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Chris Holden 
chris@chrisholden.net

  • Primary Skills: World Art Production (modeling, texturing, UVs, collision), Art Management (training and managing an outsourced art team)
  • Secondary Skills: Level Design (concepting, layouts, rapid prototyping), Documentation (writing detailed technical guides and creating examples for internal and outsourced artists)
  • Programs:3d Studio Max, Mudbox, Photoshop, Maya, Excel

  •  World Art Lead on Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, PC
    Mythic Entertainment – October 2008 to February 2009
    After shipping Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, I was promoted to World Art Lead in charge of outsourcing art. My duties included training an outsourced Indian art studio in the technical aspects and Warhammer art style, documenting daily feedback and creating work orders. After the training process, I was in charge of outsourcing art to the studio in India as well as one in China. Additionally, I was proactive between many teams supplying feedback on the live game of exploits and bugs through spending countless hours in the trenches of the game.

     World Artist on Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, PC
    Mythic Entertainment – March 2006 to October 2008
    I began creating environment assets for all races including large interior and exterior dungeons, buildings, and smaller props such as wagons and banners. My duties included modeling, UVs, materials and collision. Mid development, I switched by choice to the Dungeons Team, and was invovled in all aspects of the creation of three end game dungeons.

     Contract Artist on Dungeon Runners, PC
    NCsoft Austin - February to March 2006
    I modeled and textured sixteen low poly weapons, textured five elemental variations for each weapon and created icons for each.

     Lead Designer and Art Manager on NanoLegends, PC
    Commgraphics – April 2004 to November 2005
    As co-creator and designer of this hybrid platformer/shooter/driving educational game, I wrote most of the design doc, designed all game levels (models, textures, lighting, monster placement), managed the art team and additional game assets (monsters, vehicles, items).

     Co-Creator of NanoLegends, PC
    Commgraphics – October 2003 to December 2003
    NanoLegends was designed as an educational adventure game teaching cellular biology to high school students with the goal of making learning fun and effective. Created in the Serious Sam engine in three months, and received the highest rating from the National Institute of Health. I designed, built and textured the characters and level.

     Senior Artist on Goblin Commander, PS2, XBOX and Gamecube
    Jaleco Entertainment – August 2003 to February 2004
    I designed environments, tile sets, and map models. Worked directly with a technical artist to design a destructible geometry system which can be seen in game play.

     Lead Artist on Gore for PC
    4d Rulers Software Inc. - September 1997 to August 2002
    Designed all 2d wall textures, map objects, weapons skins, effects, and some character textures. Managed material files, assigning shader definitions and impact effects. Modeled and textured dozens of environment objects. Designed the single player missions layout, story line and worked directly with designers to ensure playability. Managed several artist and designers. Created an art database of high resolution textures and high detail meshes for future products such as Secret Service: Security Breach and Patriots: A Nation Under Fire (developed after my departure from the company).

     Contract Artist on Zaero: Mission Pak for Quake 2 for PC
    Team Evolve - 1997
    Made nearly 200 wall textures for this project, and created over 10-20 skins for this successful commercial project.

     Texture Artist on Quake 2: Extremities for PC
    Level Infinity - 1997
    I created over 10 player skins for Red Rover. They include skins for the male and female player models by id software. Red Rover included in the commercial add-on for Quake 2 titled Quake 2: Extremities.


     

     

     

     

     

     

     



    02.2009