Tomas Sisneros has over 15 years of experience in many different facets of the entertainment industry. He spent the first five years of his career in the comic book industry starting at the ground level producing the artwork for numerous independent titles. Tomas worked his way up through the ranks of the independent scene eventually engaging more mainstream companies such as Malibu Comics, working on Mortal Kombat, Battlewave and Marvel Comics X-Men Yearbook. At about that same time Tomas became involved in producing storyboards for Television Animation. He shifted his focus from comic books to the more lucrative storyboard field working on such prestigious shows as Spiderman Unlimited (for Saban Entertainment), X-Men: Evolution (a Film Roman/Warner Brothers co-production), Robocop: Alpha Commando (for MGM), and Spawn the Animated Series (for HBO animation). Tomas' dedication and hard work on HBO's Spawn resulted in Daytime Emmy recognition in the category of Outstanding Animated Program. Feeling the need to broaden his knowledge and skills, Tomas sought out 5000ft and made a career shift to the video game industry. With the support of an amazingly strong team of coworkers, Tomas was able to learn a completely new skill set and advance to the position of Art Director. Tomas was Art Director for Encore Softwares Daredevil, Myelin Medias Stacked With Daniel Negreanu and NBC's Heads Up Poker Video Game. Currently Tomas is employed as an Art Supervisor at Namco Bandai Games America and has Art Directed and shipped 2 large scale casual games in the past 3 years in addition to doing production artwork on 2 additional mobile titles.
Objective
I am a highly motivated and creative person who seeks a position that will allow me to continue to grow as an artist in a passionate team environment while creating top-notch entertainment.
Skills
Concept Art Character Design Environment and Prop Design 3D Modeling Skills (High & Low Poly) UV Layout and Texturing Storyboard Illustration and Cinematics Scene Lighting Character Rigging/Skinning and Basic Animation Traditional Drawing and Painting Media Software
3Ds max Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator ZBrush SketchUp Corel Painter Particle Illusion Sony Vegas Shipped Game Titles
Rocket Fox Art Supervisor, Concepts, Asset Generation; iOS & Android (Pending Final Approvals)
Eternal Night: Realm of Souls , Senior Artist, Concepts, Asset Generation, Level Building, Team
Management; PC
The Antiques Roadshow Game , Senior Artist, Concepts, Asset Generation, Level Building, Team
Management ; PC
Tinseltown Dreams: the 50's , 2D Background, Props and Revision Artist; PC
Clique Diss & Make Up , Environment Concept Artist, 3D Modeling and Texturing; DS
All Star Cheer Squad , Environment Concept Artist, 3D Modeling and Texturing; DS and Wii
Skip-Bo Castaway Caper , UI Design and Concept Art; GameHouse Downloadable Games
NBC Heads Up Poker , Art Director; PC
Stacked with Daniel Negreanu , Art Director; PC, Xbox, Ps2
Disney Princess , Production Artist and Art Direction Consultant; Jakks Pacific TV Games
Work Experience
2009 - Present Namco Bandai Games America Inc. Art Supervisor
Eternal Night: Realm of Souls, Antique Roadshow the Game, Tinseltown Dreams: The
50's, Rocket Fox
• Promoted to Art Supervisor after 2 years as Senior Artist in the PC Casual Games department
• Managed a team of 6 in-house Artists, 2 Off-site Artists at a Romanian sister studio and 1 off-site
Freelance Artist
• Collaborated with Designers and Producers on a daily basis to achieve project goals
• Worked closely with Engineers to ensure proprietary game engine fulfilled the needs of the Art Department
• Shipped 2 large-scale PC casual games on schedule
• Created 2D painted backgrounds and objects for a casual Match-3 PC game
• Contributed production Art to 2 casual/social iOS and Android titles
• Developed pitch and concept art for 3 in-development mobile/social titles
• Awarded Employee of the Month after first 3 months with company for rapid project development
2007 - Present Freelance Contract Artist
• Wide variety of clients in the U.S, U.K. and Canada
Arkham Graphics Mara Pets Games Film Roman New Dimension Sound Cinematico Wondergalaxy Studios Corporate Inspired Creations The Bradford Exchange • Storyboarding, 3D Modeling, Texturing, Scene Building, UI Design, Concept Art, 2D Sprites, Product
Design, Company Branding and Logos
2002 - 2007 5000ft, inc. Art Director
Daredevil, Stacked with Daniel Negreanu, Disney Princess, NBC Heads Up Poker
• Promoted to Lead Artist after 1 year, based on exhibited leadership and mentoring of junior artists
• Promoted to Art Director after 6 months as Lead Artist
• Built and refined both the 2D & 3D production pipelines
• Achieved creative and visual requirements while mindful of schedule, budget and engine specs
• Facilitated communications between the Art Department and all other departments
• Located, hired and trained all Art Team additions
• Supervised 4 off-site and 6 on-site contractors
• Coordinated subcontracting studios from England and the Ukraine
• Contributed a high volume of concepts and in-game assets
• Delivered 2 large scale multi-platfom titles
• Developed and maintained the visual direction and art style for 2 original IP's and 2 licensed properties
2001 - 2002 5000ft, inc. Junior Artist
Daredevil
• Generated Character, Environment & Prop concepts
• Invested personal time to acquire relevant computer skills and learn all necessary software for the project
• Trained and mentored 5 other junior artists in fundamental 2D skills
1995 - 2009 Televison Animation Storyboard Artist
• Storyboard Art, Revisions, Clean-up, Background & Prop Design
• Awarded Daytime Emmy recognition for Outstanding Animated Program for Spawn the Animated Series
• Worked full-time as a freelance and in-house artist for all the major animation studios in Los Angeles
Film Roman MGM Animation Bohbot Kids Network Disney TV Animation Mike Young Productions Graz Entertainment HBO Animation Saban Entertainment MSH Entertainment • Contributed to many top shows and direct-to-video projects including:
Dead Space: Downfall Animated Movie Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes X-Men:Evolution The Ultimate Book of Spells NASCAR Racers The Roswell Conspiracies Voltron in the 3rd Dimension Pepper Ann Spawn: The Animated Series Robocop: Alpha Commando SpyDogs Spider-Man Tenko and the Guardians of Magic GI Joe:Extreme Gargoyles 1991 - 1995 Comic Books Penciler & Inker
X-Men Yearbook The Eden Descendants #2 Hot Comics Preview #1 & #2 Equinox Chronicles #1 Razor Uncut #36 Mortal Kombat Battlewave #5 Doctor Faustus #2 Shade the Changing Man Jacknife #1 Razor #0 Necromancer Special Edition #1 Eclipso Education
American Animation Institute , North Hollywood, CA
Disney TV Storyboard Apprenticeship Program , Burbank, CA
Joe Kubert School of Cartoon & Graphic Art , Dover, NJ
Sketch Blog Located at: tomasstudio.blogspot.com
LinkedIn Profile Located at: www.linkedin.com/in/tomassisneros2d3dartist
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