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Nottingham, GB

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

• Created a bold and unique aesthetic for the arcade skateboarding game ‘X-Gravity: Shred the Nexus’ that not only makes it stand out from competitors but also compliments the narrative themes and fast-paced design of.
• Developed visual style and accompanying colour script for each section of the game to define an atmosphere that matches with the narrative beats of the story
• Worked with outsource artists, planning the required work and reviewing incoming work to make sure it aligns with the games vision
• Managed resources and communicated with internal teams and external partners to create accurate project timelines and budget estimations
• Attended Games Finance Market London and Develop Brighton to network with and pitch to publishers and potential collaborators

Derby, England, United Kingdom

• Team member on both ‘Transformers: Reactivate’ and ‘Wardogs’
• I worked closely with the Art Director to develop atmospheric lighting that created appropriate moods and ambience in conjunction with the narrative and design of the game
• Assisted with the tech art and graphics teams to solve technical lighting issues
• Collaborated with the marketing and cinematics teams to create cutscenes, key art, and marketing shots
• Took concepts from blockout lighting to final shippable quality
• Helped to develop a custom, dynamic, and optimal day/night lighting system

Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

• Lit scenes to create specific moods for a VR horror experience for Sky TV
• Focused on colours, light ratios, atmosphere, and look development

London, England, United Kingdom

• Led the photogrammetry team on the high profile Marvel film 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'
• Worked closely with the Virtual Art Department
• Managed resources and communicated with client to create accurate project timelines
• Maintained team morale, taught advanced techniques and workflows to team
• Organized and reviewed tasks, giving feedback and guidance where necessary
• Worked on R&D and increased quality and efficiency of a robust photogrammetry pipeline

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

• Provided optimization guidance and pipeline suggestions
• 3D asset creation, lighting, and scan processing

Alberta, Canada

• Worked on the multiplayer fantasy survival crafting game - 'Nightingale'
• Created high quality props and environment pieces using Maya and Substance Painter
• Optimization was essential - worked to a strict polycount and efficiently utilized UV space

Sheffield, United Kingdom

• Sole in-house material artist on the hit PS5 title - 'Sackboy: A Big Adventure'
• Used Substance Designer, 3DS Max, Zbrush, Photoshop, and Houdini to create high quality PBR materials
• Followed the games art bible to create a range of different materials that fit cohesively with the game's overall style
• Pioneered innovative new material creation techniques
• Reviewed work created by outsource artists and offered guidance and feedback on their materials

Derby, United Kingdom

• Worked on the competitive WWII FPS - 'Battalion 1944'
• Authored 3D assets from start-to-finish using real-world reference images
• Utilized a high-poly to low-poly workflow
• Worked to strict deadlines and followed feedback from lead artist
• Visual narrative was a strong focus as each level of the game needed to feel unique and interesting
• Worked closely with designers to make sure my assets complimented the design of the game

• Created 3D assets for the Orgobyte Arma 3 server

Bachelor’S Degree, 3D Game Art, First-Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Solent Snowsports No Fear Krav Maga AcademyLearning advanced 3D, texturing, and animation techniques. Also.

Fdsc Computer Games Technology, Computer Games And Programming Skills

A Level, Cinematography And Film/Video Production