Nathan Alderson Email & Phone Number

Lichfield, England, United Kingdom

Promoted to Senior Artist on the team in January 2022, this role increases my responsibility on the team. This includes helping lead the team, feedback meetings, working with the Art Lead on future project designs, being involved in recruitment and art tests.I am now also helping to guide art direction on projects as well as given more freedom to test out different styles and offer feedback to newer members of the team which also helps guide them through our work processes and pipeline.It also has me continuing previous responsibilities for creating 2D, 3D assets, animations and VFX as well as UI design for B2 - B3 Slot games using a variety of software.Responsible for optimization based on system limitations, which requires working closely with our programming team and our test department.This role also requires me to create concept art for potential clients. As well as working in many different styles - such as realism to stylized artwork.Due to the nature of our work at the company, I'm required to work under strict regulations and proceedures for data protection.

Lichfield

Responsible for creating 2D, 3D assets, animations and VFX as well as UI design for B2 - B3 Slot games using a variety of software.Responsible for optimization based on system limitations, which requires working closely with our programming team and our test department.This role also requires me to create concept art for potential clients. As well as working in many different styles - such as realism to stylized artwork.Due to the nature of our work at the company, I'm required to work under strict regulations and proceedures for data protection.

Derby, United Kingdom

Employed by the University of Derby as an Associate Lecturer on the BA(Hons) Computer Games Modelling and Animation Course where I teach Advanced Rendering Techniques inside the Unreal Development Kit.This role required me to be active in the field of game art, up to date with latest software updates and changes made to the UDK so that I could create presentations, teach and pass on knowledge to the students where ever possible.

Derby, United Kingdom

working on 3D environments, character modelling and GUI work on several projects. This job rob required me to work with strict mobile development restrictions - such as texture and polygon counts as well as lighting limitations.I was also responsible for communicating with an outside team whilst developing a game on the PlayStation Vita.During my time at Strawdog Studios I was also able to apply my skills at hand painted textures to projects and help guide the artstyle for the project alongside my art lead.

Kedleston Road Campus, Derby

Worked at the University of Derby as an Assistant Lecturer on the BA(Hons) Computer Games Modelling and Animation Course where I teach Advanced Rendering Techniques inside the Unreal Development Kit.This role required me to be active in the field of game art, up to date with latest software and changes made to the UDK so that I can create presentations, teach and pass on knowledge to the students where ever possible.

Worked as a GUI/HUD artist on the game Rio: The Video gameThis was my first games industry job where I was required to design, create and layout some of the menus and ingame UI. Strict art guidelines had to be followed to make sure the UI was close to the supplied Style Guide from Blue Sky Studios. This role had me working closely with the front end programmer, supplying and changing assets to fit optimization requirements on multiple platforms - Wii, Xbox 360, PS3.

B.A.(Hons), Computer Games Modelling And Animation

Web Design And Multimedia