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Danilo Lombardo

@danilolombardo

Senior Environment Artist at REALTIME UK, creating cinematic environments for AAA game trailers and real-time productions.

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At REALTIME UK, I created environments and cinematic scenes for AAA game trailers, automotive visualization, and TV episodic productions, including Subnautica: Below Zero and F1 2021 and F1 23 cinematics. I also developed internal tools and R&D workflows for environment pipelines.

At NMBRS, I worked on the Esports World Championship “Founding Partner” trailer, developing procedural environment HDAs and USD scene setups. I took ownership of a multi-shot sequence covering procedural environment creation, lighting, and rendering.

Across projects including Secret Level, Valorant “Shattered,” and The Ash Lad – In Search of the Golden Castle, I’ve contributed to environment building, scene assembly, and cinematic look development. My work spans real-time and pre-rendered pipelines, using Unreal Engine and Houdini.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Freelance CG generalist and Environment Artist

Current

Self Employed

Jan 2015 - Present (11 years 9 months)

Contributed to AAA games, cinematic trailers, animated sequences, and real-time assets, specializing in environments, set dressing, and high-quality lookdev work. Client list includes Microsoft, Axis Studios, The Riva Group, Peak Pictures, and others.

Environment Art Set Dressing Look Development CG Generalist

Houdini Artist / Shot TD

NMBRS

May 2026 - Jul 2026 (2 months)

Worked on the Esports World Championship 'Founding Partner' trailer as a Houdini Artist and Shot TD. Developed procedural environment HDAs and USD scene setups, taking full ownership of a multi-shot sequence including procedural environment creation, lighting, and rendering.

Houdini USD Procedural Environment Lighting Rendering

CG Generalist (Environment Art focused)

PLAION

Oct 2024 - Dec 2025 (1 year 2 months)

Delivered environments and visual assets for high-profile gaming projects, including Metro and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War. Collaborated with Art Direction and Visual Experience teams on target visuals and marketing content, developing environment setups, scene assembly, and visual prototypes.

Environment Art Scene Assembly Prototyping Collaboration

Senior Environment TD

DIGIC Pictures

Dec 2023 - Apr 2024 (4 months)

Contributed to the Amazon Prime animated anthology Secret Level, building and refining environments for the 'Honor of Kings' episode. Collaborated with lighting and layout teams to achieve the final cinematic look.

Environment Art Cinematic Look Development Collaboration

Senior Environment TD

REALTIME UK

Mar 2019 - Oct 2023 (4 years 7 months)

Created environments and cinematic scenes for AAA game trailers, automotive visualization, and TV episodic. Delivered real-time environments for Codemasters F1 2021 and F1 23 cinematics, and developed internal tools and R&D workflows to improve environment pipelines.

Cinematics R&D Tool Development Unreal Engine Houdini Environment Art

Scene Assembler and lighter

BLUR Studio

Apr 2022 - Jun 2022 (2 months)

Performed scene assembly and lighting for the Valorant 'Shattered' cinematic trailer. Integrated assets and optimized environment layouts for final rendering and passes setup.

Scene Assembly Lighting Rendering Optimization

Environment TD

UFX Studios

Jan 2019 - Mar 2019 (2 months)

Performed environment modeling and set dressing for the feature film The Ash Lad – In Search of the Golden Castle.

Environment Modeling Set Dressing

Environment TD

Goodbye Kansas Studios

Mar 2018 - Jun 2018 (3 months)

Produced environments and assets for the Overkill's The Walking Dead cinematic trailer.

Environment Art Asset Production

Environment TD

AXIS Studios

Nov 2016 - Apr 2017 (5 months)

Developed environments and assets for the League of Legends: Wild Magic cinematic trailer, including texturing and shading.

Environment Art Texturing Shading

Lighting TD

Why Worry Production

Mar 2016 - Jun 2016 (3 months)

Worked as Lighting TD and CG generalist on Independence Day 2: Resurgence, handling set assembly, lighting, shading, UV, texturing, modeling, and passes setup.

Lighting Shading UV развертка Texturing Modeling Pass Setup