John DeRiggi - Senior Character Artist

John DeRiggi

Senior Character Artist

Pittsburgh, PA, United States

john.e.deriggi@gmail.com

About

Experienced character artist for games like Hyper Light Breaker, Knockout City, and interactive media in the worlds of Oculus, Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars. Lead, instructor and mentor.

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Skills

Software proficiency

ZBrush

Maya

3DCoat

TopoGun

RizomUV

Marvelous Designer

Photoshop

Substance 3D Painter

Unity

Unreal Engine

Marmoset Toolbag

Keyshot

Arnold

R3DS Wrap

Xgen

Character Creator

Experience

Senior Character Artist at Near Studios
US
February 2025 - May 2025
https://www.nearstudios.com Remote
Principal Character Artist at Heart Machine
December 2020 - November 2024
https://heartmachine.com Remote full-time
Senior Character Artist at Velan Studios
August 2019 - September 2020
https://www.velanstudios.com Remote on contract full-time then part-time
Lead Character Artist at Oculus Research/Facebook Reality Labs
February 2017 - November 2019
https://www.oculus.com On contract through Filter Digital. On site and remote full time
Senior Freelance Character Artist & Mentor at Schell Games
June 2017 - September 2018
https://www.schellgames.com on site and remote part-time
Senior Lead Character Artist at Schell Games
May 2006 - January 2017
https://www.schellgames.com on site full-time
Character Art Instructor at CG Society/Ballistic Media
Online
October 2012 - October 2015
Rapid Character Development for Online Games: CGWorkshop. Remote part-time
3D Modeling Instructor at Summer Academy for Math and Sciences: Carnegie Mellon University
June 2005 - August 2006
On site part time