Erick Villarreal

Environment Artist @ Visual Concepts/2K

Austin , United States

Summary

Environment artist with experience at Visual Concepts/2K and Sucker Punch Productions (Ghost of Tsushima). I focus on modular world building, lighting, and material creation using Maya, Unreal Engine, Substance Designer, and Z-brush. My work includes contributions to WWE 2K23-25, Skeleton Crew (The Mandalorian Season 3), and other AAA titles. I’m interested in clear visual storytelling, efficient workflows, and sharing production-ready techniques with others.

Skills

Software proficiency

Maya

Photoshop

Substance 3D Painter

Substance 3D Designer

Unreal Engine

ZBrush

Unity

InDesign

xNormal

Quixel Suite

V-Ray

Premiere

Arnold

Productions

- Video Game
  WWE 2K23
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Environment Artist
- Company
  Visual Concepts
- TV Production
  Unannounced Disney Plus TV Show
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Environment Artist
- Company
  Happy Mushroom
- TV Production
  The Mandalorian S3
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Environment Artist
- Company
  Happy Mushroom
- Video Game
  Resident Evil 4 (VR)
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Environment Artist
- Company
  Armature Studios
- Video Game
  Ghost of Tsushima
- Year
  2020
- Role
  jr Environment Artist
- Company
  Sucker Punch Productions

Experience

Environment Artist at Visual Concepts/ 2K Games
Remote, United States of America
June 2022 - Present
Visual Concepts/2K Games - WWE 2K23

* Set owned 24 arenas ranging from classic era (1988) to modern (2022)

* Modeled and set dressed arenas for John Cena Showcase using WWE history video footage

* Utilized proprietary engine to create realistic materials using Substance Painter/Designer/Zbrush

* Problem solved issues with newer modern arena set layouts to better fit our workflow

* Mentored junior artists with workflows/solutions and technical issues to reduce bottlenecking
Environment Artist at Happy Mushroom
Remote, United States of America
July 2021 - June 2022
Happy Mushroom- S3 The Mandalorian

Happy Mushroom - Unannounced Disney Plus TV Show

* Modeled hard surface hero assets referencing detailed sci fi concepts

* PBR Textured organic and hard surface scenes using Substance Designer/Painter/Zbrush

* Utilized Quixel Megascan library and manipulated foliage models to better fit futuristic scenes

* Set owning and responsible for ingesting assets into Unreal Engine
Environment Artist at Armature Studios
Remote, United States of America
August 2020 - July 2021
Armature Studio - Resident Evil 4 (Oculus)

*Modeled higher resolution assets with Maya using legacy model base and images for reference

*Populated set owned scenes in Unreal Engine using created up-resed models

*Recreated textures using original reference to better suit Next-Gen consoles

*Collaborated with Environment Art team to uncover best direction for scene
Junior Environment Artist at Sucker Punch Productions
Bellevue
February 2020 - May 2020
Sucker Punch Productions - Ghost of Tsushima

* Implemented the use of proprietary software to suit the workflow of Sucker Punch Productions

* Created 3D models better suited for LOD max efficiency

* Collaborated with Environment Art team to find and solve issues with performance

* Optimized assets and made adjustments to 3D models/ textures to hit 30fps
Architectural Visualization Specialist at Bill FitzGibbons LLC
San Antonio, United States of America
June 2014 - October 2019
* Model, texture and lit scenes for use in V-ray/ Maya

* Responsible for animating/keying lights with Maya using V-ray for rendering

* In charge of researching software to enhance render productions.

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