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Chris Watts
Technical Artist
Kenilworth, United Kingdom

Summary

Highly creative video games professional with more than 10 years experience in AAA production. 3 in a Senior / Lead role.

I’m currently working as a Technical Artist at Rebellion. Focusing on supporting the Environment Art team in Pipeline Creation , Scripting and Shader Creation.

I'm very passionate about the efficient creation of assets , having worked in a lead position previously at elite 3d overseeing multiple projects.

I can communicate effectively with internal and external teams on a broad range of topics: creative, technical. I'm familiar with a large range of project management tools such as Jira , Shotgun etc.

Arts and Design professional with a Computer Games Art (BA) focused in Computer Games from Teeside University.

Experienced with a very wide range of development packages and proprietary engines.

Skills: Autodesk 3DS Max, Autodesk Maya, Blender, Zbrush, Moi, Photoshop, Unreal Engine , Cryengine , Lumberyard, Frostbite, Jira, Shotgun, Confluence, Painter, Designer, Python

OTG(Unreleased)
Saints Row
Forza Horizon 5
Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered
Need for Speed: Heat
Blood And Truth
Ralph Breaks VR
Call of Duty Black Ops 4
Overkill's The Walking Dead
Arcadia - Demo Scene GDC 2018
Bistro - Demo Scene GDC 2017
Lego Star Wars : The Force Awakens
Lego Dimensions
Lego Jurassic World

Experienced in prop and environment art production , project management and ensuring technical and artistic requirements are met for projects.

Skills

3D ModelingEnvironment ModelingHard Surface ModelingLightingLow-poly ModelingGame DevelopmentProject Management

Software proficiency

3ds Max
3ds Max
Blender
Blender
Maya
Maya
Photoshop
Photoshop
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Designer
Substance 3D Designer
Marmoset Toolbag
Marmoset Toolbag
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
ZBrush
ZBrush
TopoGun
TopoGun
Marvelous Designer
Marvelous Designer
World Machine
World Machine
Quixel Suite
Quixel Suite
CRYENGINE
CRYENGINE
UVLayout
UVLayout
DDO
DDO
Photoscan
Photoscan
NDO
NDO
Python
Python
Jira
Jira
Frostbite Engine
Frostbite Engine
Shotgun
Shotgun
GeoGlyph
GeoGlyph
MoI3D
MoI3D
Lumberyard
Lumberyard
microdem
microdem

Productions

    • Video Game
      Atomfall
    • Year
      2025
    • Role
      Technical Artist
    • Company
      Rebellion
    • Video Game
      Sniper Elite Resistance
    • Year
      2025
    • Role
      Technical Artist
    • Company
      Rebellion
    • Video Game
      Off The Grid
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      Technical Artist
    • Company
      Gunzilla Games
    • Video Game
      Saints Row
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Lead Artist
    • Company
      elite3d
    • Video Game
      Forza Horizon 5
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Lead Artist
    • Company
      elite3d
    • Video Game
      Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      Lead Artist
    • Company
      elite3d
    • Video Game
      Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      Artist
    • Company
      elite3d
    • Video Game
      Need for Speed: Heat
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Lead Artist
    • Company
      elite3d
    • Video Game
      Blood And Truth
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Artist
    • Company
      elite3d
    • Video Game
      Ralph Breaks VR
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Lead Artist
    • Company
      elite3d
    • Video Game
      Call of Duty Black Ops 4
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Photogrammetry Artist
    • Company
      elite3d
    • Video Game
      Overkill's The Walking Dead
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Environment Artist
    • Company
      elite3d
    • Video Game
      Arcadia - Demo Scene GDC 2018
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Environment Artist
    • Company
      elite3d
    • Video Game
      Bistro - Demo Scene GDC 2017
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Environment Artist
    • Company
      elite3D
    • Video Game
      Lego Star Wars : The Force Awakens
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Artist
    • Company
      Tt Fusion
    • Video Game
      Lego Dimensions
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Artist
    • Company
      Tt Fusion
    • Video Game
      Lego Jurrassic World
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Artist
    • Company
      Tt Fusion

Experience

  • Technical Artist at Rebellion
    Gateshead, GB
    September 2023 - Present

  • Technical Artist at Gunzilla Games
    Frankfurt am Main
    July 2022 - August 2023

  • Senior Artist at Gunzilla Games
    Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    April 2021 - July 2022

  • Lead Artist at elite3d
    Valencia, Spain
    September 2018 - April 2021

  • Senior / Principal Artist at elite3d
    Valencia, Spain
    May 2017 - September 2018

  • Environment and Props Artist at elite3d
    Valencia, Spain
    September 2016 - May 2017

  • Environment Artist at TT Fusion
    Manchester, United Kingdom
    September 2014 - September 2016