Jason Bartlett
Jason Bartlett
Digital Artist
Fareham, United Kingdom

Summary

Digital Artist. Studied BA (Hons) Computer Games Arts at UCA Farnham (First-Class).

10+ years of experience in visual development, conceptual art and illustrative design; specializing in Hard Surface 3D Modelling.

Published artwork in two game titles, Darts Of Fury (Yakuto Games) and Atom Universe (Atom Republic).

Created pitch concepts to visual assets for major clients including Bandai Namco, Meta, Roland, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, National Grid.

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Skills

Digital ArtDigital PaintingMatte Painting3D Modeling3D VisualizationIllustrationTraditional ArtPhotographyStoryboardingFilm EditingCinematographyRenderingTexturingUV MappingVisual DevelopmentGraphic DesignPhoto-manipulationConcept Art

Software proficiency

Photoshop
Photoshop
Premiere
Premiere
Illustrator
Illustrator
After Effects
After Effects
Maya
Maya
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Marmoset Toolbag
Marmoset Toolbag
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Unity
Unity
Cinema 4D
Cinema 4D
Redshift
Redshift
Blender
Blender

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Experience

  • Digital Artist at Phygital
    Guildford, United Kingdom
    May 2021 - January 2023

    Created 2D and 3D assets for numerous bespoke experiences for brands and creative agencies at the experiential digital production company Phygital. Independently learnt Cinema 4D, Redshift, Blender and numerous other tools to produce digital experiences in AR, VR and MR. Worked on concept art for pitches to clients such as Meta, Unilever and Bandai Namco. Created 3D models of a virtual city in Unreal for National Grid, as well as 3D printed the city, which was shown and well received at the Climate Change Conference (COP 21). Re-created historical buildings and headquarters in 3D to be showcased in VR and in health and safety videos. Made custom animated AR experiences for well-known clients such as HP and Ford. Produced four WebAR experiences demonstrating Phygital’s USP’s which was exhibited at Event Tech Live 22 at the ExCel London.

  • Games Artist Internship at Atom Republic
    Woking, United Kingdom
    June 2017 - July 2017

    Designed 3D character assets for the PC and PS4 Social Virtual World ‘Atom Universe’. Worked on t-shirt designs, clothing and headwear accessories. Generated 2D achievements icons and UI marketplace thumbnails using Photoshop and Illustrator. Created models in Maya and Z-Brush for Unreal Engine. Also took part in QA testing of updates; including the implementation of my work.

  • Games Artist at Yakuto Games
    London, United Kingdom
    July 2016 - August 2016

    With the Google Play award-winning studio, I created vibrant concept designs and illustrations for the highly successful ‘Darts of Fury’ (an App Store top 20 with over 10 million downloads). I designed (US-style) bird sport league logos using hand drawn sketches, Photoshop and finally Illustrator. My work has been complimented by the head of Apple's US App Store editorial.