Katie Yu
2D/3D Artist
artstation.com/katieyu 136 S Virgil Ave Los Angeles, CA 90007
EDUCATION
ㅡ University of Southern California BA INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT Minor in 3D Animation
SKILLS
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CLIP STUDIO/Paint Tool SAI Drawing Hand-Painted Textures zBrush Digital Sculpting Maya/Blender 3D Modelling Retopology UV Unwrapping Rigging Substance Painter PBR Texturing Design Iterative Design Playtesting & QA Scrum/Agile Unity Scripting (C#/C++) Version Control Github Perforce
EXPERIENCE
ㅡ Tender Claws / Generalist Artist MAY 2018 - PRESENT, LOS ANGELES
❖ Concepted spaces and alternative costumes for the cast of main characters ❖ Modelled, textured, and rigged low-poly characters and props for Oculus Quest title T he Under Presents ❖ Dressed environments to bring them to life and implemented character models in Unity ❖ Provided mocap cleanup as well as additional animation on props and characters
Wildbrew: Elli’s Adventure / Concept/3D Artist MAY 2017 - MAY 2018, LOS ANGELES
❖ Worked with other concept artists to design the game’s main characters ❖ Modelled and textured low poly models of the game’s main characters ❖ Brought props to life from initial concept, iteration, and modeling ❖ Helped to set dress environments in Unity ❖ See it at : wildbrew.itch.io/wildbrew-demo
From Light / 2D Artist
SEPTEMBER 2015 - MAY 2017, LOS ANGELES
❖ Concepted and delivered environmental assets for a rich and diverse alien world ❖ Concepted different culture and fashion for a strange alien race ❖ Gave and received critique on concepts and iterated based on critique on a prompt schedule
Cat-A-Pillar! / Co-Director & Lead Artist
DECEMBER 2015 - OCTOBER 2016, LOS ANGELES
❖ Concepted and illustrated over a dozen unique cat-based card art and and promotional materials for a goofy cat-monster card game ❖ Created graphics for the game’s social media and Kickstarter campaign