PROFILE
I’ve been working as a 3D Artist/Technical Artist/Interaction Designer on Games and VR Interactive Projects. So far, I’ve worked on 20+ projects while working on a SDK providing feature design list and tested prototype files.
Skill
Maya, XSI, Zbrush, Max
Character Creator
Substance Designer/Painter,
Unreal4/5, Metahuman
Unity
Photoshop, Illustrator, AfterEffects, Premiere
Asset data management/ Art Outsource Management
3D Printing,
Contact
kyewans@gmail.com
SR. 3D Artist/Art Director/ Art Manager/Technical Artist
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sr. (Character) Artist
Studio 369 2022-Present
Project Metal Core using Unreal Editor 4
Various Prototype projects using Unreal 5
Sr. Technical Artist
TLM Partners 2020-2022
Project Pitches and Cinematics
VR multi platform projects using Unreal4
Sr. Technical Artist / Interaction Designer
Google 2019
Pixel Pokemon Project - Interactive Live Wallpaper & Mini App to demonstrate Pixel 4 device new Gesture recognition sensor
Google 2014 - 2019
Google Spotlight Stories - To create new immersive and interactive storytelling medium for mobile and VR devices, supported by an open 360 format and creator tools
Sr. Technical Artist / UX Interaction Designer
Motorola Mobility ATAP 2011 - 2014
Worked in UX team - Unlock mechanism and community division
Prototyped and developed the most of early Spotlight Stories episodes
CEO/Art Director
Kromatic Design Studio LLC 2010-2011
3D Games, Demos & UI prototypes for Clients such as Qualcomm, Google, Lenovo, Barnes & Nobles and other game studios
Lead 3D Technical Artist / UX Interaction Designer
Human Engines 2009-2010
3D Demos & UI prototypes for Clients such as Qualcomm, Google, Barnes & Nobles
Lead Artist/3D Technical Artist
Various Game Studios 1996-2009
Worked on the PC and various console games including PS2/PS3 and Xbox/Xbox360 titles
Education
MFA/BFA The School of the Art institute of Chicago
BFA Seoul National University (in Korea)
Awards
Age of Sail (2018)
Nominated MPSE Awards
Won Annie Awards Production Design in an animated production
Shortlisted Oscar 2019
Pearl (2016)
Nominated Academy Awrads Best Animated Short Feb 2017
Won Annie Awards Best Animated Short Feb 2017
Won 69th Emmy Awards Innovation in Interactive Programming Sep 2017