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- Modeling and sculpting highly detailed 3D environment assets, including landscapes, objects, natural, and architectural elements that enrich the visual storytelling of game worlds.- Using efficient UV unwrapping techniques, minimizing texture distortion and optimizing assets for performance while maintaining visual quality.- Crafting realistic and visually compelling materials for objects and terrain using industry-standard software such as Substance Designer, ensuring a cohesive and immersive visual experience.- Mastering industry-standard software as well as learning all the new proprietary tools and engine used for the project to effectively integrate assets and create visually captivating environments.- Using my experience to craft additional resources that help enrich the game environments such as decals, small decorators, shaders, etc.- Collaborating with artists, animators, designers, programmers, and producers to achieve goals and meet deadlines.

- Creating detailed and optimized 3D models of objects and environmental assets, adhering to efficient polygon counts and UV mapping for optimal performance.- Producing high-resolution bakes and textures and applying them to 3D models.- Having in-depth knowledge of Unreal Engine and its tools, capable of effectively integrating 3D assets, setting up materials, sculpting terrain and placing foliage to create visually stunning game worlds.- Strong analytical skills to address technical challenges and implement creative solutions, optimizing assets for performance without compromising visual quality.- Effective teamwork within cross-functional game development teams, collaborating with artists, designers, programmers, and producers to achieve unified project goals.

- Effectively leading and mentoring artists, fostering a collaborative and inspiring environment that elevates creativity and productivity.- Overseeing the entire 3D art pipeline, from concept interpretation to final implementation, while effectively managing resources, timelines, and priorities to meet production milestones.- Having meticulous attention to detail in conducting thorough quality checks and feedback loops, ensuring the consistency, accuracy, and visual integrity of 3D assets across the game.- Understanding technical requirements and constraints of various different gaming projects, optimizing 3D assets for real-time rendering, performance, and memory usage according to each client's needs.- Communicating effectively in order to convey creative direction to the art team, fostering a clear understanding of artistic objectives and ensuring successful execution.- Creating comprehensive art documentation, including style guides, asset guidelines, and technical documentation to facilitate consistency and knowledge sharing.- Collaborating with other art leads, directors and clients to achieve artistic goals in predefined timeframes.

- Modeling high-quality 3D hard surface and organic props that seamlessly integrate into the game world while adhering to technical constraints.- Creating optimized UV maps based on project constraints in order to fully maximize the use of pixels for any given texture.- Producing detailed bakes and textures, applying realistic or stylized materials, and skillfully mapping textures onto 3D models to enhance visual fidelity and immerse players in captivating game environments.- Understanding asset optimization techniques, creating efficient Level of Detail (LOD) models and managing polygon counts to maintain optimal performance.- Having Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address technical challenges and implement creative solutions in alignment with design and gameplay goals.- Mastering industry-standard 3D software (Maya, 3D Max), texturing software (Photoshop, Substance Painter),sculpting software (Zbrush), game engines (Unreal, Frostbite, etc), and other relevant tools integral to the game development pipeline.- Being a member within interdisciplinary game development teams, collaborating with other artists, QA directors, and producers to achieve shared project objectives.- Having always a keen sense of art direction, visual storytelling, and narrative context, ensuring consistent visual style and alignment with the game's thematic elements. - Being able to mentor and review younger artists and introducing them to a new project's tools and requirements.

- Having expert command over 3D art principles, techniques, and tools, enabling me to provide comprehensive instruction, critique, and guidance to students at various skill levels.- Effectively demonstrating 3D modeling, UV mapping and texturing techniques, allowing students to observe and learn through hands-on examples.- Providing constructive critique and feedback to guide students' artistic development, encouraging self-reflection, growth, and refinement of their creative output.- Assisting students with technical challenges related to software applications used throughout the semester (Maya, Substance Painter).- Designing assessment methods that fairly evaluate students' progress, knowledge acquisition, and artistic growth throughout the course.- Being an effective team player within the academic community, engaging in interdisciplinary collaborations, participating in faculty discussions, courses, and contributing to program development.

- Brainstorming, conceptualizing, and developing creative ideas that align with the project's objectives, ensuring the effective utilization of video mapping technology to enhance spaces.- Crafting detailed and accurate 3D models of objects, environments, and architectural elements, along with skillful texture mapping to achieve realism and aesthetic coherence.- Producing dynamic animations in Autodesk Maya that synchronize with architectural elements, effectively transforming static surfaces into dynamic canvases.- Using industry-standard 3D and 2D animation/editing software (e.g., Maya, After Effects) to efficiently rig, animate, and render scenes, ensuring a smooth workflow within production pipelines.- Weaving compelling visual narratives that align with the project's theme and purpose, effectively engaging audiences and conveying messages through synchronized visuals.- Implementing realistic lighting and shading effects that enhance the visual impact of projected content, adding depth, dimension, and mood to the overall composition.- Problem-solving to address technical challenges and achieve desired results.

- Creating believable and emotionally engaging character animations that convey personality, expressions, and movement with a high degree of appeal.- Interpreting storyboards/animatics and translating them into dynamic and captivating animations that align with the director's vision and the film's narrative.- Using animation principles such as timing, weight, anticipation, and exaggeration, enabling the creation of captivating animations.- Working seamlessly within a collaborative team environment, effectively communicating ideas, receiving feedback, and implementing changes to achieve collective goals.

- Creating simple 3D models of objects and architectural elements, with an understanding of polygonal modeling techniques and geometric accuracy.- Applying basic textures to 3D models, enhancing visual realism and contributing to the overall visual appeal of projection mapping content.- Using foundational animation principles, capable of producing basic animations that add dynamic elements to video mapping projects.- Being an effective team player with the ability to collaborate with designers, artists, and technicians to contribute to the creation of well-coordinated projection mapping projects.- Managing small-scale aspects of video mapping projects, such as content preparation, file organization, and basic timeline management.