Sebastien Larroude, a.k.a Rainart, attended the Superior School of Photography and Multimedia (E.T.P.A) (FR), where he graduated in Infography – Multimedia (audiovisual, fine arts and digital techniques). With over 10 years experience in the industry in several countries, Sebastien has build a strong reputation as a Lighting, concept artist and matte painter, he has recently been invited to speak at various events and workshops including ADAPT (advanced digital art techniques).

Sebastien currently works as a Senior concept artist on the game DeusEX III at Eidos Montreal and has participated in the development of videogames such as Myst IV Revelation, Assassins’ Creed, WET and Indiana Jones as well as many other commercial projects with various advertising agencies in France and United States. Along with his friends David Levy (Vyle), Thierry Doizon (Barontieri), Nicolas Ferrand (Viag) and Joel Dos Reis Viegas (Feerik), he recently started STEAMBOT Studios, a collective of creative artists whose goal is to inspire and push the boundaries of concept art, matte painting and digital art.