MELISSA ALTOBELLO
Art Director
Seattle, United States

Summary

I'm Melissa Altobello and I'm an Art Director with a background in environment art for AAA video games and fine arts. I've been in the industry over 16 years now and spent most of my career working on AAA titles with Sony first party studios. I've got a great home with the wonderful crew at Crystal Dynamics in the Seattle area now am still learning every day. I'm an artist of all kinds, a problem solver, and a perfectionist with a strong attention to detail.
Feel free to also check out my website at www.melissaaltobello.com

Skills

Art Direction3D ModelingUV MappingCinematicsGame DevelopmentLevel DesignShadersStorytellingTeam ManagementPBR TexturingTexture BakingOptimizationProduction Planning

Software proficiency

After Effects
After Effects
Maya
Maya
Photoshop
Photoshop
Substance 3D Designer
Substance 3D Designer
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
ZBrush
ZBrush
Premiere
Premiere
Substance B2M
Substance B2M

Reel

Experience

  • Art Director at Crystal Dynamics
    February 2024 - Present

  • Lead Artist at Crystal Dynamics
    Seattle, US
    December 2019 - February 2023

  • Sr Environment Artist at Sucker Punch Productions
    Seattle
    May 2016 - November 2019

  • Environment Artist at Naughty Dog
    Santa Monica
    February 2009 - May 2016