Brandon Volpe
Senior Environment Artist @ Frog Invasion Games
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Summary
Senior Environment Artist
Brandon Volpe was born and grew up in the Metro-Detroit Area. He first began interested in Architecture and Engineering. He became interested in renderings and then he went on to learn 3D animation at Macomb Community College and from there he went on to a 4 year college in Grand Rapids Michigan called Ferris State University and graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in Digital Animation and Game Design. He is mainly a 3D specialist and prides himself in his ability to quickly create anything into 3D no matter what form it is given to him. He’s had the chance to do many things and wear many different hats. He has created 3D models for products, scenes, environments, props, landscapes, game cinematics, and has even done some game designing for his game studio at Frog Invasion Games. His knowledge and skills have allowed him to create amazing 3D models, structures, and environments. He strives to do the most outstanding work and continues to raise the bar on every new project.
Professional website:
https://www.BrandonVolpe.com
Feel free to contact me if you are interested in my work or for freelance opportunities. For more information about my experience, please see my LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonvolpe
For more see
www.BrandonVolpeStudio.com
Skills
PBR Texturingmaterial creationsubstance designermixersubstance painterGame Development3D ModelingHard Surface ModelingUV MappingLightingWorld BuildingVirtual RealityUser Interface DesignIllustrationArtPhoto-manipulationVector Illustration
Software proficiency

Substance 3D Designer

Substance 3D Painter

Photoshop

Illustrator

Maya

ZBrush

Marmoset Toolbag

After Effects

InDesign

3ds Max

Unreal Engine

Unity

CRYENGINE

World Creator

SpeedTree
Productions
Video Game
Street's Disciple
Year
2022
Role
Publisher / Artist
Company
Frog Invasion Games
Video Game
SUBMERGE UNDERWATER PRO
Year
2022
Role
Artist, Designer, Programmer, Developer, Publisher
Company
Frog Invasion Games
Video Game
TEXAS HOLD'EM PRO
Year
2021
Role
Publisher
Company
Frog Invasion Games
Video Game
CASINO SLOT MACHINES PRO
Year
2021
Role
Publisher, Artist
Company
Frog Invasion Games
Video Game
Match 3
Year
2021
Role
Publisher
Company
Frog Invasion Games
Video Game
BLACKJACK 21 PRO
Year
2021
Role
Publisher
Company
Frog Invasion Games
Video Game
PHARAOH SLOTS
Year
2021
Role
Publisher
Company
Frog Invasion Games
Mobile Game
Submergearia Waters
Year
2021
Role
Artist, Designer, Programmer, Developer, Publisher
Company
Frog Invasion Games
Video Game
Pool Practice Table
Year
2021
Role
Publisher
Company
Frog Invasion Games
Commercial / Advertisement
Tutorial: Modeling and Texturing a Next-gen Building for Games in 3ds max
Year
2016
Role
Teacher, Instructor, Artist
Company
Pluralsight (Formerly: Digital Tutors)
Mobile Game
The Casino Vault Robbery
Year
2015
Role
Artist, Designer, Programmer, Developer, Publisher
Company
Frog Invasion Games
Mobile Game
BubblePopHD
Year
2015
Role
Artist, Designer, Programmer, Developer, Publisher
Company
Frog Invasion Games
Mobile Game
Vietnam Chopper
Year
2015
Role
Artist, Designer, Programmer, Developer, Publisher
Company
Frog Invasion Games
Book
Space Time and Technology eBook
Year
2012
Role
Artist, Designer, Writer, Publisher
Company
Lulu
Experience
3D Environment Artist at Frog Invasion Games
Clinton Township, United States of America
Worked on and built 6 environments for Street's Disciple a PC Steam Game as an Environment Artist
Game Designer at Frog Invasion Games
Clinton Township, United States of America
3D Environment Artist and Game Designer
Frog Invasion Games
Worked on and built Submergearia Waters Mobile Game at
www.FrogInvasionGames.com
Smart Watch GUI Designer at Samsung Mobile
Detroit, United States of America
Samsung Mobile Freelance
Designed and produce my own watch faces without the complexity of coding. Created watch faces for distribution in the Galaxy Store.
3D Technical Artist at Altia
Colorado Springs, and Detroit, United States of America
At Fiat Chrysler on creating HMI’s (Human Machine Interface) for Instrument Clusters, GUIs (Graphic User Interface)
3D Environment Artist at Nascent Games
Sacramento , CA, United States of America
February 2017 - July 2017
Video game art for a game called “Kinship” made in Unity
Lead Virtual Reality 3D Artist at PixlHut
West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States of America
June 2016 - September 2016
Working with the team on a car configurator VR project using the HTC Vive and Unreal Engine 4
3D Instructor at Digital Tutors
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America
October 2015 - March 2016
Conference Associate Volunteer at Game Developers Conference - UBM Tech
San Francisco, CA, United States of America
-I’m proud to be part of a huge family of Volunteer CA’s to help out with the events, session and anything else helping it run smoothly making it the biggest and best gaming convention in the world.
http://www.gdconf.com/
3D Environment Artist at Frog Invasion Games
Clinton Township, United States of America
December 2014 - July 2015
Freelance 3D Artist at Various Studios
Clinton Township, United States of America
I started as a 3D Artist with several freelance projects developing my talent and skills over the years.
www.BrandV3D.com