Will Brown
Swadlincote,Derbyshire
Summary
Versatile environment artist with 5 years experience. Skilled in Blender, Substance Painter, Designer and ZBrush. With recent personal development in Gaea and Unreal Engine terrain. Expertise in creating optimized assets for real-time environments, ensuring high visual quality and technical precision. Proven experience in remote collaboration using tools like Jira, ShotGrid, and Perforce, complemented by strong communication abilities. Successfully shipped three titles at indie, mobile and AAA VR levels, while contributing to four unannounced projects. I regularly attend the University of Derby to provide feedback on student game projects and personal work.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Environment Artist
nDreams
Farnborough, Hampshire
2024.03 - 2026.05
- Delivered 1 AAA VR title (Reach) across Quest, PSVR 2, and PC VR.
- Supporting development of high-profile AAA IP project to VR.
- Created realistic textures using Substance Painter.
- Developed 3D assets with ZBrush and Blender.
- Oversaw levels from greybox to shippable quality.
- Providing feedback to junior team members.
- Streamlined workflows for asset creation in Blender and Unreal Engine modelling tools.
- Sourced asset packs and optimised them for game use.
- Led a small team of outsourced artists.
- Utilised ShotGrid pipeline for asset creation and source control.
Environment Artist
Airship Interactive
Manchester
2024.01 - 2024.03
- Assisted in development of unannounced AA console title.
- Created game-ready assets for Unity using ZBrush, Blender, and Substance Painter.
- High-fidelity sculpting in ZBrush.
- Optimised scanned assets and materials for performance in Unity.
- Responded to feedback from clients effectively.
Junior Environment Artist
Free Radical Design
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
2022.10 - 2023.12
- Contributed to an unreleased Timesplitters project.
- Creating stylised assets using Blender and Substance Painter.
- Supported the transition of environments from whitebox to final quality alongside design teams.
- Utilised in-house Houdini tools for environment development.
- Kitbashed assets from modular pieces.
- Using Perforce source control, ensuring source files were updated regularly.
- Took ownership of small areas within levels.
Environment Artist
Not A Goose Games
Derby, Derbyshire
2020.09 - 2022.10
- Shipped 1 Title - Cheftastic! Buffet Blast
- Exhibited game at EGX 2021
- Part owner of company along side 3 other developers.
- Created game-ready stylised assets in Blender.
- Applied stylised texturing techniques within Substance Painter.
- Utilised trim sheets for efficient asset design.
- Integrated assets into Unreal Engine 4 and 5, using version control through GitHub.
- Participated in design discussions to enhance team collaboration.
- Lead creating pitch decks, marketing material and arranging potential publisher meetings.
Junior Artist
Strawdog Studios
Derby, Derbyshire
2017.05 - 2017.09
- Shipped one title, Eden: The Game.
- Assisted in development of unannounced mobile game for Channel 4.
- Created game-ready assets for mobile games focusing on trim sheet usage.
- Implemented assets into Unity while utilising source control software Perforce.
- Engaged in design discussions with team members.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Computer Games Modelling and Animation with Industrial Placement
University of Derby
Derby 2018.09 - 2022.06
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma - Creative Media (Games Development)
Loughborough College
Loughborough 2016.09 - 2018.07
Skills
- Blender
- Zbrush
- Substance Painter
- Substance Designer
- Unreal Engine
- Baked lighting/lightmaps
- Marmoset
- Photoshop
- Jira
- Shotgrid
- Perforce
- Realism
- Excellent communication
Affiliations
- Hiking
- Football
- Personal Projects
- Gaming
- Darts
Timeline
Environment Artist
nDreams
2024.03 - 2026.05
Environment Artist
Airship Interactive
2024.01 - 2024.03
Junior Environment Artist
Free Radical Design
2022.10 - 2023.12
Environment Artist
Not A Goose Games
2020.09 - 2022.10
Bachelor of Arts - Computer Games Modelling and Animation with Industrial Placement
University of Derby
2018.09 - 2022.06
Junior Artist
Strawdog Studios
2017.05 - 2017.09
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma - Creative Media (Games Development)
Loughborough College
2016.09 - 2018.07