John DeRiggi
John DeRiggi
Senior Character Artist
Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Summary

Senior character artist for games like Hyper Light Breaker, Knockout City, and interactive media for Oculus VR, Disney, Marvel, and Lucasfilm. Focused on appealing shape language and materials for stylized characters to exceed project vision. Senior, lead, or principal character artist in AAA, Indie, and research projects in a wide range of genres and platforms. Driving character art style and/or pipelines across 20+ titles.

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Skills

Digital SculptingCharacter ModelingCreature ModelingHard Surface ModelingConcept SculptingMaterialsTexturingCharacter DesignPipeline DevelopmentTeam ManagementTeachingMentoringBlendshape SculptingUV MappingRetopologyGroomingStylizationFACSPBRCharacter ArtPrototypingShape LanguageAnatomy

Software proficiency

ZBrush
ZBrush
Maya
Maya
3DCoat
3DCoat
TopoGun
TopoGun
RizomUV
RizomUV
Marvelous Designer
Marvelous Designer
Photoshop
Photoshop
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Unity
Unity
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Marmoset Toolbag
Marmoset Toolbag
Keyshot
Keyshot
Arnold
Arnold
R3DS Wrap
R3DS Wrap
Xgen
Xgen
Character Creator
Character Creator

Experience