Background Art:
Below are images from numerous projects I have completed using either Maya or Max.
Responsibilities included: terrain construction, texture painting, UV layout, texture animations, lighting, collision, and testing environments.

Limitation Average: 500 polys, 150kb texture space max.
Vertex lighting and Animated A3 and A5 textures, many were animated to create visual effects.

Limitation Average: Maps were loaded in sections to prohibit dropout.
Vertex lighting and animated alpha textures brought levels to life.

Limitation Average: Maps were loaded in sections to prohibit dropout.
Vertex lighting and alpha textures were used abundantly.

Fun side art I did for the DS keeping the hardware limitations in mind when building them. The art direction I used was simple solid colors for the hub, and the others a cartoon land.