Supa Steve Art

Steven Charles Richardson
    * Email - stuf123@hotmail.com 

Education:
    * The Illinois Institute of Art, Schaumburg, IL
    * B.F.A. in Media Arts and Animation, March 2002 

Technical Skills:
    3D Program Skills
        * Discreet 3D Studio MAX
        * Discreet Plasma
        * Character Studio
        * Brazil Render Engine
        * Alias/Wavefront MAYA
        * View Point Software
              o HyperView
              o ZoomView 

    2D Program Skills
        * Macromedia Flash 2008
        * Adobe Photoshop CS2
        * Adobe After Effects CS2
        * Adobe Illustrator CS2
        * Adobe Premiere CS2
        * Adobe GoLive CS2
        * Corel Painter 8
        * CorelDRAW 10
        * Corel KPTeffects
        * Corel KnockOut 2
        * Particle Illustion 

    Sound Program Skills
        * Sony SoundForge
        * Sony Acid Music 

    Misc Program Skills
        * Vicon Workstation
        * Vicon Bodybuilder 

Traditional Skills:
    * Pencil Sketches
    * Storyboards
    * Thumbnails
    * Character Design
    * Technical Drawings
    * Life Drawings
    * Clay Modeling 

Work Experience:
    * GC2 Inc. - Senior Artist
          o Oct 2003 - Current
          o Animator and Modeler for both 2D and 3D animations for casino based video
             slot machines. 
    * JimmyVision LLC - Artist
          o Freelance
          o Created a 3D character for use in the Toys R Us - Time Square store 
    * The First Person - A short film by Stephan Spzak-Fleet
          o Freelance
          o Co-created the digital sets used in the film 
    * Studio 101 at the Illinois Institute of Art - Schaumburg
          o June 23 - 27 2003
          o Taught classes in 3D Studio MAX Interface, 3D Modeling, 3D Texturing and Drawing
             and Charactersation. 
    * Digital Fun Town LLC
          o January 2003 - March 2003
          o Character designer and animator for a series of cartoons and interactive games
             for classroom use. 
    * Corel
          o July 2002 - November 2002
          o Demoed Alias/Wavefront MAYA and other sponsored software on a mobile
             Digitalism tour across the U.S. and Canada.
          o Presented at -
                + The Today Show
                + MacWorld New York 2002
                + Teluride Film Festival 2002
                + L.A. Art Show 2002
                + The Art Institutes Schools - Nationwide 
    * Red Eye Studios
          o August 2001 - January 2002
          o Title - Intern
          o Captured and edited motion capture data on the Vicon Camera setup.
          o Worked on -
                + Hunter The Reconing
                + Red Faction 2
                + NBA Inside Drive 2002 
    * Cybiko Wireless
          o March 2001 - July 2002
          o Title - Designer
          o Game Design/Development
          o 2D/3D
          o Worked on games for -
                + Disney
                + Sony
                + Frosted Cheerios
                + THQ 

Other Work Experience:
    * Guest Speaker at the Ottawa 2003 International Student Animation Festival
          o Presented artwork and techniques using Corel Painter 8 
    * Guest Artist at the first annual MacDesign Conference in Chicago
          o Presented artwork and techniques using Corel Painter 8 
    * Guest Speaker at Eisenhower Middle School - Hoffman Estates, IL
          o Presented to 7th and 8th grade art classes about animation and cartooning. 
    * Guest Speaker at Boston Middle School - LaPorte, IN
          o Presented to 6th, 7th and 8th grade art classes about animation and cartooning. 
    * Presenter for Open Houses at Illinois Institute of Art - Schaumburg
          o Presented to visitors to the Illinois Institute of Art - Schaumburg on artwork
             and animations that I had done during my time at the school.