Kevin DeBolt - 3D Artist
Bio - Born in 1980 in San Diego California, I grew up in the heyday of the Nintendo Entertainment System. One of my first memories as a child is opening up my NES Christmas morning. Gaming and a love of art are two things that have really been a constant for me. It's no surprise that my first jobs were at places like Software Etc (now Gamestop) and Wizards of the Coast where I maintained a small LAN room and was really exposed to PC gaming for the first time. I graduated from Grossmont High School in 1998. After High School I continued with several odd jobs such as a clerk at a small PC games store called Software and Such and a Computer Salesman at Fry's Electronics where I learned the ins and outs of computer hardware.
In the year 2000 I decided it was time for a change and moved to Japan to become an English Teacher. At the time, I had no idea the length of my stay but I ended up staying in Japan for the next four years. I came back from Japan in 2005, now fluent in Japanese. Back in San Diego I began working for Sony Online Entertainment as a Compatibility Lab Analyst where I would tear down and build systems in different hardware configurations to test for driver and hardware issues with all SOE games. After 6 months at SOE I was promoted to the Japanese Localization Team where I did Japanese Localization for games like EverQuest II and Free Realms. I really enjoyed my time at SOE but couldn't help but feel like I wanted to get into the art side of games. I continued at this position for the next 3 years and began taking classes at the Art Institute of San Diego where I completed a Bachelors of Science, Game Art & Design in December of 2011. I specialize in environments and props but have had training in all subjects such as 3D animation, Rigging, Camera Techniques and concept art.
Upon graduation in 2011 I jumped right in to the deep end of the pool where I worked at Activision Neversoft on my first AAA title, Call of Duty - Ghosts as a Associate Environment Artist. After shipping Ghosts I was transferred up to the Bay area where I am currently working Call of Duty - Advanced Warfare where I was bumped up to Environment Artist.
3D is my bread and butter but I enjoy traditional drawing and digital painting as well. My hobbies include games, art, reading, baseball and tennis.
Here is a partial list of games I have been credited in -
PC Games -
PSN Games -
PS3 Games -
In the year 2000 I decided it was time for a change and moved to Japan to become an English Teacher. At the time, I had no idea the length of my stay but I ended up staying in Japan for the next four years. I came back from Japan in 2005, now fluent in Japanese. Back in San Diego I began working for Sony Online Entertainment as a Compatibility Lab Analyst where I would tear down and build systems in different hardware configurations to test for driver and hardware issues with all SOE games. After 6 months at SOE I was promoted to the Japanese Localization Team where I did Japanese Localization for games like EverQuest II and Free Realms. I really enjoyed my time at SOE but couldn't help but feel like I wanted to get into the art side of games. I continued at this position for the next 3 years and began taking classes at the Art Institute of San Diego where I completed a Bachelors of Science, Game Art & Design in December of 2011. I specialize in environments and props but have had training in all subjects such as 3D animation, Rigging, Camera Techniques and concept art.
Upon graduation in 2011 I jumped right in to the deep end of the pool where I worked at Activision Neversoft on my first AAA title, Call of Duty - Ghosts as a Associate Environment Artist. After shipping Ghosts I was transferred up to the Bay area where I am currently working Call of Duty - Advanced Warfare where I was bumped up to Environment Artist.
3D is my bread and butter but I enjoy traditional drawing and digital painting as well. My hobbies include games, art, reading, baseball and tennis.
Here is a partial list of games I have been credited in -
PC Games -
- Call of Duty - Ghosts, Call of Duty - Advanced Warfare, EverQuest (Multiple Expansions) , EverQuest II (Multiple Expansions) , Legends of Norrath , Free Realms , Vanguard : Saga of Heroes , Pirates : CSG Online , Pirates of the Burning Sea , Stargate Online TCG
PSN Games -
- Cash Guns Chaos , High Stakes on the Vegas Strip , Championship Sprint , Rampage World Tour , Joust , Rampart , Gauntlet II , Mortal Kombat II , Q*Bert
PS3 Games -