Summary
Stephen Patrick "Pen" Garcia is a Filipino-American artist based in the St. Louis, Missouri Metro Area. Originally from the Silicon Valley and graduated Magna Cum Laude from San Jose State University's prestigious Animation/Illustration program, he is keenly interested in getting into the game industry as a visual development artist. His current mission is to get ahead of the curve by becoming an environment artist and visual designer, learning more about the pipeline, and being part of a collaborative team!
Skills
Software proficiency
Productions
- Video GameVillagez.io
- Year2021
- RoleLead Visual Artist, Art Director
- CompanyUndergraduate Thesis, San Jose State Computer Science Program, 2020
- MovieGamut
- Year2020
- RoleVirtual Reality Lead Artist, Co-director
- CompanyUndergraduate Thesis, Nominated Best Student Film, Best Original Idea (2020 Top Indie Film Awards)
- MovieBalút
- Year2018
- RoleCreator, Animator, Visual Designer
- CompanyStudent Short Film Final, December 2018
Experience
- Concept/Visual Development Artist at Ice Breaker StudiosNorth Carolina, United States of AmericaDecember 2020 - Present
- Lead Visual Artist, Art Director (Remote Work) at Villagez.ioSan Jose, California , United States of AmericaOctober 2020 - Present
Leading a team of 3 artists to design environment assets such as buildings, vehicles, as well as character customization assets for an upcoming massive multiplayer browser game made in Unity and GitHub about collaboration in creating villages, harvesting crops, and trading items.
- Cover Artist, Arcade Decal Designer at Tipping Goat, LLC.San Jose, California , United States of AmericaMay 2017 - July 2019
Redesigned character assets for clean cover illustration using Photoshop .Edited design for arcade machine side decal using Illustrator.