Building Character, Defining ClassBuilding

Character, Defining Class

Bringing Ideas to Life with innovation, style, & excellence

Joe GuentherEnvironment

artist & Character designer

DesigningCharacters…Characters…

…and the Worlds they inhabit.

Inspiration&

InfluencesInspiration

&Influences

Family &parenthoodparenthood

Tabletopgaminggaming

Early to mid-1990sRpgs & shootersRpgs & shooters

primaryskills

primaryskills

Digitalsculptingsculpting

Hard-SurfaceModelingModeling

Visualeffectseffects

Hand-Paintedtexturestextures

Bringing it all together to create lifelike products that will connect with audiences

Additionalskills

Additionalskills

DSLRphotographyphotography

Videoeditingediting

Webdesigndesign

Storytelling &illustrationillustration

Training & Education

Training & Education

Defense information

schoolDefense

information school

Full sail university

Full sail university

Workhistory

Workhistory

U.S. Army Public AffairsJournalismJournalism

Ambition &goals

Ambition &goals

To someday work with the world’s best digital artists and storytellers

Achieving my goals through technical and

artistic mastery

Achieving my goals through technical and

artistic mastery

@StrangeCharmJoe

How to contactJoe Guenther

How to contactJoe Guenther

ContactMe@JoeGuenther.comIn/Rehtneug

www.joeguenther.com

References:White space patternIncase. ICON Pattern Black [Illustration]. (2014, April 9). [Retreived from: https://www.flickr.com/photos/goincase/13741278133] Creative Commons license: Attribution, free to share and adapt. Changes were made.Slides 1, 5, 6, 10, 16, 21, 24, 26Guenther, J. UE4 Abandoned Mall [Screenshot]. (2015, November)Slide 2Guenther, J. UE4 Abandoned Mall [Screenshot]. (2015, November)Slide 3Dingledine, K. Joe Guenther [Photograph]. Davenport, FL. (2016, February 14).Slide 4Guenther, J. Cobra Jack sketch and illustration [Screenshot] (2016, February)Slide 5Guenther, J. UE4 Abandoned Mall [Screenshot]. (2015, November)Slide 7Guenther, J. Kyle Guenther [Photograph] Fayetteville, NC. (2012, October)Slide 8Guenther, J. Dead of Winter board game [Photograph]. Davenport, FL. (2016, February)Free Dice Art [Illustration] (n.d.) [Retreived from: http://images.all-free-download.com/images/graphiclarge/two_red_dice_clip_art_12898.jpg]Slide 9THESE IMAGES WERE RETREIVED USING THE "FREE TO SHARE, EVEN FOR COMMERCIAL USE" FILTER ON GOOGLE IMAGE SEARCHid Software. Doom for Super NES box cover [Photograph]. (n.d.) [Retreived from: http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/doom/images/f/ff/SNES_Doom_Box_Art.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20080602063339]Squaresoft. Chrono Trigger for Super NES box cover [Photograph]. (n.d.) [Retreived from: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aB-KcAIg3Qw/maxresdefault.jpg]Slide 11Guenther, J. Cowboy Robot [Screenshot]. (2016, January).Guenther, J. Space Pilot [Screenshot]. (2015, February).Guenther, J. Cartoon Character [Screenshot]. (2016, February).Slide 12Guenther, J. 3D Loft [Personal Render]. (2014, June).

References:Slide 13Guenther, J. Particle Noir Cigarette Render [Personal photograph]. (2015, November).Slide 14Guenther, J. Hand Painted Rifle Textures [Screenshot]. (2015, November).Slide 15Guenther, J. UE4 Warehouse [Photograph rendered in Winter Park, FL]. (2015, September)Side 17Guenther, J. 82nd Airborne Division Combatives Tournament [Photograph]. (2013, May)Slide 18Guenther, J. Final Cut Pro Visual Effects Project [Screenshot]. (2016, February).Slide 19Guenther, J. The Day Hiker official website [Screenshot]. (2016, February) Retrieved from http://www.thedayhiker.comSlide 20Guenther, J. La Rue Monsieur Aus Paveurs [Illustration]. (2014, October)Slide 22, 23Wiskow, A. Defense Information School [Photograph]. Fort Meade, MD. (2010, October) [Retreived from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/DINFOS_2.jpg]Full Sail University [Photograph]. Winter Park, FL. (n.d.) [Retreived from: http://www.bestvalueschools.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/full-sail-university-best-online.jpg]Slide 25Guenther, J. Paratrooper firing M4 [Photograph]. Fort Bragg, NC (2013, March)82nd Airborne Division Patch [Retreived from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/82_Airborne_Patch.svg/2000px-82_Airborne_Patch.svg.png]Guenther, J. 3rd Brigade Infantryman Competes to be Army’s Top Soldier [Article]. (2012, October) [Retrieved from: http://patch.com/north-carolina/fortbragg/3rd-brigade-infantryman-competes-to-be-army-s-top-soldier]Slide 27Bethesda Game Studios logo [Retreived from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Bethesda_Game_Studios_logo.svg/2000px-Bethesda_Game_Studios_logo.svg.png]New York City Skyline. (n.d.) [Retreived from: https://www.pexels.com/photo/skyline-buildings-new-york-skyscrapers-2324/] Creative Commons Zero license. Free for distribution, even commercial use.Ubisoft logo [Retreived from: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9EyjDJrUyeY/hqdefault.jpg]Naughty Dog logo [Retreived from: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VmP8j3Hd_3w/maxresdefault.jpg]

References:Slide 28Adobe Photoshop logoAutodesk Maya logo Adobe Premiere Pro logoAllegorithmic Substance Painter logo Epic Games Unreal Engine 4 logo Pixologic ZBrush logo Apple Final Cut Pro logo

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