portfolio_environments

Brian patenaude | environment artist | digital portfolio

[Project that never took off]...

... WORK-IN-PROGRESS, Modeling + lighting based of concept for game pitch.

TORNADO OUTBREAK, xbox 360, wii, and PS3... 2009

notes: with a team of 10 artists on a 3-console game there tends to be quite a necessity for wearing multiple hats- pay close attention, as i try my best to explain what i was responsible for in each of the levels.
the shots that i snapped below are all taken on the 360 version of the game, although the levels were built for out primary console- the wii.

COASTAL CALAMITY...
modeled 95% of instanced geometry, 85% of non-instanced geometry, placement of 33% of instanced geometry [including big detail pass], & cloud and shadow modeling.
note: the shots displaying a sub-30 framerate was due to playing in debugging mode.

ROADSIDE DESTRUCTION...
modeled 95% of all instanced geometry, 75% of non-instanced, 75% of the placement of instanced geo + cloud and shadow modeling.

TRAINING LEVEL...
99% of instanced & non-instanced geometry modeling [everything except the jeep & characters], 95% of instanced geometry layout + cloud and shadow modeling.

CAMELOT FALLS...
modeled 90% of non-instanced geometry, 95% of instanced geometry, & placed ~50% of instanced geometry.

CHICKEN FARM...
big polish pass on the ground mesh+ placement of detail instanced geometry, all modeling and placement of sideshow [far background geometry], modeled ~10% of non-instanced geometry [including lite uprez pass on the "high def." model versions] + cloud and shadow modeling.

THE STRIP...
80% of instanced geometry modeling, placement of detail geometry [small bits] + sideshow geometry @ cloud modeling and placement

AMUSEMENT PARK... uprez modeling overhaul on the ground mesh, a bit of instanced geometry rearranging and filling out [adding more detail bits], & built ~5% of the instanced geo modeling

TRAILER PARK...
75% of instanced geometry modeling [including reworks of existing models] & 90% of non-instanced ground mesh.

RINGLING VILLAGE...
construction & placement of all sideshow [distant background] geometry + modeling and placement of the geo clouds...

TOKYO...
modeling and placement of the geo clouds...

AREA 51...
construction & placement of all sideshow [distant background] geometry + modeling and placement of the geo clouds...

JAK X: COMBAT RACING, PS2... 2005

Arena levels... Responsible for 100% of layout and modeling for the top two levels. Responsible for 100% of the non-instanced geometry and geo layout of the snow level + 25% of non-instanced mesh modeling.

JAK 3, PS2... 2004

Responsible for geometry layout and modeling for 100% of non-instanced geometry, and 25% of the instanced geometry] Note: apologies for the subpar shots ripped off the web- eegads!]