Nikita Orlov
contacts
**************@*****.***
San Francisco, CA, USA
portfolio
www.behance.net/OrlovN
www.linkedin.com/nikita-orlov
skills
Art Direction;
Concept Art;
Character design;
2d animation;
UI design;
Illustration;
Storyboard;
Anatomy, color theory;
Drawing & Sketching;
Basic 3d modeling&animation.
software
Adobe Creative Suite:
Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator
Basics of Maya, Z-brush, Unity 3d
Platforms: Mac/PC
interests
Games, Movies, Animation, Music, Fine art, Sculpting, Guitar, Hiking, Biking
work experience
January 2015 Present
SQOR Sports, San Francisco, CA, USA
Senior Concept/UI Artist
Brett Favre Gunslinger IoS casual arcade game.
Mobile game featuring legend of NFL Brett Favre. Concept art, game art, 2d animation, promotional art.
December 2014 Present
Unboard LLC, Berkeley, CA, USA
Senior Concept/UI Artist
Epic Everything is a new trading card game with real-time and positioning mechanics.
Card design, environment design, illustration, art direction.
December 2014 March 2015
Mage company LLC, Bulgaria
Senior Concept/UI Artist
12 Realms Board Game
Artwork for new addon 12 Realms board game. Characters, maps, game cards and icons, cover art.
June 2010 October 2014
Labbit Games LLC, Moscow, Russia
Lead Artist, Flash Animator
Lost Magic/Mirohod. Flash browser MMORPG
Concept art, character design, flash animation, GUI, icons, logos, promo art, illustration, wallpapers, banners, social media content, managed junior artists.
January 2014 May 2014
Omega Games LTD, Moscow, Russia
Lead Artist, 2D Animator
Zomb Raider. IoS logical adventure game.
Responsible for maintaining art pipeline, setting art style and standards. Characters design and 2d animation, environment design, location design, tile art, logo, icons and promo illustrations; managed freelance artists.
October 2012 May 2013
The Best Up LLC, Moscow, Russia
Lead Artist, Animator, Illustrator.
Hansel and Gretel. IPad interactive children book.
Storyboard, illustration, Gui, Mini-games design, FX and interactive animation, logo and promo-art design.
Key achievements
Smart, atmospheric interactive content mentioned by critics. Held out in the top 10 free apps in Russia.
education
September 2007 June 2013
Moscow State University
of Printing Arts
MFA
Major – Illustration.
September 2004 June 2006
Moscow College
of Multiplication
and Cinematography
BFA
Major – Classic Animation.