T. Ryan McLean

Level Artist/ Texture Artist

Montreal, Canada

Summary

I am a 3D level artist from Montreal, Quebec; always looking to bring my skills to a talented team
focused on immersive worlds. I enjoy blending the technical and creative sides of visual art and story
telling. I am a self motivated artist with a strong aptitude for collaborative work and a passion for
problem solving and game development.

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Skills

Software proficiency

3ds Max

Maya

Unreal Engine

CRYENGINE

Photoshop

NDO

Substance 3D Designer

Substance 3D Painter

Unity

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Productions

- Video Game
  Eden Rising
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Level Artist
- Company
  Nvizzio Creations
- Video Game
  Star Citizen
- Year
  2016
- Role
  3D Artist
- Company
  Behaviour Interactive
- Video Game
  Dead by Daylight
- Year
  2016
- Role
  3D Artist
- Company
  Behaviour Interactive
- Video Game
  Dishonored Definitive Edition
- Year
  2016
- Role
  3D Artist
- Company
  Behaviour Interactive

Experience

Level Artist at Nvizzio Creations
Montreal, Canada
November 2017 - Present
Project: Eden Rising (PC, releasing soon)

Responsibilities included:

Creating level terrain based on block outs and game design requirements.

Set dressed levels with vegetation, and assets using a combination of hand placed and procedural tools.

Created organic textures for environments using Substance Designer.
Level Artist at Aptitude X/ WB Montreal
Montreal, Canada
January 2016 - April 2017
Project: Unannounced AAA title

Responsibilities included:

Created modular kits for open world building creation with help from concept and real world reference

Worked closely with Art Directors and Concept Artists to push visual standards of out modular kits

Used Unreal Engine's procedural Facade editor to create archetype buildings for use by Level Designers and Artists throughout the studio

Maintained ownership of archetypes throughout production, implementation, bug fixing and polish

Assisted with educating level artists on how to use the facade editor
3D Artist at Behaviour Interactive
Montreal, Canada
October 2013 - January 2016
Projects: Star Citizen, Dead by Daylight, Dishonored: Definitive Edition, RBI Baseball

Responsibilities included:

Asset creation; low poly modeling, texture creation, implementation in engine

Creation of one off props and modular kits

Optimization and polish of old assets

Material creation

Maintenance of blueprints for procedural levels

Editing of video and screenshots for client's website
3D Artist at Telos International
Charlottetown, Canada
January 2012 - August 2012
Responsibilities included:

Low-poly asset creation

Rendering of high-poly assets

Character creation for animation

Hand painting of textures

Level creation, lighting and terrain

Bug fixing
Quality Assurance Tester at Sculpin QA
Charlottetown, Canada
October 2011 - January 2012
Clients: Glu Mobile, Play Mechanix, South Park Studios.

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