Yann Kukolewsky
*D Environment Artist/Level Artist
Rennes, FRANCE
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I am a Game Artist and Graphic Designer.
I want to join your studio as an Environment Artist and Level Artist, to integrate and collaborate with your team by offering 3D or 2D visual solutions to problems specific to video game environments.
SKILLS
• 2D/3D creation pipeline
-Concept art and visual dev
-3D hard surface and organic sculpting/modeling
-Geometry Nodes and Procedural modeling (PCG)
-Mapping and Texturing (PBR workflow)
• Engine pipeline
-Integration
-Level art
-Blueprints and Shader graphs
-Lighting (baked and lumen realtime)
• Teamwork and communication skills
• Fond of History, architecture, nature and cinema
SOFTWARES MASTERED
Substance Designer
Substance Painter
Maya
3DS Max
Blender
Godot Engine
Unreal Engine
Zbrush
Unity
Photoshop
LANGUAGES
• English (proficient in speech and writing)
• French (native)
• Russian (intermediate )
WORK EXPERIENCES
VIDEO GAMES
Freelance Environment, Prop & Texture Artist
Feb. 2022 - today
Recent & important clients: Albyon studio & Wild Wits Games
• Creation and scene dressing of 3D Assets modeling, sculpting, mapping and texturing
• Shader materials
• Lighting and Mood-Design
3D/2D Game Artist at WILD WITS GAMES
Sept. 2024 - Dec. 2024
Project: Crown Gambit on Godot
• Creation and scene dressing of 3D Assets modeling, sculpting, mapping and texturing
• Creation of 2D illustrations and cinematic animation on Godot Engine
• 2D cinematic animation on Photoshop and after effect
• Lighting and Mood-Design
Environment Artist at DONTNOD ENTERTAINMENT
March 2023 - Sept. 2023
(2 unannounced projects on Unreal)
• Creation and scene dressing of 3D Assets modeling, sculpting, mapping and texturing
• Shader materials and Procedural modeling (geometry node)
• Technical Documentation
• Lighting and Mood-Design
COMMUNICATION/ADVERTISING
Freelance Graphic Designer
March 2019 - June 2022
• Creation of visual identites / Branding / Posters for events / Motion design / Video editing
Graphic Designer at Agence à Bretelles
Apr. 2018 - Jul. 2018
• Creation of visual identites / Digital strategy / Posters for events/ packaging
STUDIES
MASTER game art 2021 - 2023
Cnam ENJMIN, Angoulême
LICENCE game design & level design 2019 - 2020
UIT of Bobigny, Paris 13
BTS digital graphic design 2017 - 2019
High School le Corbusier, Strasbourg
HOBBIES
• Climbing
• Caving
• Urban exploration