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Matt Christopherson
Matt Christopherson
Animator/Tech Artist @ Playstudios, Owner: HAPAMAKIarts
San Francisco, United States of America
hapamakiarts@gmail.com

Artist specializing in game and animation production. Technically adept and versatile in 2D and 3D animation, scripting and art tools development.

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Skills

Illustration2D Animation3D AnimationConcept ArtTraditional ArtGame DesignC#Python ScriptingMel Scripting

Software proficiency

Photoshop
Photoshop
Illustrator
Illustrator
After Effects
After Effects
Flash
Flash
Maya
Maya
3ds Max
3ds Max
Unity
Unity
Painter
Painter
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Spine 2D
Spine 2D
Python
Python
Modo
Modo
Substance Designer
Substance Designer

Productions

  • Default
    • Mobile Game
      Royal Charm
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Animator/Effects Artist/Technical Artist
    • Company
      Playstudios, Inc.
  • Myvegaslogo
    • Mobile Game
      myVegas
    • Year
      2012
    • Role
      Animator/Effects Artist/Technical Artist
    • Company
      Playstudios, Inc.
  • Pc nova 3
    • Video Game
      PC-Nova
    • Year
      2012
    • Role
      3D Production Artist
    • Company
      Aechelon Technology, Inc.

Experience

  • Animation, Visual Effects, Technical Arts at Playstudios, Inc.
    Burlingame, United States of America
    October 2015 - Present

    Creating various animations, effects and features. Technical arts work in scripting, shaders, look and feature development, pipeline creation and optimization. 2D character animation, 3D character animation, custom shaders, particle effects, and sprite sheet animation.

  • Adjunct Instructor at Canada College
    Redwood City, United States of America
    July 2018 - Present

    Teaching fundamentals of animation, rigging, and modeling.

  • Artist/Animator at HAPAMAKI arts
    San Francisco Bay Area, CA, United States of America
    April 2009 - Present

    Animation, Effects and Artwork for various projects:

    Game Production

    Animated Shorts

    Gallery Art

    Art Installations

    Prototyping

    Commercials

    Virtual Reality

  • 3D Production Artist at Aechelon Technology Inc.
    San Francisco, United States of America
    October 2012 - March 2014

    Environmental Modeling

    Layout

    Asset Management

    QA

  • Graphic Production Artist at Prudential California
    San Bruno, United States of America
    March 2009 - June 2012

    UI/UX Design for web and mobile

    Art production

    Animation, video and presentation design.

    Branding and marketing art.