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Lead 3D Artist for Games

2D Asset Creation Skills

Bringing 3D Expertise to 2D Art and Animation: Character Design, Anatomy, Concepting, and Rigging

As a 3D Artist with deep knowledge of character design, anatomy, and rigging, I bring a strong foundation in creating lifelike characters and assets that translate seamlessly into 2D art and animation. I have been using Spine for many years and enjoy bringing them to life.

Skills

Primary

Spine characters
- Character painting
- Chasterect creation in spine with meshes
- Rigging and Skin weighting
- Animation
- Unity implementation including Character Animator Setup
Hybrid 2.5D characters created from 2d into 3d

Complimentary skills

Concepting and Design
Drawing and illustration

SPINE Rigging and Animation

Proficient in using Spine for creating dynamic, high-quality 2D animations. Experienced in designing and implementing skeletal animations, including rigging, weight painting, and creating complex animations with multiple layers and mesh deformations. Skilled in optimizing animation workflows for integration into game engines, while maintaining consistency with art direction and ensuring smooth, responsive animations.

This is a test asset I created during my time as a lead at Halfbrick to demonstrate that Spine is a strong alternative to their outdated proprietary tools. Following this, the entire production pipeline for Jetpack Joyride was transitioned to Spine, while still maintaining the pixel art style.

The Lil Stomper from Jetpack Joyride.

2D Animation

2.5D animation examples.

Creating these involves taking 2D drawings and transforming them into 3D animations by modeling and rigging a face, then projecting 2D artwork onto it with a PBR material setup.

2D Art for Games

Experienced in concepting, illustrating, and sketching 2D game art. Skilled in creating original character designs, environments, props, and assets from initial concepts through to detailed, game-focused illustrations. Proficient in refining sketches into polished artwork that aligns with the visual style and narrative of the game. Strong understanding of design principles, color theory, and composition to create visually appealing and functional game assets. Well-versed in using tools like Photoshop, Illustrator, and other industry-standard software to produce high-quality 2D artwork for games.