Dao Vi
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Dao Vi is a concept designer working in the film and video game industry. Over the past three years working professionally, Dao has had the experience working with companies such as Sony Santa Monica Studios, Riot Games, Parallax Studios, HBO, and many more. From these experiences, he has been able to curate a collection of skillsets such as telling compelling stories through the understanding of shape design, color, lighting, and composition. From highly rendered environment paintings and detailed 3D Modelling, to quick and refined line drawings, he is able to utilize these assets flexibly to help maximize the workflows of those around him.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Concept Artist
Sony Santa Monica Studios
Santa Monica, CA
09.2024 - 03.2026
- Developed excellent quality concept art for environments and props, including high vis environment paintings, level design paint-overs, call out sheets for architectural structures, props, and natural landscapes, which ranges from highly detailed 3D modelling to quick and refined line drawings.
- Consistently and proactively collaborated with different departments outside of VisDev to help streamline the process and meet the required needs. These departments includes: Environment Art, System Design, Narrative, VFX, and Animation.
Concept Artist
Parallax Studios
Los Angeles
02.2023 - 08.2024
- Responsible for creating key arts, environments, and thought provoking designs for clients such as: Respawn Entertainment, Riot Games, Walt Disney Imagineering, Boston Dynamics, and many more.
Education
B.S. -
ArtCenter College of Design
Pasadena, California12-2022
Skills
- Great Understanding of Shapes And Design
- Create Compelling Stories Through Intentional Shape Language
- Great Understanding of Color And Lighting
- Environment Design
- Set Design
- 3D Modelling
- 3D Coat
- Blender
- Painting
- Line Drawing
LANGUAGES
English Working knowledge
Vietnamese Native speaker
Timeline
Concept Artist
Sony Santa Monica Studios
09.2024 - 03.2026
Concept Artist
Parallax Studios
02.2023 - 08.2024
B.S. -
ArtCenter College of Design
LINKS
Portfolio: https://daovi1215.artstation.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daovi/