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[[File:laurent-sauvage.jpg|thumb|Laurent Sauvage]]
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'''Laurent Sauvage''' is a senior character artist working on many of the AAA titles at [[Ubisoft]] Montreal, including ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''. With over 9 years of experience, including team leading and management, Sauvage is very passionate about his job and the role of art in the gaming industry.
'''Laurent Sauvage''' is a Senior Character Artist working on many of the AAA titles at [[Ubisoft]] Montreal, including ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''. With over 9 years of experience, including team leading and management, Sauvage is very passionate about his job and the role of art in the gaming industry.


Laurent has been noted as being able to pay great attention to detail, form and proportion, and pushing the visual quality of his characters, using old school tricks as well as new technologies, in order to overcome the technical limitations of the media.
Laurent has been noted as being able to pay great attention to detail, form and proportion, and pushing the visual quality of his characters, using old school tricks as well as new technologies, in order to overcome the technical limitations of the media.
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==Games credited==
==Games credited==
*''ObsCure'' (2004) - MC2-Microïds
*''ObsCure'' (2004) - MC2-Microïds
*''ObsCure 2: The Aftermath'' (2007) = Playlogic
*''ObsCure 2: The Aftermath'' (2007) - Playlogic
*''IronMan'' (2008) - Sega
*''IronMan'' (2008) - Sega
*''Alone in the Dark 5: Near Death Investigation'' (2008) - Atari
*''Alone in the Dark 5: Near Death Investigation'' (2008) - Atari
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*''Watch Dogs'' (work in progress) - Ubisoft
*''Watch Dogs'' (work in progress) - Ubisoft


==Education, career and specialties==
==Education and employment==
===Education===
===Education===
*SupInfoCom - Master degree in Digital Creation (1998 – 2002)
*Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, France - Anatomy Course (1998 – 1999)
*SupInfoCom - Master's Degree in Digital Creation (1998 – 2002)
*Potentia - Diploma in Management and Communication, specializing in Team synergy (2005 – 2006)
*Potentia - Diploma in Management and Communication, specializing in Team synergy (2005 – 2006)
*Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, France - Anatomy Course (1998 – 1999)


===Career===
===Career===
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*Lead Character Artist - Hydravision Entertainment (Lille, France) (2002 – 2006)
*Lead Character Artist - Hydravision Entertainment (Lille, France) (2002 – 2006)
*Senior Character Artist - Behaviour Interactive (2007 – 2008)
*Senior Character Artist - Behaviour Interactive (2007 – 2008)
*Senior Character Artist – Ubisoft, (2008 – Present)
*Senior Character Artist – Ubisoft (2008 – present)


===Specialties===
==Specialties==
*Modelling - Texturing on High polygon/in-game characters
*Character design
*Character design/Concept art
*Character modeling - high poly
*Low to High polygon character modelling – Texturing
*Character modeling - low poly
*Texturing


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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===''Assassin's Creed II''===
===''Assassin's Creed II''===
<gallery captionalign="left">
<gallery position="center" widths="180">
Laurent Sauvage Sample work ACII.jpg
Laurent Sauvage Sample work ACII.jpg
Laurent Sauvage Sample character work ACII.jpg
Laurent Sauvage Sample character work ACII.jpg
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===''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''===
===''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''===
<gallery captionalign="left">
<gallery position="center" widths="180">
Laurent Sauvage Juno face model- Assassin's Creed Brotherhood.jpg
Laurent Sauvage Juno face model- Assassin's Creed Brotherhood.jpg
Laurent Sauvage NPC models - Assassin's Creed Brotherhood.jpg
Laurent Sauvage NPC models - Assassin's Creed Brotherhood.jpg
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Sauvage speaks both English and French fluently.
*Sauvage is bilingual, speaking both English and French fluently.


==References==
==References==
*[http://mrsauvage.com/ Sauvage's official website].
*[http://mrsauvage.com/ Laurent Sauvage]'s official website.
*[http://ca.linkedin.com/in/mrsauvage?trk=pub-pbmap Laurent Sauvage]'s professional profile on LinkedIn.
*[http://ca.linkedin.com/in/mrsauvage?trk=pub-pbmap Laurent Sauvage]'s professional profile on LinkedIn.
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Revision as of 00:04, 15 July 2013

Laurent Sauvage

Laurent Sauvage is a Senior Character Artist working on many of the AAA titles at Ubisoft Montreal, including Assassin's Creed III. With over 9 years of experience, including team leading and management, Sauvage is very passionate about his job and the role of art in the gaming industry.

Laurent has been noted as being able to pay great attention to detail, form and proportion, and pushing the visual quality of his characters, using old school tricks as well as new technologies, in order to overcome the technical limitations of the media.

Games credited

  • ObsCure (2004) - MC2-Microïds
  • ObsCure 2: The Aftermath (2007) - Playlogic
  • IronMan (2008) - Sega
  • Alone in the Dark 5: Near Death Investigation (2008) - Atari
  • Assassin's Creed II (2009) - Ubisoft
  • Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (2010) - Ubisoft
  • Assassin's Creed III (2012) - Ubisoft
  • Watch Dogs (work in progress) - Ubisoft

Education and employment

Education

  • Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, France - Anatomy Course (1998 – 1999)
  • SupInfoCom - Master's Degree in Digital Creation (1998 – 2002)
  • Potentia - Diploma in Management and Communication, specializing in Team synergy (2005 – 2006)

Career

  • 3D Artist - 4X Technologies (2002)
  • Lead Character Artist - Hydravision Entertainment (Lille, France) (2002 – 2006)
  • Senior Character Artist - Behaviour Interactive (2007 – 2008)
  • Senior Character Artist – Ubisoft (2008 – present)

Specialties

  • Character design
  • Character modeling - high poly
  • Character modeling - low poly
  • Texturing

Gallery

The following images are samples of concept artwork and 3D models created by Sauvage for the Assassin's Creed series.

Assassin's Creed II

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Trivia

  • Sauvage is bilingual, speaking both English and French fluently.

References