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Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
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Specialization
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Previous Work
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Jonathan Medina

Jonathan Medina

Seattle,WA

Summary

A seasoned Environment Artist, game designer and programmer that can make 3d Models in Blender and texturing them through either Substance Painter or Quixel Mixer to then use in environments that are being made in Unreal Engine 5. Whatever needs to be done to make a game or a project within Unreal Engine i can help with

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Solo Dev

Color Fear at West View
01.2024 - Current
  • Im the environment artist for the project and everything else that is needed!
  • I have done everything from programming to lighting, Post-processing, Modeling, Texturing and scene building and level design
  • Steam Page and demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2831170/Color_Fear/

Solo Dev

Fiora Arc at West View
11.2019 - 06.2022
  • A passion project i worked on everything from Environments to Programming, Animations, 3d Models, Lighting, Effects, UI, ect.
  • I was able to learn and touch every part of game development
  • I definitely grew as a person trying to make a project on my own but in the process learned great lessons on game development and design! (I can send steam keys just let me know!)
  • Steam Page and Full Game Available Free: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1999730/Fiora_Arc/

Environment Artist (Freelance)

Busy Bumbler Games
09.2022 - 08.2023
  • Also 3d modeling and texturing buildings and assets from roman armories to African huts this project is definitely diverse! This is also my first project working through Godot and I'm enjoying learning new ways to use my skills!

Environment Artist (Freelance)

Bajibot
12.2022 - 05.2023
  • 3d Modeling, texturing and setting up assets to be used in environments I create for projects that Bajibot needs

Environment Artist (Freelance) - KIRA Project

Param Labs
09.2022 - 12.2022
  • 3d Modeling and texturing Futuristic Buildings and assets
  • That i also set up in unreal engine 5 to be game ready
  • Doing Everything from LOD's to Lighting and Material setup!

Environment Artist

Wonder Wonder Punch at West View
05.2022 - 02.2024
  • A project i was working as an environment artist on
  • I do everything from the 3d Models to lighting and scene design and creation
  • Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2636370/Wonder_Wonder_Punch/

Freelancer

Upwork
05.2019 - Current
  • I have been freelancing on Upwork for a while and was able to learn everything from people skills to effective communication and project execution
  • Freelancing is something that definitely is a grind but it does help you work on projects that may feel out of your comfort zone but end up helping push yourself to new boundaries!
  • Upwork Profile: https://www.upwork.com/o/profiles/users/~01d0582ff4947af633/

Environment Artist / 3D Modeler (Contracted)

Croatia Tech
01.2020 - 03.2020
  • At Croatia Tech i was able to push myself to learn and adapt to a new environment of game development
  • I was a 3d Modeler for environments that were to be used in a learning game project
  • I was also able to shift to a new workflow of using concept art as a reference to create 3d Models more effectively
  • Also learning how to communicate effectively between artists and project managers to be able to complete our tasks as best as possible
  • (Sadly covid happened and halted the project indefinitely)

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Environment Design

DigiPen Institute of Technology
Redmond, WA
04-2022

Skills

  • Environment Art
  • 3D Modeling
  • Texturing
  • Unwrapping UV's
  • Blender
  • Unreal Engine 5
  • Unity
  • VR Development
  • Photoshop
  • Substance Painter
  • Quixel Mixer
  • Unreal Engine Blueprint Programming
  • Optimization
  • Collaboration
  • Organization

Accomplishments

    Im incredibly proud to have made the games Fiora Arc and Color Fear. These games are each so different yet so beautiful to me that the challenges of making them and learning every aspect of game development to create them were worth it!

Specialization

Designing and creating environments from 3d asset libraries that are able to flow between each other, making a more cohesive game experience., 3d Modeling assets to be used for levels and scenes. Also UV unwrapping assets and texturing them to be at their optimal performance when running in real time., Experience working through Unreal Engine to not only make the best environments possible for the project, but to also add optimization to assets lighting and adding additional Material Setup, BP Programming, UI, VR, etc., I use a mix of Substance Painter and Quixel Mixer to the best of my ability to help me texture assets to be used in environments.

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
French
Elementary

Previous Work

  • Environment Artist (Freelance), Bajibot, 3d Modeling, texturing and setting up assets to be used in environments I create for projects that Bajibot needs., 12/01/22, 05/31/23
  • Environment Artist (Freelance), Busy Bumbler Games, Also 3d modeling and texturing buildings and assets from roman armories to african huts this project is definitely diverse! This is also my first project working through Godot and I'm enjoying learning new ways to use my skills!, 09/01/22, 08/31/23
  • Environment Artist (Freelance), KIRA project (Param Labs), 3d Modeling and texturing Futuristic Buildings and assets. That i also set up in unreal engine 5 to be game ready. Doing Everything from LOD's to Lighting and Material setup!, 09/01/22, 12/31/22
  • Director, Fiora Arc, A passion project i worked on everything from Environments to Programming, Animations, 3d Models, Lighting, Effects, UI etc. I was able to learn and touch every part of game development. I definitely grew as a person trying to make a project on my own but in the process learned great lessons on game development and design! (I can send steam keys just let me know!), 11/01/19, 06/30/22, https://store.steampowered.com/app/1999730/Fiora_Arc/
  • Director, Wonder Wonder Punch, A project ive been working as an environment artist on. I do everything from the 3d Models to lighting and scene design and creation., 05/01/22, Present, https://store.steampowered.com/app/2636370/Wonder_Wonder_Punch/
  • Director, Color Fear, A project im finishing soon! it's a mix of horror and dreamyness. im the environment artist for the project. I have done everything from lighting, Postprocessing, Modeling, Texturing and scene building and level design., 01/01/24, Present, https://store.steampowered.com/app/2831170/Color_Fear/
  • Environment Artist / 3D Modeler (Contracted), Croatia Tech, At Croatia Tech i was able to push myself to learn and adapt to a new environment of game development. I was a 3d Modeler for environments that were to be used in a learning game project. I was also able to shift to a new workflow of using concept art as a reference to create 3d Models more effectively. Also learning how to communicate effectively between artists and project managers to be able to complete our tasks as best as possible. (Sadly covid happened and halted the project indefinitely), 01/01/20, 03/31/20
  • Freelancer, Upwork, I have been freelancing on Upwork for a while and was able to learn everything from people skills to effective communication and project execution. Freelancing is something that definitely is a grind but it does help you work on projects that may feel out of your comfort zone but end up helping push yourself to new boundaries!, 05/01/19, Present, https://www.upwork.com/o/profiles/users/~01d0582ff4947af633/

Interests

  • Movies (no country for old men, Kairo, Interstellar, Paprika)
  • Music (Phoenix, Empire of the Sun, MGMT, The Killers)
  • Games (Fallout 3, BIoshock, Fiora Arc, Metriod Prime)
  • Painting!

Timeline

Solo Dev

Color Fear at West View
01.2024 - Current

Environment Artist (Freelance)

Bajibot
12.2022 - 05.2023

Environment Artist (Freelance)

Busy Bumbler Games
09.2022 - 08.2023

Environment Artist (Freelance) - KIRA Project

Param Labs
09.2022 - 12.2022

Environment Artist

Wonder Wonder Punch at West View
05.2022 - 02.2024

Environment Artist / 3D Modeler (Contracted)

Croatia Tech
01.2020 - 03.2020

Solo Dev

Fiora Arc at West View
11.2019 - 06.2022

Freelancer

Upwork
05.2019 - Current

Bachelor of Arts - Environment Design

DigiPen Institute of Technology
Jonathan Medina