Dana Klaren

About Dana Klaren

ENVIRONMENT ARTIST specializing in World-building, 3D Modeling, Texturing, UVs, Materials, Level Layouts and Optimizations. PORTFOLIO: with UE5, Maya, Substance Suite, ZBrush, Adobe Suite, Headus UV Layout, XNormal, Mari, Gaia/World Machine, AutoCAD, Perforce and the Microsoft Office Suite.

Experience

1. Principle Environment Artist

   Skydance

   Jan 2016 — Present

   ARTIST responsibilities include world-building, hard-surface and organic modeling, texturing, UE5 materials & material-functions, asset & level optimizations as well as game environment design.LEADERSHIP responsibilities include managing and directing the creation of beautiful and performant art-assets and environments by both in-house artists and outsourcing. Working with other departments (Concept, Design, Engineering, Tech, etc.) to create the best product possible. Mentorship of other artists. Creation of art pipelines & processes as well as documentation for our projects and the studio.Projects: Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra (PS5, Xbox, PC)- Principle Environment Artist Unannounced project (Quest 3+)- Principle Environment Artist Skydance\'s Behemoth (Quest 2/3, PCVR, PSVR2)- Senior Environment Artist The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners 2: Retribution (Quest 2, PCVR, PSVR2)- Lead Environment Artist The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (Quest 1/2, PCVR, PSVR1/2)- Lead Environment Artist ( & Interim Art Director) Unannounced project (PC)- Lead Environment Artist Archangel Hellfire (Rift, Vive)- Art Director Archangel (PSVR, Rift, Vive)- Lead Environment Artist Gears of War 4 (PC, XboxOne)- Environment ArtistSoftware experience: Unreal Engine (UE5), Maya, Substance, ZBrush, Headus UV Layout, Photoshop, XNormal, World Machine/Gaia and Perforce.

Education

• Gnomon

  3D Modeling and Environment Art

  2012 — 2015

• San José State University

  Industrial Design / Architecture

  1990 — 1995

Skills

• Product Design
• Drawing
• Photography
• Environment Art
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Mari
• Model Making
• Cad
• 3d Modeling
• 3d
• Animation
• Interior Design
• Modeling
• Supervisory Skills
• Adobe Photoshop
• Substance Painter
• Corporate Interiors
• Film
• Maya
• Microsoft Office
• Rendering
• Art
• Sketching
• Lighting
• Industrial Design
• Autocad
• Concept Development
• Architectures
• Texturing
• Photoshop
• Architecture
• Graphics
• Substance Designer