DYLAN RINKER
CHARACTER ARTIST
CONTACT
***********@*****.***
dylanrinker.com
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
EDUCATION
Game Art and Design - Bachelor’s Degree
July 2010 - December 2012
Current G.P.A.: 3.8 Dean’s List (October 2010-Present)
Student of the Quarter (October 2012 – December 2012)
Mojo Games
EXPERIENCE
Character Artist
September 2012 - Present
Modeling characters based off concepts by an artist for use in a working title
in the CryEngine game engine.
Tutor
Art Institute of Pittsburgh Tutoring Center
February 2011 – December 2012
Helped other students with various classes, and topics, including
3Ds Max, Photoshop, ZBrush, life drawing, storyboarding,
and also math and sciences.
Worked with, lead, and helped other students. Learned how to lead and
teach others.
Class Project – Modus Operandi
Lead Character Artist
March 2012 – December 2012
Worked off a concept and art direction to create characters for a
mystery/adventure game in UDK. Successfully got fully modeled, textured,
animated, and functional characters into UDK.
Helped lead, organize, and unify a team of fellow students.
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra for Kids
Freelance Artist
June 2012 – August 2012
Drew backgrounds and characters for the “Boyz in the Wood” Flash Animatic
Production.
TECHNICAL SOFTWARE
SKILL SETS
-Mudbox
-Concept Art -Photoshop CS5
-Paint Tool Sai
-Storyboarding -3Ds Max 2012
-Alchemy
-3D Software & -ZBrush 4 R3
-Adobe Flash
Modeling -Unity Engine
-Adobe Premiere
-Texturing -Unreal Development Kit
-Microsoft Office
-Illustration -3D Coat