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Rodrigo Brea

Senior Environment Artist at Retro Studios

Rodrigo Brea is a seasoned Senior Environment Artist with a diverse portfolio spanning stylized and realistic 3D environments for games, VR, and cinematic projects. He graduated from the Digital Production Program at Gnomon School of Visual Effects in 2016, specializing in modeling and texturing for games.


Rodrigo's professional journey includes contributions to titles such as Raw Data, Sprint Vector, Battlewake, and Arcadegeddon. He has held roles at studios like Survios, IllFonic, and Amazon Games, where he worked on New World. Currently, he serves as a Senior Environment Artist at Retro Studios, contributing to the development of Metroid Prime 4.

  • When Rodrigo joined our team, he instantly elevated our game. His work is clean and high quality, but he also was a huge contributor to our company culture. He takes feedback amazingly well; he's kind, patient, and always happy to help someone through a problem. Artistically, he came up with a lot of great solutions for problems that we encountered, and he has a lot of flexibility beyond 3D modeling skills.

    - Izaak Moody
    Freelance Concept Artist / Illustrator

  • Rodrigo is the type of game artist who understands the steps of creating a compelling environment from grey box to final look and polish. He has a lot of technical knowledge that he applies to his workflow, which is extremely valuable to any art team. He also mentors and supports others and lifts them up to do their best.

    - Denis Osmanbegovic
    Senior Environment Artist at Gearbox Entertainment

  • I’ve had the pleasure of working with Rodrigo; he is an energetic and inspiring team member. He has an excellent sense of planning, set dressing, and making game environments eye-catching. He has consistently contributed ideas and constructive feedback to make the game levels more appealing and interactive. Rodrigo is always there to help a fellow co-worker and is forward-thinking on how to make the project better. I learned a lot from Rodrigo’s guidance and experience as a senior environment artist.

    - Clarence Lowe
    Semior Environment Artist at Yuga Labs

  • Having worked with Rodrigo for over two years, he brings a certain infectious positive energy. He is talented and eager to assist anyone on the team from mentorship to a helping hand. It's his positivity that is one of his strongest attributes. His eagerness to dive into any program or problem presented to him can also not be understated. Rodrigo fully commits himself to whatever task is presented, gains a certain mastery, and then assists in training those around him.

    - David Lichtinger
    Associate Art Director at Illfonic

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