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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Sze Jones is a professional artist specializes in digital character creation for the video games and cinematic. Her specializations in production are: character design, ZBrush portrait sculpting, facial expression set up, digital hair styling, costume design, artistic supervision and workflow implementation.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Lead Character Artist
Outpost Games    2015 - 2017
Project: SOS (Unreal Engine)

           Contributions:
  • Character modeling pipeline design and implementation
  • Character related game play planning and execution
  • Facial Expression setup, facial poses persona 3D concept.
  • Fine tune and provide artistic feedback and quality control on materials and shaders.
  • Character costume design and authoring for part system.
  • Streamline character modeling pipeline by standardizing UV, topology, textures and materials.
  • Character Branding and Key Art Creation - Posing, lighting, facial expressions, compositional mock up and paintovers.
  • Digital hair design, styling, hair cards painting and authoring
  • Costume Design, Marvelous Designer Costume simulation and authoring for part system.

Senior Character Artist
Crystal Dynamics, Square Enix   2014 - 2015
Project: Rise of Tomb Raider

           Contributions:
  • TressFX 3.0 Hair Authoring and Pipeline Development
  • Next Gen Game Cinematic and In game characters creation
  • Cinematic Character facial expressions, hair styling, shader and texture authoring
  • High resolution Zbrush Sculpt, Textures and Key Arts for Poster and Magazine Covers
  • Rigging and weight painting

Lead Character Artist
Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment    2011 - 2013

Uncharted 4: Next gen facial setup and character pipeline development
Uncharted 3: Katherine Marlowe, Chloe Frazer & Elena Fisher
The Last of Us: Pre‐ production Characters Supervision

           Contributions:
  • Facial Expressions Pipeline Development
  • High Resolution Character Creations for Next‐gen Game
  • Key Art Creations for Poster and Magazine Covers
  • Character Art Direction and Team Supervision
  • NPC head Generations Pipeline Development
  • Hair Styling and Digital Make Up Design
  • Textures and In‐game Shader and Material Setup

Character Modeling Supervisor
Blur Studio   2002 - 2010

Contributions
  • High Resolution Cinematic Character Creation
  • Face Robot R&D, Facial Expression Setup & Lip Sync Animation
  • Character Pipeline Development and Quality Control
  • Character Art Direction and Team Supervision
  • Hair Styling and Digital Make Up Design
  • Key Art Creation for Poster and Magazine Covers

           CLIENTS & PROJECTS
  • SOS  – Character Concept, Character Pipeline Establishment, Persona Analysis, Facial Expression Setup, Promotional Key Art.
  • Hasbro  – ZBrush Head Sculpt for figurines, miniatures and toys.
  • Assassin's Creed Syndicate  – Cinematic character creation.
  • Rise of Tomb Raider  – TressFX 3.0 Hair Authoring and Pipeline Development. Characters Creations, facial expressions, Key Art for PR department.
  • Uncharted 4  – Next Gen Facial Setup and Character Pipeline Development.
  • Uncharted 3  – Katherine Marlowe, Chloe Frazer & Elena Fisher.
  • The Last of Us – Pre-production Characters Supervision.
  • Tomb Raider Underworld: Cinematic – Lara Croft.
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic (Jedi vs Sith) Cinematic – Eleena Daru and Shae Vizla.
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic (Hope) E3 Trailer – Satele Shan.
  • Mass Effect 2:  Promo Interview Cinematic – Jack/Subject Zero, Miranda.
  • Dante’s Inferno: Cinematic – Beatrice.
  • Prototype: Cinematic – Female Pedestrian.
  • The Age of Conan Cinematic – Keira.
  • BioShock Cinematic – Little Sister.
  • Empire Earth III Cinematic – Viral Carrie and Bowman.
  • Everquest II Cinematic – Antonia Bayle.
  • Blood Rayne II Cinematic - Ryane.
  • Æon Flux Cinematic – Æon Flux.
  • Hellgate London Cinematic – Emmera, Lyra and Cabalist.
  • Golden Axe Cinematic – Tyris.
  • Clive Barker’s Jericho – Lt. Abbie.
  • Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning  – Dark Elf Sorceress.
  • Fable 2 Cinematic – Theresa.
  • The Simpsons Movie Trailer – Bunny.
  • Niagara’s Fury Ride Film – Chip.
  • Blur’s Short: Gentlemen’s Duel – Adeline.
  • Blur’s Short: Gopher Broke: Fur setup.
  • SpongeBob SquarePants  – 3D Ride Film, 
  • Disney: Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas.
     
           
PRESENTATIONS & TEACHING

​Sze is passionate about teaching and merging the essence of the digital techniques and traditional disciplines. Her previous presentations and workshops include: Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Arts, Otis College of Art and Design, Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Art Institute of Los Angeles, Santa Monica College, CGWorkshops.com, Siggraph and Silvera Jewelry School.

  • Silvera Jewelry School
    "Jewelry Illustration 1 "
    Instructor, 2017
 
  • CD Projekt RED  - Promised Land 
    “Female Portrait & Hair Sculpting in Zbrush”
    Presenter, 2016

  • Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art
    “Female Portrait Study with Zbrush”
    Instructor, 2013 ‐ 2014

  • CGSociety
    Online Workshop: “Iconic Heroine Design and Creation”
    Instructor. 2011 ‐ 2015

  • Gnomon Master Class
    “Digital Female Character Design and Creation”
    Instructor, 2009

  • ​LA ACM Siggraph Presentation:
    "Digital Sculpture"
    Artist / Presenter, 2010

  • Pixologic: Feature ZBrush Artist Presentation, Siggraph, Los Angeles
    Artist / Presenter, 2010
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  • Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Hollywood, 2010
    “The Making of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Trailer”
    Artist / Presenter, 2010

  • The Art Institute of Los Angeles, 2003
    “Brazil Toon Shader Presentation ‐ A 2D Toon takes a 3D ride”
    Artist / Presenter, 2003

EDUCATION
 
  • Master of Arts
    Majored in Computer Graphics, William Paterson University, 1999

  • ​Bachelor of Fine Arts
    Majored in Computer Graphics, William Paterson University, 1997

  • Associate degree in Applied Science
    Majored in Graphic Design, County College of Morris, 1995