Robert Benkendorf

Senior 2D/3D Artist | Concept Art & Design

I specialize in concept art and design for characters and environments, with deep expertise in Visual Development and 3D asset creation.

EXPERTISE

Modeling
Retopology
PBR Surfacing
Hand painted textures
Sculpting
Illustration
Concept Art
Concept Design
Visual Development
Visual Storytelling
Keyframes
Key Art
Mood Concepts
Storyboards
UI/UX

TOOLS

Blender3D
Zbrush
Photoshop
Illustrator
Procreate
Substance Painter
Substance Designer
Unreal Engine
Unity3D
Adobe XD

EXPERIENCE

06/2023 – 12/2023

Concept & 3D Artist – Remote

Concept Art, Key Art, Modeling, UI, Unreal Engine4

Rockfish Games (Everspace 2)

04/2017 – 06/2023

3D Artist, Lead Artist – Remote

Modeling, PBR Surfacing, Pipeline development

Viscircle (3D real-time product visualization)

03/2012 – 04/2017

Freelancer

Concept & 3D Artist, Lead Artist

Concept Art, Modeling, VR Prototyping, Unity3D

Siili Solutions (Map Data Visualization)

Character Artist

Concept Art, Modeling, Surfacing, Asset Production

Viscircle (Toxikk (PC))

3D Artist (VR), Graphic Designer

Modeling, Surfacing, Key Art, VR Prototyping, Unreal Engine4

Pure Rendering (BMW Add, Architectural Visualization VR)

2D & 3D Artist, Lead Artist

Modeling, Surfacing, Environment Art, Key Art, Asset Production, Unity3D

Tivola (Pet Hotel Series (Mobile))

Lead Concept Artist, 3D Artist

Concept Art, Key Art, Illustration, UI, Modeling, Surfacing, Asset Production, Game Prototyping, Unity3D

it Matters Games (Porsche Cayman GTS Driver (Mobile), Sidekick Cycle (Mobile), Caravan (PC))

Character Concept Artist

Character Design

Wolpertinger Games (Kwizzer (Mobile))

Concept & 3D Artist

Concept Art, Concept Design, Key Art, UI, Modeling, Sculpting, Visual Development

Flow Studios (Game Art Outsourcing Studio)

09/2007 – 03/2012

Concept Artist, 3D Artist, Lead Artist

Concept Art, Concept Design, Key Art, Modeling, Surfacing, World Design, Mood Concepts, Storyboards, Pipeline Development, Gamebryo Engine

Reakktor Media (Black Prophecy MMO (PC))

EDUCATION

08/2001 – 07/2006

College of Graphic Design and Fine Arts Freiburg

College Degree