Craig Collins
3D Artist
Wakefield, United Kingdom
Summary
I am a freelance contract artist with many years of experience in the games industry both inhouse and contract.The last few titles I have worked on are Sid Meier Civilization: Beyond Earth/Rising Tide,Kings of the Realm, Mass effect 3, Borderlands 2,Firefall,Halo 4. Half Life Alyx and a number of mobile games. Some games under NDA are yet to be released.
My main skill is building environments but I also create props,vehicles and weapons.I have experience in building for current generation,older generation and mobile platforms.
Skills
3D ModelingDigital SculptingEnvironment ModelingHard Surface ModelingLow-poly ModelingProp ModelingUV MappingHigh-poly ModelingLevel DesignPhotogrammetryPBR TexturingTexture BakingillustrationIsometricrendersMid poly modelling
Software proficiency

3ds Max

Maya

Photoshop

Substance 3D Painter

Marmoset Toolbag

Unreal Engine

ZBrush

Unity

xNormal

CRYENGINE

UVLayout

CrazyBump

RealityScan

Substance 3D Sampler
Experience
Half Life Alyx at Valve
Wakefield, United Kingdom
November 2017 - July 2019
Created mainly vehicle assets for the game but also some props.
That's You at Wishstudios
Wakefield, United Kingdom
October 2016 - September 2017
Created around seventy props for the various environments in the game.
Futuristic Facebook strategy game. at Sparkling Society
Wakefield, United Kingdom
Contracted to model Isometric buildings and vehicles for the game.
Engines of War at Exis Interactive
Wakefield
Creating vehicle assets for a mobile game.
Kings of the Realm at Digit
Wakefield, United Kingdom
Various buildings and assets made for online strategy game Kings of the Realm.Over 60 buildings for various districts.
Firefall at Liquid Development
Wakefield, United Kingdom
January 2014 - November 2014
Built various assets for the MMO game Firefall.
Sid Meier Civilization: Beyond Earth:Rising Tide at Exis/Firaxis
Wakefield, United Kingdom
January 2014 - March 2015
Contract 3d artist modelling buildings for the game.
Sid Meier Civilization: Beyond Earth at Exis/Firaxis
Wakefield, United Kingdom
January 2014 - September 2014
Contracted to model buildings and vehicles for game.
Borderlands 2 at Liquid Developement
Wakefield, United Kingdom
January 2011 - August 2011
Building various assets for the game.
Halo 4 at Liquid Development
Wakefield
April 2011 - September 2011
Building assets for the game.
Kinect Star Wars at Liquid Development
Wakefield, United Kingdom
July 2010 - November 2010
Building assets for the game.
Mass Effect 3 at Liquid Development
Wakefield, United Kingdom
February 2010 - November 2011
Building ships and props for the game.
Fear 3 at Exis
Wakefield, United Kingdom
Created various assets for the game.
Haze at Free Radical Design
Nottingham, United Kingdom
January 2006 - February 2008
Created various levels and props/vehicles for the game.
Timesplitters Future Perfect at Free Radical Design
Nottingham, United Kingdom
March 2003 - January 2005
Created levels and props for the game.
Crash/Totaled at Rage
Sheffield, United Kingdom
March 2000 - February 2002
Created levels and built car models for the game.