Justin Weingartner
Justin Weingartner
3D Artist
Janesville, WI, United States

3D artist with 18 years of experience in video games, film, TV, tabletop gaming, simulation, and marketing.

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Skills

CompositingRendering3D Modeling3D PrintingCharacter ModelingCreature ModelingDigital SculptingEnvironment ModelingHard Surface ModelingLightingLow-poly ModelingMotion CaptureProp ModelingRiggingTexturingUV MappingSculptingCharacter DesignCharacter AnimationRetopologyHigh-poly ModelingWeapon ModelingVFXPBR TexturingPhysically Based RenderingTexture BakingNiagara

Software proficiency

Maya
Maya
ZBrush
ZBrush
Spine 2D
Spine 2D
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Stager
Substance 3D Stager
Keyshot
Keyshot
TopoGun
TopoGun
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Unity
Unity
SpeedTree
SpeedTree
Photoshop
Photoshop
After Effects
After Effects
Marvelous Designer
Marvelous Designer
Arnold
Arnold
Construct 2
Construct 2
Roblox Studio
Roblox Studio

Productions

    • Board & Card Games
      Miniatures
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      Sculptor
    • Company
      Dungeon Smithee
    • Video Game
      Time Travel Tower Defense
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      Character Artist / Environment Artist
    • Company
      180 Games
    • Video Game
      Five Nights at Freddy's: Survival Crew
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      Character Artist / Environment Artist
    • Company
      180 Games
    • Video Game
      YAS Tycoon
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Environment Artist
    • Company
      180 Games
    • TV Production
      Avatar: The Last Airbender
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      VFX Artist / Environment Artist
    • Company
      Bunker Digital
    • Video Game
      AT&T / HBO Station (100 Thieves VR Experience)
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Character Artist / Environment Artist
    • Company
      Groove Jones
    • Mobile Game
      Poppin Bass Fishing
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      Artist / Designer
    • Company
      Battle Company
    • Video Game
      Ashes of Oahu
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Character Artist
    • Company
      WyrmByte
    • Board & Card Games
      Miniatures
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Sculptor
    • Company
      WizKids
    • Video Game
      The Quiet Man
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Animator
    • Company
      Square Enix
    • Video Game
      Agents of Mayhem
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Animator
    • Company
      Deep Silver Volition
    • Mobile Game
      State of Chaos
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Environment Artist
    • Company
      Shiver Entertainment
    • Mobile Game
      Greed for Glory
    • Year
      2013
    • Role
      Lead 3D Artist
    • Company
      PerBlue
    • Mobile Game
      Boardtastic Skateboarding 2
    • Year
      2013
    • Role
      Lead 3D Artist
    • Company
      PerBlue
    • Mobile Game
      Boardtastic Skateboarding
    • Year
      2012
    • Role
      Lead 3D Artist
    • Company
      PerBlue
    • Mobile Game
      Parallel Zombies
    • Year
      2012
    • Role
      Lead 3D Artist
    • Company
      PerBlue
    • Mobile Game
      Parallel Mafia
    • Year
      2012
    • Role
      Lead 3D Artist
    • Company
      PerBlue
    • Mobile Game
      Parallel Kingdom
    • Year
      2011
    • Role
      Lead 3D Artist
    • Company
      PerBlue
    • Mobile Game
      Among the Undead
    • Year
      2011
    • Role
      Lead 3D Artist
    • Company
      PerBlue
    • Video Game
      Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters
    • Year
      2011
    • Role
      Environment Artist / VFX Artist / Lighting
    • Company
      Foundation 9 Entertainment / Warner Brothers
    • Video Game
      Justice League: Mortal (Unreleased)
    • Year
      2009
    • Role
      Environment Artist
    • Company
      Foundation 9 Entertainment / Warner Bros
    • Video Game
      G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
    • Year
      2009
    • Role
      Environment Artist / VFX Artist / Lighting
    • Company
      Foundation 9 Entertainment / EA

Experience

  • 3D Designer at Axon
    Sterling, VA, US
    May 2024 - Present

    I modeled, textured, lit, and rendered various environments for anti-airspace drone simulations.

