Fernando Riccioppo Email & Phone Number

I am a Senior CG Artist with 14 years of experience in all sorts of digital media, such as : Photoshop, After Effects, 3DMax, Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Unity, Blender and PopcornFX. As a side note I also love to develop analogical skills in my spare time, like woodworking, wood printing, painting and drawing, witch I think help me to maintain my creativity, motor abilities and mind sharpened.Through my career I've navigated from Concept art and Illustration (2D and 3D), to Full 3D pipeline for both Advertisement and Mobile Game Industry. I've worked for big advertisement studios in Brazil like Casablanca and Vetor Zero and helped to ship lots of pieces to important brands such as Coke, Pepsi and Volkswagen. This experiences made me learn to deal with lots of pressure and tight deadlines, but mostly made me learn to be a better team player and fast in my feet to resolve problems.After 7 years in that industry I pivoted my career to the game development market as Senior CG generalist at the biggest Mobile Game Company in Latin America, WildLife Studios. While working there I've learned a lot of new skills in real-time rendering environment and game optimization. I've helped to develop several game prototypes and ship one of the company's most successful titles: Tennis Clash.Today I'm currently collaborating with my skills as an Associate Principal Artist at ARVORE Immersive, a Startup that focuses on developing VR content. My first and most successful collaboration at ARVORE was The Line, a VR narrative experience that was widely prized through prestigious international festivals such as Biennale di Venezia and Emmy Awards. I also helped to launch one of the company`s most known IP: Pixel Ripped 89, Pixel Ripped 95 and Pixel Ripped On the Road.Although I shift between specialties my main goal always remains the same: to deliver a solid, creative, communicative and captivating product. I would say my strengths are that I am a good team player, a fast learner and also have the ability to solve swiftly both conceptual and technical problems.Currently my interest is working, all at once or individually, with: Concept Art, 3D Modeling, Shaders in Unity, Texturing and Lighting, Motion Graphics and VFX.