Farhan Noor

Shipped Titles:

Guitar Hero: Van Halen (Xbox 360/PS3/Wii/PS2)

Objective
To obtain a position as an Environment Artist.

Skills
3ds Max / Maya: Creating high and low poly models, normal map generation, UVW unwrapping and lighting (Mental Ray).

Photoshop: Creating high/low-resolution tiling textures for large surfaces and texturing for general meshes along with normal map generation.

Other programs: Unreal 3.0, Source, XSI, Crazybump, Zbrush.

Work Experience

3D Artist at GameLoft Montreal
(April 2010 - Current)

Associate Environment Artist at Underground Development
(April 2009 - April 2010)

Created assets for Guitar Hero: Van Halen including signature drum kits and equipment used by the band.
Revamped the 3D space for the Create-A-Rocker feature with new meshes, texture and overhauled lighting.
Aided with texture touch-ups for some of the characters and outfits.
Worked on certain aspects of the UI for un-lockable rewards.
Aided with the Wii / PS2 ports (UI scripts and textures).

Worked on pre-production art for internal Guitar Hero related projects and prototypes.

Texture Artist Intern at Underground Development
(November 2008 - April 2009)

Art Intern at Mindfuse Inc.
(November 2007 - February 2008)

Education
B.S Game Art and Design.
Art Institute of California - San Francisco (September 2008)