April Giron

About April Giron

I am an environmental artist and specialize in creating props, materials and set dressing. I have been working in the game industry for about a decade. I continuously seek to utilize and refine my knowledge and skills in game art, I often test myself with programs to stay up to date. I strive to learn all there is to know about next gen programs, games, and the ever-changing game industry. My skills are modeling and sculpting high to low poly models for rendering and/or in game optimization. I am well versed in unwrapping, baking, making tileable and unique textures. I typically use but not limited to, Maya, Zbrush, Substance designer, Substance painter, Photoshop, Unreal engine and Unity. I\'m a quick learner if I need to learn new programs.Specialties: • Sculpting/modeling prop assets, tile set pieces and environment/terrain • Unwrapping UVW\'s proficiently and quickly for both unique and tileable textures• Communication between team members and production • Converting high poly models to low poly models• Hand painted textures• Digital sculpting• Simple concepting and demonstrative drawovers

Experience

1. Environment Artist

   Obsidian Entertainment

   Jul 2013 — Present

   While working at Obsidian Entertainment I\'ve had the pleasure of working on titles such as Avowed, The Outer Worlds 1 plus expansions, Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2, all the P.O.E expansions. I comunicate with team members, set dress environments, create assets, textures, and materials. I would light environments occasionally using Maya, Unreal, Unity. I\'ve always worked closely with the level designers, concept artists and leads.

Education

• Art Institute

  Bachelor of Science (BS)

  2007 — 2010

Skills

• 3d Modeling
• 3d Studio Max
• Maya
• Unreal Editor
• Photoshop
• High Poly Modeling
• Texture Artist
• Microsoft Office
• Unreal Engine 3
• Lighting
• Modeling
• Enviroment Modeling
• Xnormal
• Flash
• Texture Painting
• Character Animation
• Game Art
• Digital Sculpting
• 3d
• Low Poly Modeling
• Roadkill
• Zbrush
• Computer Animation
• Illustrator
• Digital Painting