Champions Online Introduces Cryptic’s Carlos Montero
By Shawn on Friday, September 5th, 2008 at 2:41 PM PST In Computer, Game Companies, Game Platforms, Games
The latest Champions Online Meet the Team article introduces Cryptic’s Carlos Montero. As the lead environment artist for Champions Online, Montero gets to let his imagination run wild as he inspires the design of the environments for the upcoming MMO.
Montero has been modding and designing game levels since his middle school days. After he adopted gaming as his career choice, he attended school, got his degree and started paying his dues. “Three years, two manly scars and many dead ninjas later” he landed a job at Cryptic. He names Leonardo da Vinci, Giger and Masamune Shirow as a few of the artists that influence his work. However Monero doesn’t limit himself to art taking inspiration from films, books, music and games of course.
For all those gamers who are dieing to get into the industry, Montero has some sage advice:
Leave your ego at the door. If you really want to be a great artist, you must become an eternal humble student. There is always something new to learn, and everyone you meet and everything you do can teach you something. Never be afraid to ask questions.
