Desmond Man
Desmond Man
Principal Environment Artist @ Certain Affinity
Toronto, Canada

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Skills

Digital PaintingEnvironment DesignMatte Painting3D Modeling3D VisualizationDigital SculptingEnvironment ModelingHard Surface ModelingLightingProp ModelingTexturingUV MappingPaintingRetopologyProp DesignPhoto-manipulationWorld BuildingKitbashingTexture Baking

Software proficiency

3ds Max
3ds Max
Maya
Maya
ZBrush
ZBrush
World Machine
World Machine
TopoGun
TopoGun
SpeedTree
SpeedTree
Marvelous Designer
Marvelous Designer
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Designer
Substance 3D Designer
3DCoat
3DCoat
Photoshop
Photoshop
Megascans
Megascans
Mixer
Mixer
Quixel Suite
Quixel Suite
xNormal
xNormal
UVLayout
UVLayout
Keyshot
Keyshot
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Marmoset Toolbag
Marmoset Toolbag
CRYENGINE
CRYENGINE
Unity
Unity
Gaea
Gaea

Productions

    • Video Game
      The Walking Dead Empires
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Senior Environment Artist
    • Company
      Gala Games
    • Video Game
      Warframe
    • Year
      2013
    • Role
      Senior Environment Artist
    • Company
      Digital Extremes
    • Video Game
      Superfuse
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Environment Artist (Freelance)
    • Company
      Stitch Heads
    • Video Game
      Gears Tactics
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      Environment Artist
    • Company
      Splash Damage
    • Video Game
      Dead Island 2
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Environment Artist
    • Company
      Sumo Digital
    • Video Game
      Laser League
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Freelance Environment Artist
    • Company
      Roll7 Games
    • Mobile Game
      ChronosGate
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Environment Artist / 2D Background Artist
    • Company
      Madhead Limited
    • Video Game
      007 Legends
    • Year
      2012
    • Role
      Junior Environment Artist
    • Company
      Eurocom Developments

Experience

  • Principal Environment Artist at Certain Affinity
    Toronto, ON, CA
    April 2026 - Present

    The Director-Level Role of the Individual Contributor Category of Environment Art.

    As Principal, my role responsibilities include

    - Actively staying up-to-date with industry standard best practices being used in AAA games development through regular R&D of the newest relevant tech that can refine the efficiency of development pipeline across the studio

    - Serve as the core point of knowledge for practical and technical execution for environment art for the entire studio

    - A key contributor for establishing core project workflow and infrastructure setups

    - Provides regular tutorials/guides through video or documentation formats for best practices learned through R&D investigations and overall resources to help the growth of the environment art team for Certain Affinity

    - Providing mentorship to the environment artists at the studio and help build the collective experience of the artists across the studio through technical and theoretical guidance

    - To lead project art review meetings for the environment art team

    - Actively search for new talent that could be a potential for for the studio and project

    - Leads execution and exploration for the project to support the Art Director's vision for AAA projects going on at Certain Affinity.

  • Senior Advanced Environment Artist at Certain Affinity
    Toronto, CA
    May 2024 - April 2026

    Assisting the Art Director on exploration and execution of development for AAA projects going on at Certain Affinity.

    To explore and execute best practices for most up-to-date technology for better understanding and implementation into the product while retaining a good enough understanding to redirect all helpful learning back into the team.

    To mentor, manage and build a team of more junior artists while leading feedback sessions and helping them better build their skills and knowledge of their craft.

  • Senior Environment Artist at Gala Games
    Remote
    November 2022 - May 2024

    Creating digital content for a AAA console game title for games on the blockchain.

  • Senior Environment Artist at Digital Extremes
    London, Ontario, Canada
    October 2019 - November 2022

  • Environment Artist at Splash Damage
    Bromley, London, United Kingdom
    September 2017 - September 2019

  • Environment Artist at Sumo Digital Sheffield
    Sheffield, United Kingdom
    September 2016 - September 2017

  • 2D/3D Game Artist at Madhead Limited
    Sha Tin, Hong Kong
    October 2014 - June 2016

  • 3D Generalist at Studio-R Limited
    Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
    April 2013 - September 2014

  • Junior Environment Artist at Eurocom Developments
    Derby, United Kingdom
    June 2012 - November 2012