Personal Informations March 2007

Name: Claudio Berni
Born: Milan, Italy, 28/01/64
Status: Single
Languages: Italian, English.

BIOGRAPHY

After completing a 5 year art and design course and obtaining a Diploma (max score 60/60) at the State Institute of Arts in Milan, Italy I continued my training at my father's Studio Oliviero Berni. I began collaborating with graphics studios and publishers since school, then worked full time as art director for several Italian advertising and promotion agencies for a few years. After building up contacts and professional experience I started to work as freelance illustrator and graphic designer for all major Italian publishers. Since 1992 I also started to work on CGI, realizing 2D computer graphics, 3D models and animations, games art and multimedia presentations. In 1995 I moved to London (UK) and began working as a freelance Illustrator and CG artist. I worked on the development of CD games at Dorling Kindersley Multimedia in 1996 then a year later moved to Cambridge (UK) to work as lead artist on various PC titles and PS2 projects for Creature Labs. When that company folded I returned briefly to freelance painting and later moved back to Italy in 2005 where I currently live and work, running a tiny (but my very own) miniature games company: BAUEDA WARGAMES for which I do most sculpting (traditional and 3D modeling), all artwork, figure painting, photo retouching and web design. I also sometime still take on freelance commission work for worldwide games publishers, most recently I did all diagrams for theField of Glory rulebook series published by Slitherine and Osprey.





Traditional Skills:
Pencil and Markers storyboards, visualization and concept art.
Watercolors, inks, tempera, airbrush, acrylic and oil color illustration and painting.
Plasticine and clay modeling.
Miniature sculpting.

Informatics Skills:
2D art and textures (Photoshop)
3D low and high poly modeling (3DStudio Max)
Animation (3DStudio Max)
Basic web authoring (html)
Basic office automation and scheduling (Microsoft Office)

Management Skills:
Project Planning
Art team management
Game design (PC and PS2)
Please feel free to contact me for a free quote!

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  • Contact Informations:

    Claudio Berni
    Via Salvo D'acquisto 12
    Vedano Olona
    21040 (VARESE)
    ITALY
    ++39 3298988266





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