Mateo Costa
Mateo Costa
S. 3D Artist @ Drakhar Studio / Art Director @ Foxter Studio
Madrid, Spain

3D Artist with experience in characters and environment development, Art direction and Asset management.

I love the combination of artistic and technical skills, and I am always looking to improve in that area.

Currently co-directing a project between Drakhar Studio and Foxter Studio, where I'm in charge of managing the art departments, develop the art style and different pipelines among other creative and technical responsibilities such as Set Dressing and Character art.

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Skills

Character Modeling3D ModelingDigital SculptingPBR TexturingArt DirectionTeamwork skills

Software proficiency

Maya
Maya
ZBrush
ZBrush
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Designer
Substance 3D Designer
Photoshop
Photoshop
Unity
Unity
Marmoset Toolbag
Marmoset Toolbag

Productions

    • Video Game
      Arico: Tales From the Abyss (In production - TBA)
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      Art Direction and Management / Generalist Artist / World Building
    • Company
      Foxter Studio / Drakhar Studio
    • Video Game
      Hotel Transylvania: Scary-Tale Adventures
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Senior 3D Artist (Character / Environment / Prop / Materials)
    • Company
      Drakhar Studio
    • Video Game
      PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      3D Artist (Environment / Props)
    • Company
      Drakhar Studio
    • Video Game
      Paw Patrol: Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      3D Artist (Character / Environment / Props)
    • Company
      Drakhar Studio
    • Video Game
      Los Rodríguez y el Más Allá
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      3D Artist (Environment / Props)
    • Company
      Drakhar Studio

Experience

  • Art Direction and Management / Generalist Artist at Foxter Studio / Drakhar Studio
    Santa Cruz De Tenerife
    May 2022 - Present

    Co-director and art director among other duties in a production between Foxter Studio and Drakhar Studio.

    Responsabilities:

    - Visual Style, World Building, Narrative Design, Concept Design.

    - 3D art, Tech art and Animation departments supervisor.

    - Generalist artist: 3D art, Concept art, UI design.

    - 3D art pipelines / Art assets management.

    - Set Dressing / Level art design.

  • Senior 3D Artist at Drakhar Studio
    Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
    October 2018 - Present

    In charge of developing all kind of 3D assets (Characters, Props, Environments...).

    Working closely with the art direction and design department and working in the productions from start to finish, from developing new pipelines to helping to optimize the art for the games.

  • 3D Artist at Drakhar Studio
    Santa Cruz De Tenerife, ES
    October 2018 - January 2023

    In charge of developing all kind of 3D assets (Characters, Props, Environments...).

    Working closely with the art direction and design department and working in the productions from start to finish, from developing new pipelines to helping to optimize the art for the games.

  • 3D Intern at Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya
    Barcelona, Spain
    April 2017 - October 2017

    Created a workflow for the detection and correction of artefacts in 3D photogrammetry scanned cities. Detected and corrected some projects and made tutorials of the process for the new incomers.

  • Post-Production at Strange Minds
    Barcelona
    June 2012 - May 2015

    While studying at film school I founded an audio-visual studio with other associates. We made videos and photo sessions for companies and universities and I worked as video and sound designer/editor, photographer and camera operator. The skills I acquired then and my studies have granted me a broad understanding of cinematography, which I apply in my work to this day.