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Nicodemus John Mattisson / 马尼克
Nicodemus John Mattisson / 马尼克
Art Director
Singapore, Singapore
nico@batcountry.se

Summary

Art Director with a varied background who has served the game industry since 2003 in roles from both high-profile AAA projects to small-scale indie studios, establishing visual benchmarks and asset quality standards for gaming products across different hardware platforms and genres, ranging from strategy to platformers, from hyper-realistic to stylized.

Skills

Art DirectionMatte PaintingConcept DesignMarketing IllustrationStoryboardingIllustration3D ModelingDigital SculptingGame DesignConcept ArtSound Design

Software proficiency

Photoshop
Photoshop
Blender
Blender
ZBrush
ZBrush
Keyshot
Keyshot
3DCoat
3DCoat
Premiere
Premiere
Marvelous Designer
Marvelous Designer
MoI3D
MoI3D
Unity
Unity
Sculptris
Sculptris
Paintstorm Studio
Paintstorm Studio

Productions

    • Video Game
      The Outer Worlds
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Concept Team Director
    • Company
      Virtuos
    • Video Game
      Anno 1800
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Concept Art Director (OS VTS)
    • Company
      Virtuos / Ubisoft Bluebyte
    • Video Game
      Forza Motorsport 7
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Art Director
    • Company
      Virtuos / Turn 10 Studios
    • Video Game
      Star Wars - BattleFront II
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Concept Art Director
    • Company
      Virtuos
    • TV Production
      Star Wars Rebels Season 4
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Matte Painting Direector
    • Company
      Virtuos / LucasFilm / Disney
    • Video Game
      Gravity Rush 2
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Art Director
    • Company
      Virtuos / Project Siren / SIEJ
    • Video Game
      Amnesia - The Dark Descent
    • Year
      2010
    • Role
      Concept Artist / Additional Graphics
    • Company
      Frictional Games / BatCountry

Experience

  • Senior Manager at Riot
    Singapore, SG
    April 2026 - Present

  • Art Director at Ubisoft
    Chengdu, CN
    November 2023 - March 2026

  • Art Department Manager at Netease Games
    Guangzhou
    July 2022 - November 2023

    Department manager for the Tier 3 Vanguard Department of Arcadians, ADC.

  • Art Director at Netease Games
    Guangzhou
    March 2021 - October 2023

    Art Director and Lead Artist for multiple projects with the Arcadians team

  • Art Director at Virtuos
    Chengdu, Sichuan, China
    December 2014 - March 2021

    Art Director for the Virtuos Chengdu Art Department.

    * Art Direction

    * Concept Art

    * Production Art (2D/3D)

    Titles:

    150+ as of Aug 2017 (see resume for list of credited titles)

  • Co-Founder / Art Director at ThreeGates AB
    Visby, Sweden
    January 2011 - December 2014

    * Art Direction

    * Concept Art

    * Production Art (2D/3D)

    Titles and software:

    2013: Legends of Aethereus (PC)

    2014: Zombie Snipe (iOS/Android)

    2014: Simplygon Optimization Demo (iOS)

  • Founder / Artist at Bat Country
    April 2003 - December 2014

    Self-employed freelance artist

    * Concept Art

    * Illustration

    * Matte Painting

    * Graphic Design

    * Sound Design

    Clients: Microsoft, Sony, Axis, Snowcloud Film, Frictional Games, Digital Agitation, Hobby Film etc

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