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Andrew Wez Westwood

Andrew Wez Westwood

Senior 3d Artist

Melbourne, Australia

Summary

I'm a Senior 3D Artist, specializing mostly in characters, with some environment art and a smattering of animation skills. With 25+ years experience in the games industry I have a heap of games under my belt in pretty much every style and genre going! I'm highly proficient with 3DS Max, Zbrush, Photoshop, Substance Painter, Unity, Unreal and am experienced in both high and low-poly modelling and texturing on both mobile and console platforms.

Skills

Software proficiency

3ds Max

Photoshop

Substance 3D Painter

Substance 3D Designer

Unreal Engine

ZBrush

Unity

Marvelous Designer

3DCoat

Productions

- Video Game
  Vanguard Exiles
- Year
  2025
- Role
  Lead Artist
- Company
  The Tea Division
- Video Game
  Endless Zone
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Lead Artist
- Company
  Sega, The Eccentric Ape
- Video Game
  Armor of Heroes
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Lead Artist
- Company
  Sega, The Eccentric Ape
- Mobile Game
  Guardians of Haven
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Senior Character Artist
- Company
  Twiitch/GREE
- Mobile Game
  Country Friends
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Senior Character and Environment Artist
- Company
  Gameloft
- Mobile Game
  Ice Age Village
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Senior Character Artist
- Company
  Gameloft
- Mobile Game
  Ice Age Adventures
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Senior Character Artist
- Company
  Gameloft
- Video Game
  Armello
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Freelance Artist
- Company
  League of Geeks
- Mobile Game
  My Little Pony
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Senior Character Artist
- Company
  Gameloft
- Mobile Game
  Epoch
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Character Artist
- Company
  Uppercut Games
- Video Game
  Brawl
- Year
  2011
- Role
  Senior Character Artist 2
- Company
  THQ Blue Tongue Entertainment
- Video Game
  Marvel Superhero Squad
- Year
  2009
- Role
  Senior Character Artist 2
- Company
  THQ Blue Tongue Entertainment
- Video Game
  El Tigre
- Year
  2007
- Role
  Senior Character Artist
- Company
  THQ Blue Tongue Entertainment
- Video Game
  Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots
- Year
  2007
- Role
  Senior Character Artist
- Company
  THQ Blue Tongue Entertainment
- Video Game
  Nicktoons: Battle For Volcano Island
- Year
  2006
- Role
  Senior Character Artist
- Company
  THQ Blue Tongue Entertainment
- Video Game
  Nicktoons Unite!
- Year
  2006
- Role
  Senior Character Artist
- Company
  THQ Blue Tongue Entertainment
- Video Game
  Made Man
- Year
  2005
- Role
  Senior Character Artist
- Company
  Acclaim Entertainment
- Video Game
  Apocalyptica
- Year
  2003
- Role
  Lead Artist/Co-Game Designer
- Company
  Konami/Extreme FX
- TV Production
  The Wheels on the Bus
- Year
  2001
- Role
  Character and Environment Artist
- Company
  Extreme FX
- Video Game
  Ford Racing
- Year
  2000
- Role
  Artist
- Company
  Elite Systems
- Video Game
  Grand Touring
- Year
  1998
- Role
  Environment and Vehicle Artist
- Company
  Elite Systems

Experience

Senior Character Artist at Twiitch/GREE
Melbourne, Australia
January 2016 - July 2017
Produced high and low-poly character, weapon, props and environment art assets for the mobile app game "Guardians of Haven". This was for all three of the game loops - first-person shooter, city-sim and top-down strategy.
Senior Character Artist at Gameloft
Auckland, New Zealand
January 2012 - January 2016
Produced high and low poly character, prop and environment models for a variety of mobile app games.
Character Artist (Freelance) at Uppercut Games
Melbourne, Australia
August 2011 - January 2012
Produced high and low poly character and weapon models and textures for the mobile app game "Epoch".
Senior Character Artist 2 at THQ Blue Tongue Entertainment
Melbourne, Australia
January 2005 - August 2011
Produced high and low rez characters, weapons, props and environment assets, as well as some animations, for a variety of games. Also oversaw junior artists and developed art pipelines.
Senior Character Artist at Acclaim Entertainment
Manchester, United Kingdom
November 2003 - August 2004
Produced character models and textures for the Mafia game "Made Man".
Lead Artist at Extreme FX
Telford, United Kingdom
June 1999 - September 2003
Produced character, prop and environment art, as well as some animation, for a variety of TV shows, adverts and commercial products. Co-designed game-play and oversaw art production, as well as produced character, environment, weapon and prop assets and animations for the game "Apocalyptica".
Artist at Elite Systems
Walsall, United Kingdom
April 1997 - July 1999
Produced environment and vehicle models for the games "Grand Touring" and "Ford Racing".