Carlos Villarreal Kwasek

Artist & Co-Founder at Wild Games

Stockholm, Sweden

Summary

As an Artist I believe that Games are an art form and that is why I am passionate about making them. I believe that play is a positive activity for humans and I feel rewarded when I see players enjoying the games that I make.

Skills

Software proficiency

Photoshop

Painter

After Effects

Maya

Softimage

Frostbite Engine

InDesign

Illustrator

Muse

Animate

Productions

- Video Game
  Battlefield 1 They Shall Not Pass
- Year
  2017
- Role
  2D Artist
- Company
  DICE
- Video Game
  Need for Speed
- Year
  2015
- Role
  UI Artist
- Company
  GHOST
- Video Game
  Need for Speed: Rivals
- Year
  2013
- Role
  UI Artist
- Company
  GHOST
- Video Game
  Battlefield 4
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Cinematics Artist
- Company
  DICE
- Video Game
  Syndicate
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Motion Graphics Artist & Video Producer
- Company
  Starbreeze
- Video Game
  Rio
- Year
  2011
- Role
  UI Artist
- Company
  Eurocom
- Video Game
  Dead Space: Extraction
- Year
  2011
- Role
  Animator
- Company
  Eurocom
- Video Game
  GoldenEye 007: Reloaded
- Year
  2011
- Role
  Motion Graphics Artist
- Company
  Eurocom
- Video Game
  Goldeneye 007
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Motion Graphics Artist
- Company
  Eurocom
- Video Game
  Vancouver 2010
- Year
  2010
- Role
  CG Compositor
- Company
  Eurocom
- Video Game
  Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- Year
  2009
- Role
  CG Compositor
- Company
  Eurocom
- Video Game
  G-Force
- Year
  2009
- Role
  CG Compositor
- Company
  Eurocom
- Movie
  Agent Crush
- Year
  2008
- Role
  CG Artist
- Company
  Prime Focus

Experience

Artist & Co-Founder at Wild Games
Stockholm, Sweden
December 2019 - Present
Artist and co-founder of independent mobile game studio Wild Games in Stockholm, a studio backed by Supercell.
2D Artist at DICE
Stockholm, Sweden
November 2016 - September 2019
Freelance Artist at Carlos Villarreal Kwasek
Oslo, Norway
January 2015 - October 2016
I work as a Visual Designer for Games and Entertainment. These are some of my clients:

GHOST, EA - UI for Need for Speed (2015).

VIXEL - Motion Graphics for Various Commercials.

AMERISIS - Concept Art for board game TSAMARU.
Graphic Designer and Illustrator at OSCE
Remote, Austria
October 2014 - April 2015
I designed and illustrated the OSCE magazine Security Community distributed around 52 countries around the world.
UI Artist at GHOST EA
Gothenburg, Sweden
September 2012 - December 2014
UI and Motion Graphics Artist for Need for Speed Rivals and Need for Speed 2015
Cinematics Artist at DICE
Stockholm, Sweden
March 2012 - June 2012
I worked on Levolution for Battlefield 4.
Video Producer at Starbreeze Studios
Uppsala, Sweden
August 2011 - February 2012
Syndicate. I was leading the Video Department at Starbreeze. We were responsible for the video and

motion graphics content. The material was created in-house and also by outsourced studios.
CG Compositor at Eurocom
Derby, United Kingdom
September 2008 - January 2011
Compositing and Motion Graphics for GoldenEye 007, Vancouver 2010, GForce and Ice Age 3.

Character Animator for Dead Space Extraction.

UI Artist for Rio.
Character Animator / CG Generalist at PrimeFocus
London, United Kingdom
May 2007 - September 2008
Character Animation and VFX for commercials and film. Concept Design, Look Development and 3D Generalist artist.
Director at Escala Gris
Quito, Ecuador
May 2005 - August 2005
Director for Atrapados video clip for local band SELVA.

Concept Design, 3D Animation and Special Effects.