Summer Term Catalogue Illustration
Aeerie Magazine ~ Illustration -
Multimedia Designer
Tournament One - Magic Gaming Division
(Gambling & Casinos industry)
October 2007 — July 2008 (10 months)
3D modeling of various characters and environmental elements that are composited with 2D rastor and vector graphics that in turn create a short animation.
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Instructor
Art Institute of Las Vegas
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Education Management industry)
October 2006 — July 2008 (1 year 10 months)
David was the lead art instructor in the Game Art & Design program. He taught the following courses:
Digital Imaging
Texture Mapping for Games
Material & Lighting
Hard Surface & Organic Modeling
Background Design & Layout
Designing Interior Spaces & Worlds
Game Modeling
Lighting & Texture
Advanced Level Design
Game Prototyping
Portfolio Preparation
Portfolio Presentation
Awards from this Company include:
Faculty of the Week - Week 9 Spring 2007
Customer Service Award - July 2007 -
Remote 3D Character Artist
Clear Crown Studios
(Computer Games industry)
October 2007 — December 2007 (3 months)
David modeled and textured NPC characters for the Shattered Suns campaign, Released August 2008.
Characters are Low Poly with the following maps:
Color
Normal
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Substitute Instructor
Savannah Arts Academy
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
January 2006 — June 2006 (6 months)
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Teaching Assistant
Savannah College of Art & Design
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
June 2005 — December 2005 (7 months)
David worked under Professor Greg Johnson in two 100 level college courses. The classes that David assisted in were Introduction to Game Development and Introduction to Computers.
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Artist Assistant
Seraphic Restorations (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Fine Art industry)
June 2003 — September 2004 (1 year 4 months)
Assited in the creation of religious icons and restoration of religious statues. Worked with gesso, oil, acrylic, gold-leaf, and various sculpting techniques.
David Calabrese’s Education
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Savannah College of Art and Design
MFA , Interactive Design & Game Development , 2003 — 2006
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University of Hartford
BFA , Illustration , 1999 — 2003
Additional Information
David Calabrese’s Websites:
David Calabrese’s Groups:
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Hartford Alumni Association
David Calabrese’s Honors:
United States Achievement Academy 1995 National Awards. Vol. 109. (USAA) United States National Art Award
The Connecticut Association of Schools Outstanding Arts Award (Fourth Annual)- 1999
David Calabrese’s Contact Settings
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