Jim Watson

Lead Technical Artist at Archetype Entertainment, Wizards of the Coast | Ex-Sony, EA, Tencent

Role
Principal Technical Artist at Archetype Entertainment
Location
Durham, NC, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Jim Watson

I am a driven Technical Artist, focusing on developing pipelines and tools to create in-depth environments, painted with complex materials and illuminated with vibrant lighting.Game Credits: God of War (Sony Santa Monica)Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Respawn Entertainment)Proficient with programs such as Maya, Houdini, Substance Designer, Substance Painter, Photoshop, nDo, Zbrush, xNormal, Unreal Development Kit 3, Unreal Engine 4, proprietary engines, Knald, Marmoset, mental ray, V-ray, Unity, Flash, and Illustrator. Some of my strengths are creativity, teamwork, environment creating and design, texturing, UV mapping, and high-poly to low-poly creation. I also have experience using MEL, Python, Vex, and HLSL.

Experience

  1. Principal Technical Artist

    Archetype Entertainment

    Apr 2024 — Present · NC, US

Education

  • Creighton University

    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Graphic Design, Digital Design & Development

    2009 — 2013

  • Gnomon

    Digital Production for Entertainment, Games

    2016 — 2018

  • Vancouver Film School

    Diploma in Game Design, Game and Interactive Media Design

    2013 — 2014

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