Matte Painter | Texture Artist | Concept Artist

About

I am Pino Gengo, I am a Matte Painter, Texture Artist and Concept Artist based in Rome working in film, commercials, video games and a variety of other media.

Currently I am mainly doing Matte Paintings, I have experience working in-house for videogame companies, I worked for Crytek for more than 10 years on games such as Far Cry and Crysis 1 & 2 as a Senior Texture Artist. At the moment I am also working as a remote freelance artist for clients located all over the world.
I am constantly developing my personal Art work and I have exhibited in various events and in different countries. Check out my resume for more details and my work experience.

Film Credits & Commercials:

◉ WWF WeAreThePanda- exchange vfx
◉ La Guerra del Tiburtino III -Palantir Digital
◉ Per Amore di una Donna – Digimax Creative Service
◉ Nina dei lupi- NemaFx
◉ I Follow you- Fx Lab
◉ Boris 4 – Frame by Frame
◉ Sopravvissuti-Inlusion Creative Hub
◉ Felicità -Flat Parioli-
◉ Expidia spot- Untold Studios
◉ Volkswagen spot- Untold Studios
◉ The Bad Guy-Flat Parioli-
◉ Noi -Flat Parioli
◉ Orphan: First Kill- Marvelous Design
◉ Il ritorno di Casanova -EDI
◉ My Brilliant Friend3 – Frame by Frame
◉ Honda Spot – EDI-Matte Painting
◉ The Titans That Built America -Marvelous Design
◉ Coop Spot – EDI –
◉ Weekend -Frame by Frame
◉ My Brilliant Friend 2- Frame by Frame
◉ Made in Italy – Frame By Frame
◉ 1994 -Frame by Frame
◉ Buio -Frame by Frame
◉ Modalità Aereo -Hive Division
◉ DocFilm Zeffirelli’s Inferno -Fondazione Franco Zeffirelli
◉ I fantasmi di Portopalo -Palantir Digital
◉ Nobili Bugie – Genoma Films
◉ Rocco Schiavone – Palantir Digital
◉ Noi Eravamo- FX Lab
◉ The Broken Key- FX Lab-
◉ THE EXILE (2012)- Short Film
◉ Molinari Spot- Frame by Frame

   

Client:

Exchange vfx
Margutta Digital
EDI, Effetti Digitali Italiani
Marvelous Pictures
Flat Parioli
Untold Studios
Inlusion Creative Hub
Hive Division
The Green Loft
FX Lab
Palantir Digital
Direct2 Brain
Fondazione Zeffirelli
101 percento
Frame By Frame
Genoma Film
L’altrofilm
Baires Produzioni
Crytek
Dosch Design
GOATi Entertainment
ITPI-Italpinas
Zerofractal

   

Game Credits:

◉ 22 Racing Series 2014/15 Texture Artist
◉ Wander 2015 Texture Artist
◉ The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD (2014) Texture Artist
◉ Warface (2013) Crytek- Texture Library 2015 Senior Texture Artist
◉ Crysis 2 (2011),Crytek- Electronic Arts, Inc. Senior Texture Artist
◉ Crysis Warhead (2008) Crytek Electronic Arts,Inc Senior texture Artist
◉ Crysis (2007),Crytek- Electronic Arts, Inc. Senior Texture Artist
◉ Far Cry (2004),Crytek- Ubisoft Entertainment SA Texture Artist
◉ Unreal Tournament Level 2001 Digital Extremes – Texture Artist

   

Texture CD:

Env Game Texture CD (2017) for Dosch Textures
◉ Sci-fi Tech Mech Texture CD (2016) for Dosch Textures
◉ Sand Ground CD (2014) for Dosch Textures
◉ Road Surfaces CD (2012) for Dosch Textures
◉ Ground Surfaces CD (2012) for Dosch Textures
◉ Cliff & Rock Walls CD (2012) for Dosch Textures
◉ Wood Floor CD (2011) for Dosch Textures
◉ Old Wood Texture CD (2010) for Dosch Textures
◉ Sci-Fi Texture CD (2009) for Dosch Textures

   

Skills:

• Excellent eye for composition, creative view, light, colour
• Proficiency in Texturing, Shading, Lighting
• Proficiency in photomanipulation
• Proficiency in pre visualization
• Proficiency in drawing and painting
• Strong knowledge of Photoshop
• Strong knowledge of Corel Painter
• Good knowledge of 3D packages
• Good knowledge of Nuke

   

Exhibitions:

2022 Upcoming Group Exhibition “Non servono parole” Ennio Morricone Galleria Il Leone
◉ 2020 Group Exhibition “en plain air” #diamocidentro #letsdoit/ MCLuc Culture Parma
◉ 2020 Group Exhibition “en plain air” #diamocidentro #letsdoit / Faenza
◉ 2019 Group Exhibition Acqua-Villa Brentano Busto Garolfo Milano
◉ 2018 Group Exhibition Faces-Villa Brentano Busto Garolfo Milano
◉ 2018 Group Exhibition Genesis – Rome Art Week Galleria Vittoria Rome
◉ 2018 Group Exhibition Museo Cà La Ghironda Bologna.
◉ 2018 Group Exhibition Palazzo Collegio Raffaello Urbino
◉ 2018 Group Exhibition Galleria Vittoria Via Margutta Rome
◉ 2018 Group Exhibition Winner 2018 Marchionni Prize Mostre Itineranti MAGMMA
◉ 2017 Group Exhibition Rosso Passione Event MAGMMA
◉ 2017 Group Exhibition Finalists 2017 Marchionni Prize MAGMMA
◉ 2015 Group Exhibition at Spazio 5 – Dec Rome
◉ 2015 Group Exhibition at Spazio 5 – Nov Rome
◉ 2014 Duo Exhibition, at Joachim Rong Galerie, Berlin