  • Sculptor (Contract) at Dungeon Smithee
    Orem, UT, US
    July 2024 - December 2024

    I sculpted, textured, and rendered characters for Dungeon Smithee’s tabletop fantasy miniatures line.

  • Lead 3D Artist at 180 Games
    San Francisco
    February 2023 - May 2024

    I modeled, textured, and lit environments and characters for PC games.

  • 3D Artist (contract) at Image Studios Inc
    Appleton, WI, United States of America
    April 2023 - July 2023

    I modeled, textured, lit, and rendered environments and props/products to client specifications for advertising.

  • Environment Artist at Bunker Digital
    Vancouver, BC, Canada
    May 2022 - February 2023

    I modeled, textured, and lit environment assets for film/TV. I also created VFX assets for film/TV.

  • Character Artist (contract) at Taiyaki Studios
    San Francisco, United States of America
    April 2022 - August 2022

    I modeled and textured characters for an NFT project.

  • 3D Artist (contract) at MarketScale
    Dallas, TX, United States of America
    December 2021 - December 2022

    I modeled, textured, lit, and rendered various props and environments for marketing

  • 3D Artist (contract) at Groove Jones
    Dallas, TX
    May 2021 - July 2021

    I modeled and textured various environments and characters for VR Chat

  • Instructor at Game-U
    Flemington, NJ, United States of America
    October 2020 - July 2023

    I instructed students on various classes centered on 3D modeling and game development

  • Lead 3D Artist at Battle Company
    Milwaukee, WI
    May 2019 - June 2021

    I designed and modeled 3D weapons/props to be 3D printed and mold injected for competitive laser tag equipment.

    I designed, modeled, textured, rigged, animated, lit, and rendered various character and environment assets for video games and advertising

  • Sculptor (contract) at WizKids
    Hillside, NJ, United States of America
    September 2018 - January 2019

    I sculpted, textured, and rendered characters for WizKids’ tabletop Dungeons and Dragons miniatures line

    I rendered character assets for packaging imagery

  • Animator (contract) at Deep Silver Volition
    Champaign, IL
    June 2018 - August 2018

    I cleaned motion capture data, including hand keying and correcting problematic poses and transitions in the motion capture data

  • Character Artist (contract) at Wyrmbyte
    Denver, CO, United States of America
    March 2018 - May 2018

    I designed, sculpted, and textured characters for video games

  • Animator (contract) at Square Enix
    Tokyo, Japan
    March 2018 - May 2018

    I cleaned motion capture data, including hand keying and correcting problematic poses and transitions in the motion capture data

  • Lead Character Artist at Mad Marker Studios
    Mount Horeb, WI
    June 2017 - January 2019

    I designed, sculpted, and textured characters for video games

    I modeled, textured, and lit environment assets for video games

    I cleaned motion capture data for video games

  • Environment Artist (contract) at Shiver Entertainment
    Miami, FL, United States of America
    December 2016 - February 2017

    I modeled, textured, lit, and rendered various environment assets for video games

  • Instructor at Madison Media Institute
    Madison, WI, United States of America
    January 2014 - June 2017

    I instructed students on various classes centered on 3D modeling and lighting/rendering for game development

  • Lead 3D Artist at PerBlue
    Madison, WI, United States of America
    March 2011 - November 2013

    I designed, modeled, textured, rigged, animated, lit, and rendered various character and environment assets for video games and advertising

  • Environment Artist (contract) at Brash Multimedia
    Wake Forest, NC, United States of America
    May 2010 - October 2010

    I modeled, textured, lit, and rendered various environment assets for video games

  • Environment Artist at Foundation 9 Entertainment
    Austin, TX, United States of America
    September 2008 - April 2009

    I modeled, textured, lit, and rendered various environment assets for video games

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