Ryan T. Metzdorff
16350 Harbor apt#1304
Santa Ana, CA 92704
Cell: (714) 227-7934
Email: ryan@rmetzen.com or rmetzen@gmail.com

Education


Bachelor of Science in Game Art & Design
The Art Institute of California-Orange County (AICAOC)

Skills
  • Maya
  • Photoshop
  • 3DSMax
  • Silo
  • Illustrator
  • Game Maker
  • 2D game sprite
  • Microsoft Office
  • Zbrush
  • Hard Surface Modeling
  • Organic Modeling
  • 3D Texturing
  • 3D lighting
  • Story Writing
  • Flash


Work Experience

2007 – present                            Pixel Artist (intern)                         Quicksilver Software
  • Created 2D levels, characters, and other objects for mobile games
  • Custom resized game sprites to port to different cell phone resolutions
  • Worked in modeling program, Silo, for creating 3D art

 

2005 – present                            Library Assistant                         Educational Management Corporation
  • Arranged and maintained bookshelves often stocked with books on game art and design
  • Processed and shelved 10-80 books each shift
  • Helped library patrons and school instructors use the library

 


Related Experience
  • Modsquad – school club at AICAOC production. Worked with a team of students, co-developed concept for game trailer, & textured 3D game assets that were animated and used in the video
  • Stone Wheel Games – production for AICAOC. Producer for game company made by team of students to develop the PC title, Ker-Splat and pitch it to a company.
  • Deans List 2004-2006
  • Honors List 2007

References available upon request

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Hi, my name is Ryan Metzdorff. I use RMETZEN because it’s a combination of my name and partly of Chris Metzen whose fantastic concept art for the Warcraft I was what first moved me to want to work in the game industry. I have always had an interest in both art and games. This led me to the Art Institute of California Orange County to achieve a degree in Game Art & Design.

I love pixel art and I really like making game sprites. It was a great experience to be able to work on a 2D game for cellphones even as an intern. Since most of most of my training for last few years has been in 3D I’m not focusing on pixel art as a career but it is something I like to do. Since most of most of my training for last few years has been in 3D I’m not focusing on pixel art as a career but it is something I like to do.

In 3D I specialize in texture painting since digital painting makes such good use of my artistic talents before I was a digital artist. I’ve always been fascinated with the way objects show wear and tear and how some surfaces tell something about their past and their usage. Painting textures is also in a way an extension of pixel art just using a lot more pixels but the fundamental principles still hold up.

One day I’d like to be a producer at a game studio. I’ve had some experience with it in college and I find that I’m much happier helping a team of people complete their best work than doing one art piece of my own. I find that the team effort is more rewarding.
Ryan Metzdorff | Santa Ana, CA | 714.2279.7934 | ryan@rmetzen.com | View Resume