My name is Ilkka Siik, born in Tampere (southern Finland) in 1983 so that makes me a guy in his mid-twenties. I started to draw (mostly comics and g.i.joe stuff :) when i was about 9 years old and almost ten years later discovered digital art. Since then i've been following and learning from many amazingly talented people from all around the world. My first inspirations come from Syd Mead, Feng Zhu and Dhabih Eng.
So, after graduating from college and going through a year of military service i've been working enthusiastically to develop a solid skillset for working as a professional artist in the games industry. I've always been into videogames starting from Doom and Wolf3D to this day. Later on i found my way into game modification projects. I'm currently studying interactive/visual design in TAMK University of Art and Media and working as an artist on iPad game prototyping project at Protomo, Finland.
Education:
2008 - Current TAMK University of Art and Media, Interactive Media
2004 - 2007 - Degree in Audiovisual Communications
1996 - 1999 - Sipoo, High School
Skills:
+ Drawing high-quality concept art for games and film, paying close attention to art direction.
+ Solid experience in creating consistent mood, lightning and feel in environments.
+ Experience in creating character or weapon designs for games.
+ Modeling 3D assets according to given specifications.
+ UV Unwrapping, creating and applying textures and maps.
Technical Knowledge:
Solid - Photoshop, Painter
Solid - Adobe Illustrator
Good - 3D Studio MAX, Maya
Good - Mudbox
Good - Unreal Development Kit
Good - Adobe Flash
Experience:
2010 - Current - Protomo, iPad Game Prototyping, Artist
2009 - 2010 - Lukewarm Media Ltd, Primal Carnage (PC/XBox), Concept Artist
2009 - Paranormal Entertainment, Overwatch (Mod), Concept Artist
2008 - Tiberian Sun Genesis (Mod), Concept Artist
2007 - 2008 - Subvertus (Mod), Concept Artist
2006 - 2008 - Tremor Media (Web), Graphic Designer
Connect with me online! I’m on:
Additionally i'm always on Skype: Zipstick
