- ZBrush Solutions Expert/ Technical Artist at Maxon
- 3D Environment Technical Artist (UE5) for Games and Animation;
- THU Advisory board (Community spokesperson and Curator)
- https://allmylinks.com/rodolfo-silva-artist

I'm a ZBrush expert/Technical Artist at Maxon, streaming Game Art production workflows on ZBrushLive & a mid level Environment Tech Artist in Games (Unreal Engine 5) to bring new and incredible storytelling experiences to the world.

Videogames are my biggest passion ever since I was a kid. I've played games my whole life since my dad was a software engineer and a game collector and connoseur and stimulated my appreciation for the technology and art of videogames from a ver early age.
It was later in my teenage days, after playing the Original Fable, Halo 2 and Doom 3 that I really started to obssess with how games were made. I was stunned with the creative possibilities of the medium and spent hundreds of hours just staring at textures at an angle( if you know what I mean :D)
When I finally got my hands on Maya I never let go of 3D for games as my biggest passion.

As the ZBrush Expert in Europe, I lead Training (Studio support), technical development (Develop new features in ZBrush) and community outreach. But I'm also a key part of Development of any Game Art related tools and features across all of Maxon due to my experience wiht Game engines and pipelines.

Besides videogames, I'm very much into fine art (worked as a classical fine artist for 7 years too), board games and collectibles.

I also adore reading books ranging from classical literature (big Tolkien fan) to comic books and novels, traditional sculpting, oil painting and photography. Even though I was already working with Unreal since UE3 /UDK, I Graduated from an MA in 'Game Art' at Escape Studios in 2022/23 where I further developed my technical "know-how" and sharpened my portfolio into more technical art roles and environment art for games. I also won the "Best overall performance" prize and a "Distinction" grade for my final project at Escape Studios. I'm currently running a few workshops and was a guest lecturer at Escape Studios for Game Art (ZBrush, Substance and Unreal) I usually post my 3D work with detailed breakdowns and my tutorials on artstation, Instagram and on ZBrush's socials, so be sure to check those out. :)