Character Artist

EXPERIENCE                                                                                                  

   

    Space Smack! / Artist / Unreal Engine 4 / 10 person team / 4 months, 2020 

• Created and textured models based on established concept art

• Implemented assets and built materials in Unreal Engine 4

• Created complex Blueprint Materials to solve gameplay conveyance issues

• Worked with Art Lead to keep art consistent between artists

• Worked with Programming Lead to create tools meet artists’ needs

• Worked with Design Lead to make assets without changing the level

• Released on Steam

    HaberDashers / Artist / Unreal Engine 4 / 60 person team / 4 months, 2020 

• Adopted to change in asset creation to better support the Environment team

• Created, textured, and implemented assets into Unreal Engine 4

• Worked with Conveyance team to solve conveyance issues with assets

• Released on Steam

    Chrysosandalaimopotichthonia / Character Artist

• Gathered references and created a concept based on character’s story

• Blocked out hardsurface elements in Blender

• Sculpted in Zbrush

• Created outfit elements in Marvelous Designer

• Retopologized and unwrapped in Blender

• Textured in Substance Painter

• Created Blueprint Materials and lit inside Unreal Engine 4

    Eilistraee’s Warrior Armor Set / Character Artist

• Gathered references and created a concept based on character’s story

• Blocked out armor and cloth pieces in 3Ds Max

• Sculpted full body in Zbrush

• Retopologized and unwrapped in Maya

• Textured in Substance Painter

• Created Blueprint Materials and lit inside Unreal Engine 4

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EDUCATION                                                                                                    

    The Guildhall at SMU / Masters in Interactive Technology / Art Creation / May 2021 

• Studied the art creation pipeline for games 

• Learned current art asset creation tools 

• Worked in team game projects to be a better teammate 

   

    Purdue University / B.S. Computer Graphics Technology / May 2016 

• Studied general 3D art creation pipeline 

• Created 3D models from concept to render 

• Studied 2D and 3D game development pipelines 

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AWARDS                                                                                                        

    AIAS Foundation 2014 Mark Beaumont Scholarship 

• One of two scholarships per year 

• Awarded to students who are pursuing careers specializing in the business of interactive entertainment. 

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