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Austin Martin
Austin Martin
Character Art Specialist
Los Angeles , United States

Summary

Character Art Specialist (past - Senior Lead Character Artist and Team Manager) with 15 years of game character development experience. I thrive on creating hyper-realistic characters giving that extra attention to detail (organic and hard-surface) driven by passion and motivation. Inspiring and supporting the team by sharing knowledge, trouble shooting, creative/technical direction in Character Creation.

Sky is the limit, as I constantly keep pushing and learning through overcoming challenges. My thirst for knowledge feeds my enthusiasm to reach milestones and goals in character creation.

Shipped multiple titles on PC, Console and VR with Gamebryo, Decima and Unreal Engine.

-Setting up character quality benchmark.
-Character pipeline development.
-Artistic/Technical/Creative Direction.
-Working closely with Graphic Engineers in developing Character cloth and skin shader.
-Managing/Mentoring character team members and external outsource partners.
-Creating Facial pipeline for scanning, modelling, texturing.
-Photogrammetry Clothing Workflow.
-Helping Facial Rigging/Animation team with FACs workflow.
-Bridging with other departments (Animation, Rigging, Concept, Design, Programming, Narrative).

Softwares
Maya-Zbrush-Substance Painter- Photoshop-3D Coat-Togogun-Xnormal-Marmoset Toolbag-Unreal Engine 4-Perforce-Marvelous Designer

Skills

Concept DesignRenderingCharacter ModelingDigital SculptingLightingPhotographyCharacter DesignTeachingSketchingPBR TexturingPost-productionvfx

Software proficiency

After Effects
After Effects
Maya
Maya
Photoshop
Photoshop
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Marmoset Toolbag
Marmoset Toolbag
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
ZBrush
ZBrush
TopoGun
TopoGun
Marvelous Designer
Marvelous Designer
3DCoat
3DCoat
xNormal
xNormal
Arnold
Arnold

Productions

    • Video Game
      Call of Duty - Modern Warfar 2
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Character Art Specialist - Facial Technology
    • Company
      Treyarch - Activision
    • Video Game
      FARCRY 6
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Lead Character Artist
    • Company
      Ubisoft
    • Video Game
      New World
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Senior Lead Character Artist
    • Company
      Certain Affinity
    • Video Game
      Bravo Team - PSVR
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Senior/Lead Character Artist
    • Company
      Supermassive Games
    • Video Game
      The Inpatient - Playstation VR
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Senior Character Artist
    • Company
      Supermassive Games
    • Video Game
      Hidden Agenda - PS4 - PlayLink
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Senior Character Artist
    • Company
      Supermassive Games
    • Video Game
      Until Dawn: Rush of Blood - Playstation VR
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Senior / Lead Character Artist
    • Company
      Supermassive Games
    • Video Game
      Until Dawn - PS4
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Senior Character Artist
    • Company
      Supermassive Games
    • Video Game
      Doctor Who : The Etrnity Clock
    • Year
      2012
    • Role
      Character Artist
    • Company
      Supermassive Games
    • Video Game
      Red Faction: Armageddon
    • Year
      2011
    • Role
      Character Artist
    • Company
      THQ
    • Video Game
      Start The Party 2 - PS3 - Move
    • Year
      2012
    • Role
      Character Artist
    • Company
      Supermassive Games
    • Video Game
      Tumble - PS3 - Move
    • Year
      2010
    • Role
      Character Artist
    • Company
      Supermassive Games
    • Video Game
      Etch A Sketch
    • Year
      2008
    • Role
      Character Artist
    • Company
      .
    • Video Game
      Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun
    • Year
      2007
    • Role
      Character Artist
    • Company
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