Resume

Damon Woods

Lead Character Artist at Respawn | Adjunct Professor at LCAD

Los Angeles, United States

Summary

Over the course of my career, I've had the pleasure of working on a wide variety of projects. I've had the unique and humbling opportunity to create characters in several corners of the entertainment industry, including TV, Film, Advertising and Games. As a result, I've learned how to adapt my workflow to a large variety of styles, genres, and mediums. And everything that I learn, I work hard to pass on to others. Whether it be the students in my online classes or team members at my studio. My favorite part of being a professional in this industry is that your growth is never over. There's always a way to do things faster, better, and more efficiently. That's really what keeps me going.

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Skills

Software proficiency

3ds Max

Maya

Photoshop

Substance 3D Painter

Marmoset Toolbag

Unreal Engine

ZBrush

Marvelous Designer

Productions

- Video Game
  Star Wars: Jedi Survivor
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Principal Character Artist
- Company
  Respawn Entertainment
- Video Game
  Westworld: Awakening
- Year
  2019
- Role
  Character Art Director
- Company
  Survios
- Video Game
  The Walking Dead: Onslaught
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Character Art Director
- Company
  Survios
- Video Game
  Battlewake
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Character Art Director
- Company
  Survios
- Video Game
  Creed: Rise to Glory
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Character Art Director
- Company
  Survios
- Video Game
  Electronauts
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Character Art Director
- Company
  Survios
- Video Game
  Sprint Vector
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Lead Character Artist
- Company
  Survios
- Video Game
  Raw Data
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Senior Character Artist
- Company
  Survios
- TV Production
  Flash
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Senior Character Artist
- Company
  Encore VFX
- TV Production
  Super Girl
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Senior Character Artist
- Company
  Encore VFX
- Video Game
  Tyranny
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Character Artist
- Company
  Obsidian
- Video Game
  Pillars of Eternity
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Character Artist
- Company
  Obsidian
- Video Game
  Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Senior Character Artist
- Company
  Kojima Productions- Los Angeles
- TV Production
  Ultimate Spiderman
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Character Artist
- Company
  Brain Zoo Studios
- Movie
  Marvel: Heroes United
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Character Artist
- Company
  Brain Zoo

Experience

Lead Character Artist at Respawn Entertainment
September 2020 - Present
-Responsible for modeling and QC of hero character (Cal Kestis) for Jedi Survivor

-Oversaw all outsourcing related to hero character modeling

-Responsible for designing and implementing the character customization system for Jedi Survivor.
Character Art Director at Survios
Los Angeles
April 2016 - September 2020
Define the vision for the character art team consisting of

multidisciplinary artists - designers, concept artists, sculptors, and

outsourced art houses.
Instructor at Gnomon School of Visual Effects
Los Angeles
January 2019 - January 2024
Teaching advanced techniques and principles of character modeling and

digital sculpting.
Senior Character Artist at Encore VFX / Deluxe
Burbank, United States of America
February 2016 - October 2016
Modeled and textured CG Creatures and “Digi-Doubles”

-Flash TV Series

-Supergirl TV Series
Instructor- Character Creation for Games at CGMA
United States of America
July 2015 - March 2018
Built and Instructed online class "Character Creation for Games". A 10 week advanced character creation class with the goal of helping students create a porfolio quality character piece from start to finish.
Character Artist at Obsidian Entertainment
Irvine, United States of America
July 2015 - February 2016
Modeled and Textured creatures and characters:

-Pillars of Eternity

-Tyranny
Character Artist at Kojima Productions- Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States of America
June 2014 - July 2013
Character artist on the title "Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain (2016)
Instructor- Character Sculpting at The Art Institute of California- Hollywood
North Hollywood, CA, United States of America
April 2014 - July 2014
Teaching core techniques and principles of character modeling and digital sculpting.
3D Artist at Brain Zoo Studios
Van Nuys, United States of America
January 2011 - July 2014
Modeling, texturing and material creation. Cinematic lighting using

Mental Ray. Compositing render layers using After Effects.
3D Generalist at Inhance Digital
Los Angeles, United States of America
January 2011 - August 2010
3D Modeling, texturing and material creation. Cinematic lighting using V Ray.

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