Justin Kirkwood
Justin Kirkwood
Senior Character Artist @ Playside Studios
Melbourne, Australia
justinkirkwood@live.com

About

- SHIPPED TITLES -
Age of Darkness: Final Stand - PC.
Cricket 19 - Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC.
Big Bash Boom - Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC.
AFL Evolution - Playstation 4, Xbox One, PC.
Rugby Challenge 3 - Playstation 4, Playstation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC.
Warhammer: Snotling Fling - iOS, Android.
Equestriad World Tour - iOS, Android.
Fortunes of the Brave - Custom Hardware / Gambling.

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Skills

Character ModelingDigital SculptingTexturingRetopologyPBR Texturing

Software proficiency

Maya
Maya
ZBrush
ZBrush
Marvelous Designer
Marvelous Designer
Unity
Unity
3DCoat
3DCoat
Photoshop
Photoshop
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
xNormal
xNormal
Quixel Suite
Quixel Suite
Knald
Knald
DDO
DDO
Photoscan
Photoscan
Marmoset Toolbag
Marmoset Toolbag
R3DS Wrap
R3DS Wrap

Experience

  • 3D artist at Playside Studios
    Melbourne, Australia
    July 2020 - Present

  • Character artist at Big Ant Studios
    Melbourne, Australia
    August 2018 - March 2019

    Production of player heads including photogrammetry processing, sculpting, wrapping & texturing. Creation of hair assets.

  • Lead character artist at Wymac Gaming Solutions
    Melbourne, Australia
    March 2016 - August 2018

    Development and production of game characters, Stylized PBR workflow creation, Hi-res sculpting, Retopology, UV Mapping, Texturing, & Managing and contacting outsource artists.

  • 3D artist at Wicked Witch Software
    Melbourne, Australia
    July 2014 - January 2016

    Environment artist, responsible for art / asset creation including game environments, player likenesses and player tattoos, creating player jerseys, advertising, crowd and flags, ui textures and other game development.