Jon currently works as a Lead Character Technical Artist at Striking Distance Studios where he loves solving problems and helping teams in as many ways as he can.
Jon has moved around from rigging, to tools, to building design systems for games. He enjoys working with students and sharing his passion for the games industry.
Credits include Marvel's Avengers, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Iron Man 2, and Resident Evil 5 to name a few.
I currently Live in Half Moon Bay California, just south of San Francisco. It's a small secluded foggy beach town, I love it.
Reach out to your peers and do projects with them or get to know them. Growth happens by surrounding yourself with friends or peers who share your passion as an artist or developer. Your friend will 9/10 times be the person who helps you get your foot in the door.
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Simon has been working in the game industry since 2005, and was credited as the only technical cinematic animator for Batman: Arkham City at Rocksteady Studios.
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Known for Batman: Arkham Knight
Justin has brought dozens of games to life in his 2-decade career. Credits include Tony Hawk, Mortal Kombat, and other AAA titles like Singularity and Stranglehold.
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Known for Mortal Kombat Franchise
Alex is a highly experienced senior animator and supervisor whose credits include: The Adventures of Puss in Boots, Monsters Vs. Aliens and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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Known for The Adventures of Puss in Boots
In his 25 year career, Dave's worked as a 3D artist, and concept artist, art and creative director at studios like Framestore, LVTHN, EA and clients like Disney, Marvel, Nickelodeon to name a few.
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Known for Tony Hawk Ride
With almost 2 decades in the industry, VFX Supervisor Jorge has more than 50 credits to his name including Game of Thrones, Wonder Woman and Tomb Raider.
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Known for Umbrella Academy
For the past 7 years, Billy's been a resident artist at Luma Pictures, working on films like Godzilla vs Kong, Spider-Man: Far from Home, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Deadpool.
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Known for Godzilla vs Kong
William is a Real-time TD and Unreal Artist. He shares his passion for Unreal Engine with artists and creators through his highly popular tutorials.
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Known for Unreal Engine Education
Deepak is the Producer for film, TV, and virtual production at Epic Games' Unreal Online Learning platform and is sharing his real time production expertise with students at CG Spectrum.
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Known for Gen: Lock