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Lead 3D Generalist Artist and Technical Artist
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Lead 3D Generalist Artist and Technical Artist
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Worthing, England, United Kingdom
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Sam Merrick is listed as Lead 3D Generalist Artist and Technical Artist at Created by Catalyst, a with 6 employees, based in Worthing, England, United Kingdom. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Sam Merrick.
Sam Merrick previously worked as Lead 3D Artist at Created By Catalyst and Lead 3D Artist & Animator at Future Visual. Sam Merrick holds Bsc (Hons) Computer Games Technology, Art/Animation, Second Class Honours (Upper Division) from University Of Portsmouth.
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I am an England based 3D Artist and Animator. I am currently employed full time as a Lead 3D Artist, working at a VR and AR development studio in Brighton. For lots of lovely information about myself or to see my work please check out my website at: https://sammerrick.co.uk/Over the many years I have been working in the games industry I have developed advanced skills in 3D modelling, rigging, animation, 2D art, FX animation, C# programming and facial animation. Other skills include video editing, website design and graphic design for marketing and advertisement. I am able to create excellent quality artwork and animation for both 2D and 3D mobile applications and highly detailed PBR artwork using the latest techniques suitable for console and PC gaming.Highlights of my skills and experience include:- Lots of experience using Unity's HD Render Pipeline, Universal Render Pipeline, Visual Effect Graph and Shader Graph.- Confidence in creating excellent AAA quality game ready assets.- More than eight years experience in the games industry.-Expert experience using 3D Studio Max, Substance Painter, Substance Designer, Unity, Photoshop, ZBrush, Motionbuilder and version control software.- Working to concepts, reference images and own imagination.- The ability to quickly sketch concept designs in 3D for team and client review.- Able to work to a variety of different art styles.- Has previously worked on console, PC, mobile and VR platforms.- Excellent researching capabilities.- Keen interest in future technologies, software and art tools.- Apt problem solver.- Welcomes a challenge.-Highly motivated and self driven.- Pride in ones work.- Relishes working as part of a team, learning from others and sharing knowledge.-Multi-skilled - I have advanced background knowledge in rigging, animation, material creation using Substance Designer and an intimidate knowledge in C# programming.- A strong traditional artistic ability and attention to detail.
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Lead 3D Artist
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Oct 2020 - Present
Lead 3D Artist & Animator
Personal responsibilities included:- Design exciting and engaging environments and gameplay mechanics for VR games and applications.- Model, texture, rig and animate detailed game-ready PBR assets, characters and environments for VR.- Provide all FX animation. - Level design, lighting, and camera effects.- Building shaders.- Lots of lovely use of Unity's Universal Rendering Pipeline, Visual Effects Graph and Shader Graph.- Research into latest 3d artist workflow, techniques and tools.
Aug 2017 - Oct 2020
Lead 3D Artist & Animator
For a few months I had the great pleasure of working on Private Eye VR, a cinematic, psychological thriller for Virtual Reality platforms. Check out this video for a preview of the game! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePea8csF7os&feature=emb_logoMy personal responsibilities included:- Modelling and texturing PBR assets and characters for the game.- Character rigging- Environment and level design.- Lighting- Creating visual effects
Feb 2017 - Jul 2017
Lead 3D Artist & Animator
Here I was given the great opportunity to work closely with Motion Capture technology.Personal responsibilities included:- To create 3D characters, environments and game-ready assets for Animalive systems and Synertial motion capture demos.- Use MotionBuilder and in-house Unity tools to rig and connect characters to live and pre-recorded motion capture data.
Feb 2015 - Jan 2017
3D Artist & Animator
I was employed here for an initial 3 month contract. However, Mediatonic liked my work and as a result I was kept on for a further two months to assist with another project. I was able to work on a couple of fantastic games here for mobile platforms. Personal responsibilities included:- Create cute 'pokemon' style creatures with their own unique sets of animations which describe their individual personalities.- Work to very tight time constraints.
May 2013 - Sep 2013
3D Artist & Animator
Kerb
This was my first full-time job coming out of University! My primary responsibilities here was to model and texture a variety of different game-ready assets for the large scale mobile game that Kerb was building for Disney. I was introduced to the Unity game engine here and have been using it ever since!
Nov 2012 - May 2013
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Sam Merrick works for Created by Catalyst.
What is Sam Merrick's role at Created by Catalyst?
Sam Merrick is listed as Lead 3D Generalist Artist and Technical Artist at Created by Catalyst.
Where is Sam Merrick based?
Sam Merrick is based in Worthing, England, United Kingdom while working with Created by Catalyst.
What companies has Sam Merrick worked for?
Sam Merrick has worked for Created By Catalyst, Future Visual, Slacker Games Ltd, Synertial, and Mediatonic Games.
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Sam Merrick holds Bsc (Hons) Computer Games Technology, Art/Animation, Second Class Honours (Upper Division) from University Of Portsmouth.
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