Alvaro Buendia

CG Artist/concept designer/sculptor/freelance

Austin, United States

Summary

Hi there
3d concept artist/sculptor, worked 10 years in Blizzard Entertainment, 6.5 years as a character artist in the cinematics team and 3.5 years as a 3d concept artist/sculptor in the art development team, worked on warcraft - wrath of the litch king, pandaria, cataclysm, warlords of dreanor, legion, and the upcoming expansion, starcraft 2- wings of liberty, heart of the swarm, and legacy of the void, overwatch, 3d collectibles and consumer products,

currently at bluepoint games.

3d concept artist/character sculpting, i am proficient in zbrush, photoshop, keyshot, maya among other programs,

Professional Experience
Senior Concept sculptor, Cinematics/consumer products
Blizzard Entertainment, Irvine California
2014 -2017

senior character artist
Blizzard Entertainment, Irvine California
2007-2014

Character Artist (contract) The Orphanage
Pirate of the Caribbean 3 at worlds end
2007
Education.
Toronto Film school
2003-2004
IADT tampa
2004-2005
Vancouver Film School
2005-2006
Bluepoint games 2018- 2022

Probablymonsters 2022- present

Skills

Software proficiency

Keyshot

Maya

Modo

Mudbox

Photoshop

Sculptris

Softimage

ZBrush

V-Ray

RenderMan

mental ray

Productions

- Video Game
  Overwatch (Cinematics)
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Senior Character Artist/Concept Artist
- Company
  Blizzard Entertainment
- Video Game
  World of Warcraft: Legion
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Senior Concept Sculptor (cinematics)
- Company
  Blizzard Entertainment
- Movie
  Warcraft (Film)
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Concept Artist
- Company
  Blizzard Entertainment \ Legacy Pictures
- Video Game
  Starcraft 2: Legacy of the void
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Senior Character Artist - Cinematics
- Company
  Blizzard Entertainment
- Video Game
  World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Senior Character Artist - Cinematics
- Company
  Blizzard Entertainment
- Video Game
  Diablo 3 Ripper of souls
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Senior Character Artist - Cinematics
- Company
  Blizzard Entertainment
- Video Game
  Starcraft 2: Heart of the swarm
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Cinematic Character artist/cinematic modeler
- Company
  Blizzard Entertainment
- Video Game
  World of Warcraft: Mist of Pandaria
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Cinematic Character Artist
- Company
  Blizzard Entertainment
- Video Game
  World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Cinematic Character Artist
- Company
  Blizzard Entertainment
- Video Game
  World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich king
- Year
  2008
- Role
  Cinematic Artist/3d Artist
- Company
  Blizzard Entertainment
- Video Game
  Starcraft 2
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Cinematic artist\Cinematic Modeler
- Company
  Blizzard Entertainment
- Video Game
  Diablo 3
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Cinematic Character artist/cinematic modeler
- Company
  Blizzard Entertainment
- Movie
  Pirates of the Caribbean 3 at worlds end
- Year
  2007
- Role
  character artist (contract)
- Company
  The Orphanage

Experience

senior character artist at bluepoint games
Austin, United States of America
February 2018 - Present
senior character artist -

published titles - demon's souls 2020
Senior 3d Concept Artist/Modeler at Blizzard Entertainment
irvine, United States of America
May 2013 - May 2017
worked as a 3d character artist on the creative development team doing concepts for the legendary warcraft movie, Wow legion, the upcoming expansion, overwatch, as well as working on assets for collectibles and products and merchandise.
Senior Character Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Irvine, United States of America
April 2007 - July 2013
worked as a charactrer artist for about 6.5 years on the cinematic modeling team, worked on world of warcraft expansions from wrath of the litch king to warlords of dreanor, diablo 3, starcraft 2 and expansions, and overwatch.

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