Director Software

DIMITRY EPSTEIN

Address: ** ********* ****** • Sea Cliff, NY 11579

E-mail: ******@*****.***

Website: www.dimitryepstein.com/#passions

Computer Skills:

PhotoshopCS5, IllustratorCS4

Summary:

Versatile, highly skilled artist with a distinguished record of producing concept drawings, character development, backgrounds and animation for cd-rom games and educational software. Skilled in Animation, Web Designs, Oil Paintings, Watercolors, Pencil Sketches. Published cartoonist. Reliable and enthusiastic member of the creative team. (Expert knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.)

Experience:

2004-2011 High 5 Games (IGT) Mahwah, NJ

Color Artist / Animator

Developed special effects, scene animation, motion graphics, user interface design, composition of characters and typography for company’s video casino games making the games visually impressive and appealing to the players. Took a lead creative process from start to finish. Successfully met development deadlines and project milestones while managing multiple, simultaneous projects.

1997-2003 Funnybone Interactive (a Division of Vivendi Universe Game) Canton, CT

Senior Concept Artist / Animator / Animation Supervisor

o From group concept, developed and finalized 35 3-d characters,

and created backgrounds for the Barbie Mermaid game, including painting

15 additional background characters.

o Designed 55 characters, and animated clips containing tables, chairs,

clothes, characters from other countries, and ornaments for Jump Start Explorers game.

o Maintained style guidelines in Discovery Airport, producing backgrounds and

post cards for children to use with this interactive product.

o Provided artistic input, created characters, or completed drawings and animation

For Fisher Price (Garage), Jump Start (Animal, First Grade, Explorers, Music,

Spelling), and Barbie (Rapunzel, Mermaid) games and educational products.

o Produced a creative, animated logo for Knowledge Adventure.

1993-Present Freelance Artist

o Painting to order for private collectors, Worldwide.

o Illustrating books and short stories for children, Queens, NY.

o Cartoon Illustrator for “The Interesting Gazette”, Brooklyn, NY,

o Designed merchandise labels for Jordan Accessories, Inc., Brooklyn, NY

o Created animation for a television ad for the Rasputin Restaurant, Brooklyn, NY.

o Design artist for the American Center of Commerce and Science, Inc., Queens, NY.

o Illustrated greeting cards for Noble Works, Hoboken, NJ.

1984-1991 Belarusfilm, Minsk, Belarus

Artistic Director / Animator

Produced brief cartoons animated cartoons, inking and painting on acetate,

for movie and television production. Directed staff of 10

Education:

1997 Additional Seminars and Training

The Macintosh Learning Center, New York City

Completed courses in Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXpress

1994-1996 PRATT Institute, New York City

Courses in personal computer skills, traditional animated

drawings and 3-d computer animation, software including

Director, Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXpress, Max

1980-1984 Minsk Art School, Minsk, Belarus

Received a degree equivalent to B.A (equivalent) Fine Arts

Exhibitions:

Jewish Community Center Gallery, Connecticut (2002)

Exhibited 39 oil paintings and 15 watercolor cartoons

The Creamery Gallery, Connecticut (1999-2001)

Exhibited 12 oil paintings

Ozone Art Gallery, New York City (1996)

Exhibited twelve caricatures

Two Personal Exhibitions, New York City (1993)

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