Scott Petty: Environment Artist/ Level Designer

Biography

My name is Scott Petty. I am a Sr. Environment Artist/ Level Designer who specializes in medieval level creation. I have 8 years of production experience and 4 shipped titles working both in-house and remote. I have a deep rooted passion for Indie game development and next-gen game art.

Age: 35

Skills:

• World buliding
• Level Design
• Lighting/Post-Process
• PBR Shader pipeline
• High Poly Modeling
• Low Poly Modeling
• Sculpting for Normal Mapping
• UV Mapping
• 2D Art Concepts
• Team Management

Software:

• 3DS Max
• ZBrush
• Adobe Photoshop
• Perforce UE4/UDK
• World Machine
• UV Layout
• Topogun
• xNormal
• nDo2
• dDo
  -Crazybump

Game Engine(s):

• Unreal Engine 4
• UDK
• Source Engine
• HeroBlade Engine (MMO)
• Rayform

Work History:

Baremettle Entertainment: 6/2014 to 5/16
Game: Exanima
Position: Senior Environment Artist

• Create highly detailed and optimized game ready architecture, textures, modular tile-sets, and props for Exanima.
• Import assets into custom game engine
• Work closely with Art Director to achieve desired look and feel of modular tile-sets in accordance to game lore

Aesthetic Games: 6/2013 to 6/2014
Game: Dead Crusade
Lead Environment Artist/ Creative Director

• Created all 3D Environment Art, Models, Lighting, Textures, Shaders, and Level Design for Dead Crusade using Unreal Engine 4 and UDK
• Worked as the only Environment Artist
• Created all Master shader networks for different material types
• Creation of properly spaced, asset resolution dominance lightmaps
• creation compelling and detailed lighting setups for the levels.
• Complete game design, production, recruitment, and team management

Action Mobile Games: 10/2011 to 6/2013
Game: 2013: Infected Wars
Position: Lead Environment Artist

• Create extremely optimized level architecture and textures to run on mobile devices (iPhone 3G-4G) in a timely manner.
• Creation of lightmaps and compelling lighting setups for all levels.
• Push the boundries of what is visually possible on the iPhone and mobile platforms while retaining high framerates.
• Work closely with a team of Artists to achieve a consistent look and feel for all Environments.

Torn Banner Studios: 04/2009 to 10/2011
Game: Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Position: Lead Environment Artist

• In charge of all Environment Art and Level Design efforts for transition from Source MOD to commercial UDK game
• Participated in all interviewing and recruitment selection for all applying 3D Artists
• Work closely with a team of Jr. Artists to develop props for use in levels
• Review of all art assets via voice and screen share
• Created all Master shader networks for different material types
• Implementation of all 3D models, shaders, textures into UDK game engine
• Focus on level optimization using LODs, precomputed visibility volumes, and culling
• In charge of world creation from level blockout to final look
• Place objects within the level to create compelling scenes
• Light the level and began creating post process chains for optimal visual impact.
• Used Kismet to script level events such as backround siege dynamics

BioWare Austin, Austin Tx, 04/2008 to 09/2009
Game: Star Wars: The Old Republic
Position: 3D Environment Artist

• Use of height map tools to create terrain deformations
• Use of terrain painting tools to paint texture blends on landscapes
• Creation of dungeons and landscapes using modular art assets
• Using Heroblade lighting tools to light environments
• Elemination of bugs on various planets for The Old Republic MMO