John DeRiggi - Senior Character Artist

John DeRiggi

Senior Character Artist

Pittsburgh, PA, United States

john.e.deriggi@gmail.com

Summary

Senior character artist for games like Hyper Light Breaker, Knockout City, and media for Disney, Marvel, and Lucasfilm. Focused on appealing shape language and materials for stylized character art to exceed project vision. Senior, lead, or principal artist in AAA, Indie, and research projects. Driving character art style and pipelines on 20+ titles.

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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 Meta Reality Labs
February 2017 - November 2019
https://www.meta.com On contract through Filter Digital. On site and remote full time
Freelance Senior Character Artist 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 2013 - January 2017
https://www.schellgames.com on site full-time

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