Guillaume Poitel

Senior 2D Artist +

Montpellier, France

Summary

Hi, my name is Guillaume, and I'm a versatile 2D artist, illustrator, animator and designer, specializing in video games (with previous experience as a 3D artist for animation/VFX) with 14+ years of experience.

What excites me the most is character-driven storytelling! Taste-wise, my favorite universes are gothic/folk horror and superheroes. I like vibrant and saturated colors, negative space compositions, and rock music.

Currently based in Montpellier in southern France, I offer my skills to any dynamic and flexible team, and I am willing to move if need be. Let's get in touch!

Skills

Software proficiency

Photoshop

Premiere

Audition

Blackmagic Design Fusion

DaVinci Resolve

Maya

Productions

- Video Game
  Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- Year
  2024
- Role
  2D / UI Artist
- Company
  Ubisoft
- Video Game
  Bang-On Balls: Chronicles
- Year
  2022
- Role
  2D Artist
- Company
  Exit Plan Games
- Music Video
  Verdun: Narconaut
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Director / Storyboarder / Animator / VFX Artist
- Company
  Lost Pilgrims Records
- Music Video
  Foo Fighters: Chasing Birds
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Character Designer
- Company
  Bomper Studio
- Board & Card Games
  X-Men: Mutant Insurrection
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Fantasy Flight Games
- Video Game
  Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
- Year
  2018
- Role
  2D Generalist
- Company
  CD Projekt Red
- Video Game
  Gwent: The Witcher Card Game
- Year
  2017
- Role
  2D Generalist
- Company
  CD Projekt Red
- Mobile Game
  Mutants: Genetic Gladiators
- Year
  2015
- Role
  2D Artist
- Company
  Kobojo
- Movie
  Mytho Logique
- Year
  2011
- Role
  Co-director & 2D-3D Artist
- Company
  ESMA

Experience

Generalist Artist / Designer at Freelance
Montpellier, FR
January 2021 - September 2024
Wide range of tasks: 2D & UI Art, illustration, digital coloring, comic book layout, graphic & character design, asset preparation, video direction / editing / post-production, audio mixing.

Clients include: UBISOFT MONTPELLIER (France) - EXIT PLAN GAMES (Poland) - BOMPER STUDIO (UK) - ROUND 5 (France) - AUZOU ÉDITIONS (France) - LOST PILGRIMS RECORDS (France) - REJUVENATION RECORDS (France) ...
Teacher at e-artsup
Montpellier, FR
September 2022 - January 2023
Character Illustration
2D & UI Artist at Ubisoft
Montpellier, FR
January 2021 - May 2021
On the game "Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown"

■ UI Art and design visual R&D ■ In-game dialog layout R&D
2D Generalist / UI Artist at Ubisoft
Montpellier, France
October 2018 - April 2020
On the game "Beyond Good And Evil 2"

■ UI Assets creation and integration (using in-house technology) ■ Iconography visual research (icons and HUD elements) ■ 2D/3D R&D (animated mockups creation to push forward ideas, and communicate with the appropriate department on the technical needs of the UI Team)
2D Generalist at CD Projekt Red
Warsaw, Poland
September 2016 - August 2018
On the game "Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales"

■ 2D Map assets creation: enviro/props design and rendering ■ Character dialogue animation R&D (Adventure installment) ■ Vista matte painting ■ Voice acting (inkeeper)

On the game "Gwent: The Witcher Card Game"

■ 3D Animation (Spectral whale card) ■ 2D Menu illustrations ("Starter pack", "Holiday pack", "Lunar New Year")
2D Artist at Kobojo
Paris, France
January 2015 - September 2016
On the game "Mutants: Genetic Gladiators"

■ Character concept, character animation, assets creation ■ 2016 splash screen illustration

On the game "Primal Legends"

■ Additional character art
3D Artist at In Efecto
Montpellier, France
November 2011 - April 2014
Animation, 3D & VFX for commercials/billboard/print projects.

Various tasks depending on the projects: Modeling, texturing / Rigging / Layout / Animation / Lighting, rendering / Compositing / Concept art / Digital painting
3D Artist at The Mill
London, United Kingdom
October 2010 - October 2011
Animation, 3D & VFX for commercials and game cinematics.

Various tasks depending on the projects: Modeling / Rigging / Previz / Animation / Concept art
Co-director & 2D-3D Artist at ESMA
Montpellier, France
August 2009 - September 2010
Co-director of 3D Animation short film "MYTHO LOGIQUE".

My assignments:

■ All character designs ■ All Storyboards ■ Stereoscopic 3D layout ■ Character modeling and rigging (shared task) ■ Character fx (hair dynamics for all female characters) ■ Animation (shared task) [Breakdown available on Vimeo] ■ Lighting/rendering ■ Compositing (shared task) ■ Film and trailer editing.

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