Lucas Annunziata - Professional 3D Environment Artist

◭ Lucas Annunziata ◮

Senior Environment Artist I - Blizzard - Overwatch 2

Irvine, United States

Summary

3D Environment Artist and Mentor. I have experience with multiple engines, art styles, and team sizes. Indie to AAA, small corridors to expansive landscapes. The intersection of art and tech, beautiful worlds that also run on target hardware.

Titles:
*Chivalry 2 - (PC, Consoles, TDB) - preproduction and tech investigation
*Overwatch - (PC, Consoles, 2016) - joined in 2018
• Islands of Nyne - (PC - 2018)
• Mirage: Arcane Warfare – (PC – 2017)
• Albino Lullaby: Episode 1 – (PC – 2015)
• Chivalry: Deadliest Warrior – (PC – 2013)
• Chivalry: Medieval Warfare – (PC – 2012)
• Project Nubby - (Playstation Home – 2011)
• Cogs – (Playstation Home – 2011)

•= Shipped
*= Contributed to

Skills:
-Hard surface sub-division modeling for high to low poly workflow.
-Organic modeling experience with a heavy focus on zbrush sculpting
-Advanced texturing skills in multiple styles, for both PBR and traditional workflows. I am experienced with both Substance and Quixel Packages.
-Experienced with modular environment asset creation for efficiency and ease of use in game engines.
-Excellent communication skills.
-Ability to prioritize tasks, work under pressure and strict deadlines.

Software Proficiency :
Maya
Zbrush
Photoshop
Quixel Suite
Substance
xNormal
Unreal 4
Unity

Skills

Software proficiency

Maya

Photoshop

ZBrush

Unreal Engine

Quixel Suite

DDO

NDO

Substance 3D Designer

World Machine

Productions

- Video Game
  Chivalry 2
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Environment Artist
- Company
  Torn Banner
- Video Game
  Overwatch
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Environment Artist
- Company
  Blizzard Entertainment
- Video Game
  Islands of Nyne
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Environment Artist
- Company
  Define Human
- Video Game
  Mirage: Arcane Warfare
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Environment Artist
- Company
  Torn Banner Studios
- Video Game
  Albino Lullaby - Episode One
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Environment Artist
- Company
  Ape Law
- Video Game
  Chivalry: Deadliest Warrior
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Environment Artist
- Company
  Torn Banner Studios
- Video Game
  Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Environment Artist
- Company
  Torn Banner Studios
- Video Game
  Cogs
- Year
  2011
- Role
  Assistant Artist
- Company
  Codename Games

Experience

Senior Environment Artist I at Blizzard Entertainment
Irvine, United States of America
July 2020 - Present
•Working with level designers to bring graybox levels to life in Overwatch and Overwatch 2.

Modelling, Texturing, and Worldbuilding.

Contributed the following maps:

• Busan

• Petra

• Paris

• Havana

• Toronto Blizzcon Demo for Overwatch 2
Environment Artist at Blizzard Entertainment
Irvine, United States of America
February 2018 - July 2020
Mentor at The Mentor Coalition
November 2020 - Present
Mentoring artists in 3d Environment Art creation
Mentor at Vertex School
June 2020 - Present
Mentoring artists in 3d Environment Art creation
Freelance Environment Artist at Self Employed
November 2011 - Present
Satisfied clients include:

Define Human Studios

Wild Devil Studios

Ape Law

Creatives in the Attic

Figment productions

Tale of Tales

Berserk Entertainment Inc.
3D Environment Artist at Torn Banner Studios
Toronto, Canada
June 2012 - Present
• Helping to set and maintain art direction and best practices

• Creating high quality 3d game assets for use within the Unreal Engine 4, from modular kits to unique props.

• Creating textures and materials using a mixture of Photoshop and Substance Designer.

• World building in engine, working with level designers to bring levels from greybox blockouts all the way through to completion, including lighting, fx placement, post processing, etc.

• Identifying areas of optimization to help artists reduce CPU and GPU cost of visuals.

• Self motivated and organized, helping identify and delegate tasks to small team of environment art.

Shipped at Torn Banner:

Mirage Arcane Warfare - PC - 2017

Chivalry: Deadliest Warrior - PC - 2013

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare - PC - 2012
Assistant Artist at Codename Games
Los Angeles, United States of America
May 2011 - August 2011
• Worked with artists from both development teams making 3d in-game assets across multiple titles for Playstation Home.

• Responsible for modeling and texturing assets based upon other artists’ concepts using current workflow techniques and iterating revisions based upon feedback while under a tight schedule.

• Analyzed documentation to incorporate character animations efficiently into the pipeline.