Matthew Garwin

I am a digital artist and Gnomon graduate with a bachelor’s in videogame development. I am experienced in creating 3D characters for digital art pipelines and I am knowledgeable in a variety of 2D and 3D digital art programs such as Maya, Zbrush, Photoshop, Substance Painter, and I am familiar with Unity and Unreal game engines. As an example of some of my previous work experience, I recently had the honor of working with the multimedia company Dark Catt Studios as a 3D environment artist.

I believe that my background and experience would make me an ideal candidate to fill your current opening and I would love to become a member of your team. My resume is attached to the application and below is a link to my website where you can view some of my previous work. I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to talk with you further about the position and its finer details if possible.

If you believe that I would be a good fit, please feel free to contact me by email at any time. Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.

Work Experience Dark Catt Studios ∙ St. Charles, IL ∙ 2020 3D Environment Artist (Intern)

Collaberated with multimedia art team to produce popular gaming products through elevated art, creativity and design. Located reference images through online research and historic records to ensure authenticity prior to modeling and texturing environment assets for studio projects. Generated 1-2 3D assets per week, utilizing visual benchmarks and updating based upon head artist feedback and instructions.

Reviewed final 3D images prior to delivery and verified accuracy and quality of work. Implemented assets into Unreal Engine, allowing designers and game designers to incorporate work as needed for prop and interactivity and to improve player experience.

Gnomon School of Visual Effects · Certificate of Digital Production: Game Art ∙ Los Angeles, CA ∙ 2023