GUS MENDONCA
GUS MENDONCA
:: Freelance Senior Concept Artist ::
Seattle, United States

Summary

I help premier studios visualize their projects to appeal to audiences around the globe. I do it by putting imagination at the center of everything while weaving the pragmatic with the poetic. Together we can break with the mundane and pursue the extraordinary.

Workflow
To offer the most efficient workflow for his clients, Gus Mendonca relies on a hybrid process of 2D and 3D workflows in Concept Design Visualization that leverages cutting-edge hardware and software. His data sets can be shared among any digital platform, game engines, film and VFX pipelines.
Gus’s experience designing for some of the biggest franchises in the world allow him to creatively accompany and consult on high-end projects from pre-production to post-production.

SERVICES
CONCEPT ART & VISUAL DEVELOPMENT
-Environment Design
-Character Design
-Matte Painting
-Production Design
-Art Direction Partnership
-Architectural Visualization
-Marketing Illustration
-IP Development

CLIENTS
ILM (Industrial Light & Magic)
Activision
Tom DeLonge
Bob Industries
Microsoft
343 Industries (Halo)
LucasFilm Ltd
ThreeOneZero
Universal Studios
MGM Studios
Warner Bros.
Dino De Laurentiis Company
20th Century Fox
Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures
Becker and Mayer
Abram Books
EA
Capcom
LucasArts
Nike
Coca-Cola
Burger King
Nokia
Samsung
Marvel Comics
DC Comics

Skills

Concept ArtEnvironment DesignIllustrationStoryboardingCharacter DesignCreature DesignArchitectural DesignVisual DevelopmentStorytelling

Software proficiency

Maya
Maya
Photoshop
Photoshop
Modo
Modo
ZBrush
ZBrush
Sculptris
Sculptris
keyshot
keyshot
Vue
Vue
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Unity
Unity
Blender
Blender
SketchUp
SketchUp
World Machine
World Machine
Keyshot
Keyshot

Reel

Productions

    • TV Production
      Star Trek Prodigy
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Principal Concept Artist and Production Designer
    • Company
      Nickelodeon and Paramount
    • Video Game
      Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Senior Freelance Concept Artist
    • Company
      EA
    • Video Game
      Gears 5
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Senior Freelance Concept Artist
    • Company
      Microsoft
    • Video Game
      Marvel Avengers
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Senior Freelance Concept Artist
    • Company
      Eidos
    • Video Game
      Star Wars: Codename RAG TAG
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Senior Freelance Concept Artist
    • Company
      EA
    • Movie
      Vader Immortal
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      Senior Freelance Concept Artist
    • Company
      LucasFilm
    • Video Game
      Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Freelance Concept Artist
    • Company
      Infinity Ward
    • Video Game
      Halo 5: Guardians
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Senior Concept Artist & Matte Painter
    • Company
      Microsoft 343 Industries
    • Movie
      Poet Anderson The Dream Walker
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Freelance Lead Concept Artist
    • Company
      To the Stars Inc.
    • Video Game
      ADR1FT
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Freelance Concept Artist
    • Company
      TreeOneZero & 505 Games
    • Video Game
      Star Wars 1313
    • Year
      2013
    • Role
      Senior Concept Artist
    • Company
      LucasArts
    • Video Game
      Dead Rising 2
    • Year
      2010
    • Role
      Senior Concept Artist
    • Company
      Capcom
    • Video Game
      Dead Rising 2: Case Zero
    • Year
      2010
    • Role
      Co. Art Director
    • Company
      Capcom
    • Video Game
      Need for Speed: ProStreet
    • Year
      2007
    • Role
      Senior Concept Artist
    • Company
      EA
    • Video Game
      Skate
    • Year
      2007
    • Role
      Senior Concept Artist
    • Company
      EA
    • Video Game
      Need for Speed: Carbon
    • Year
      2006
    • Role
      Senior Concept Artist
    • Company
      EA