ROBIN HOLSTEIN | robinholsteindraws@gmail.com
Specialization: Professional Animator, Illustrator and Comic Book Artist. Expert in traditional animation, Flash and 3d animation. Experienced modeller, rigger, texture artist.
Experience:
Senior Animator, (April/2012 - Present)
TinyCo, San Francisco, CA
TinyCo, San Francisco, CA
- Responsible for creating quality animation for TinyCo's library of games (TinyZoo, TinyMonsters, TinyVillage, TinyCastle, Spellstorm, and several unannounced titles) all requiring a different approach and style of animation to match the game.
- Work closely with other animators and artists to collaborate and mentor in the TinyCo environment.
- Focus on 2D character acting, creating unique cycles for in-game, and strong knowledge of special effects.
Lead Animator, (Oct/2008 - Aug/2010)
Anthem Game Group, LLC. Atlanta, GA
Anthem Game Group, LLC. Atlanta, GA
- Animation lead on a wide variety of mobile game projects (2d, 3d, vector and sprite based) with a strong focus on character animation.
- Experience in every level of 2d animation including concept art, rough animation, clean up, ink and paint and exporting.
- Experience in every level of 3d production including concept art, modelling, skinning, texturing, rigging, animation, rendering and exporting.
- Experience in preproduction, creating concept illustrations, storyboards and animatics for the greenlight process.
- Strong focus on efficient animations, getting the most impact with the smallest footprint (low poly models, low rez textures, minimal key frames etc)
Anthem Design Group, LLC. Atlanta, GA
- Created animation and motion graphics for websites and apps across a wide variety of industries with a strong focus on videogames, technology and politics.
- Assisted in developing layouts and interfaces for the web and mobile apps.
- Edited and composited music videos.
- Worked with well known brands including BMW, Royal Caribbean and Major League Gaming
Background:
Master of Art in Sequential, Savannah College of Art and Design (Mar/2012)
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation, Savannah College of Art and Design (Jun/2007)
- Deans List 2010-2012, SCAD Combined Academic Honors Scholarship
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation, Savannah College of Art and Design (Jun/2007)
- Deans List 2004-2007, SCAD Combined Academic Honors Scholarship
Hobbies: Play video games and work on comics.
