Joanna Simon
Joanna Simon
Lead 3d Artist / AD
Sliema, Malta

Summary

I am a passionate all-around artist with over 14 years of professional experience in 3D art for games, including 9 years as a lead artist. Graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts in Sculpture gave me a solid foundation for learning 3D modeling and ignited my passion for depicting forms and observing the world. I also have 6 years of music education, which allowed me to expand my creativity beyond visual arts.

Throughout my career, I have been involved in many aspects of art creation, management, and production. For over four years, I built the foundation for an art outsource studio, where I carried out mixed art-related roles. This experience taught me how to work with versatile styles, pipelines, and requirements. I led teams of 3D and concept artists, managed art production, and created assets myself, such as props, characters, and environments. During this time, I worked with talented artists from all over the world, guiding them to achieve the desired results while also learning how to make their unique skills shine and grow. These amazing, creative, and hardworking artists with whom I had the pleasure of working always inspired and motivated me to grow.

I love variety, and I could say that my curiosity drives my actions. I am addicted to exploration of all kinds, be it art, nature, science, or the human mind. As an art lead, my goal is to share my passion for studying the world and depicting it in a way that this passion is carried further.

Skills

3D ModelingTexturingPBR TexturingDigital PaintingDigital SculptingRetopologyConcept DesignTeachingSculptingDrawingPainting

Software proficiency

Maya
Maya
Photoshop
Photoshop
ZBrush
ZBrush
3DCoat
3DCoat
xNormal
xNormal
NDO
NDO
Marvelous Designer
Marvelous Designer
Marmoset Toolbag
Marmoset Toolbag
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter

Productions

    • Video Game
      The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Lead Artist
    • Company
      cView Studios / Daedalic Entertainment
    • Video Game
      Destroy All Humans! 2 - Reprobed
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Lead Artist
    • Company
      cView Studios, Black Forest Games
    • Video Game
      Memories of Mars
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Lead artist
    • Company
      cView Studios / Limbic
    • Video Game
      Metro Exodus
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Managing Art/Leading on the outsourcing side
    • Company
      cView Studios, 4A Games
    • Video Game
      Arktika.1
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Managing Art/Leading on the outsourcing side
    • Company
      cView Studios, 4A Games
    • Video Game
      Two Worlds - Pirates of the Flying fortress
    • Year
      2009
    • Role
      3D General Artist
    • Company
      Reality Pump
    • Video Game
      Grimlands
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Character Artist
    • Company
      Drago Entertainment
    • Video Game
      Raven's Cry
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Character Artist
    • Company
      Reality Pump