Dylan Burgess

A recent BFA graduate with an emphasis in Art + Technology. Created multiple game environment and real-time renderer studio art projects. Worked on several long-term remote freelance commissions while attending university. Seeking an environment artist position.

dylanbryceburgess@gmail.com
Gainesville, FL, USA

Skills

Game Art:
Familiar with 3D modeling, game engine tools, general coding, lighting, material authoring, material setup, photogrammetry, texture painting, and UV layouts.

Software:
Proﬁcient in Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk Maya, Substance Designer, Substance Painter, Unity, Unreal Engine 4, and ZBrush.

Traditional Art:
Training in 2D and 3D design, color theory, drawing, organic and inorganic forms, painting, and perspective.

Education

BFA Art + Technology, cum laude
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
August 2016 to May 2020 (3 years 9 months)

Digital Filmmaking & Video Production Diploma
F.I.R.S.T. Institute, Orlando, FL, USA
August 2014 to March 2015 (7 months)

Work Experience

2D Animator & Compositor · Freelance
Dan Romeo and The Lone Strangers, Remote
An Australian indie rock band.
April 2020 to present
September 2017 to December 2018 (1 year 1 month)

Achievements/Tasks:

Created four 2D animated music videos.
Used Toon Boom Harmony, After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
Designed a t-shirt for tour merchandise.

Graphic Designer & Web Designer · Freelance
Nirvana Junk Removal, Gainesville, FL, USA
A Florida based junk removal company.
June 2018 to present (1 year 10 months)

Achievements/Tasks:

Designed logo and brand image.
Designed and coded live website.
Handled SEO and website management.

Front Service Clerk, Cashier, & Customer Service Staff · Part Time
Publix Super Markets, Inc., Sarasota and Gainesville, FL, USA
A southeastern American grocery store chain.
November 2008 to December 2017 (9 years 1 month)

Achievements/Tasks:

Preformed customer relations tasks.
Balanced books at the end of the day and week.
9+ years of service.

Selected Projects

Treetop Hermit Hut
January 2020 (2 weeks)

Designed an atmospheric Blizzard-style environment as a submission to the Blizzard Student Environment Art Contest.
Created low-poly 3D models, UV layouts, hand-painted tiling textures, trim sheets, foliage alphas, and scene lighting.
Worked in Maya, Substance Painter, Adobe Photoshop, and Marmoset Toolbag.

GaleréVR
November 2019 to December 2019 (1 month)

Created a VR art gallery concept using Unreal Engine 4 and Oculus Rift.
Worked in a group with sprint deadlines and client oversight.
Produced low poly assets, used Unreal Engine 4 Blueprints to code interactive mini-maps, and used Substance Designer and Painter to texture assets.

Fractured Corridors
February 2019 to April 2019 (2 months)

Created a realistic looping hallway environment with procedural prop placement and generation based on forward vector tracking.
Produced low and high-poly models, UV maps, high-resolution PBR materials, procedural lighting, and procedural props using Unreal Engine 4 Blueprints.
Worked in Maya, Substance Painter, Substance Designer, and Unreal Engine 4.

Qualities of American Individualism
January 2019 to February 2019 (1 month)

Created a simulated elevator game environment in Unreal Engine 4 with animated lights and sounds.
Built high and low-poly models, UV layouts, high-resolution PBR materials, lighting design, and wrote Unreal Engine 4 Blueprints scripts.
Used Maya, Substance Painter, and Unreal Engine 4.

Art Exhibitions

Dion Dia + Friends Presents: The Function
Thomas Center, Gainesville, FL, USA
March 14, 2020 (1 day)

2019-2020 FACC Student Juried Exhibition
University Gallery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
February 21, 2020 to March 13, 2020 (3 weeks)

Broaden Your Sense of Normal
4Most Gallery, Gainesville, FL, USA
February 7, 2020 to February 21, 2020 (2 weeks)

2g00dh0td@mn.V2
4Most Gallery, Gainesville, FL, USA
December 6, 2020 to December 20, 2020 (2 weeks)

Fall 2019 SA+AH Art Bash
Fine Arts Complex, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
November 1, 2019 (1 day)

UF Good and Reliable Student Show
Cypress & Grove Brewing Co., Gainesville, FL, USA
September 27, 2019 to October 11, 2019 (2 weeks)

Fall 2016 WARP Student Exhibition
WARPhaus, Gainesville, FL, USA
December 9, 2016 (1 day)