Technical Environment Art
Unreal Engine & Unity Specialist | Building Breathtaking Worlds
Welcome to my portfolio. This is where code meets art and technology serves creation. Here, you'll find a summary of my professional journey as a Technical Artist, the projects that have shaped my skills, and a look into my passion for crafting unforgettable virtual reality experiences.
About
I’m a Technical Artist with a strong 3D art foundation and a passion for real-time visual systems. My work bridges the gap between art and engineering, from environment creation and lighting, to procedural content generation, cinematic VFX, shaders, and blueprint systems.For the past 5+ years I’ve been pushing visual quality and iteration speed in games, simulations, and tech demos. I specialize in Unreal Engine and Unity for VR (Blueprints, Niagara, PCG, Lighting)I'm most passionate about collaborating with small indie teams to create polished, focused games that are driven by a spark of wild creativity.
Technical Art: Performance Optimization, Shaders, Blueprints
Environment Art: Full 3D environment creation, from modeling and texturing to final lighting
Procedural Content Generation (PCG): Designing systems for generating vast worlds and assets
VFX: Real-time visual effects creation (Niagara, VFX Graph)
Game Engines: Expert-level knowledge of Unreal Engine & Unity, with a additional knowledge for VR Development
AI enforced workflows, I am activlly following AI development and new tools that may come handy for artists.
FOCUS POINTS & EXPERIENCE
Environment Art
Optimization
VFX/PCG/SHADERS
VR
Technical Environment Artist
Metagravity
December 2023 - Present
Focused on the studio's flagship title, 'Edge of Chaos', while also contributing to the development of various smaller technical demos.
Designed and implemented environment art, dynamic lighting, and VFX to establish the game's visual style.
Developed procedural content generation (PCG) systems using Blueprints to accelerate the world-building process
Lead Technical Environment Artist
Thirsty Skeletons
January 2023 - December 2023
Led a small art team in creating the environment for a new RTS map on an unannounced PC title.
Managed and coordinated the team's workflow, providing technical guidance and feedback.
Personally handled key aspects of environment optimization, lighting, and performance to ensure project goals were met.
Technical Environment Artist
4Experience
April 2022 - April 2023
As a versatile Technical Artist, I developed and optimized environments specifically for standalone VR platforms (Oculus Quest 2).
Spearheaded optimization efforts to maximize FPS and application stability, gaining a deep understanding of the graphics rendering pipeline for VR.
Environment Artist and Level Designer
Atomic Wolf
January 2021 - July 2022
Collaborated with the team to design and build a wide variety of levels for the PC and console title 'Fire Commander' (2022).
Designed and implemented over 20 large-scale levels from blockout to final polish in the Unity engine.
Additional responsibilities included performance optimization, VFX integration, and contributing to QA testing.
3D Generalist Intern at
EJR
February 2020 - January 2021
Gained foundational game development experience in a 3D Generalist role.
Rapidly learned the fundamentals of the craft, which built a strong base for my career and enabled a quick advancement of my skills.
QA Specialist game tester
QLOC
July 2019 - December 2019
Executed comprehensive gameplay and linguistic testing on major AAA titles.
Contributed to the quality assurance for acclaimed games, including 'Metro Exodus' and 'Outriders'.
Environment - Level Art - Level Design - Cinematics - VFX - PCG
Cinematic Trailer
I played a key technical and artistic role in creating the cinematic trailer for the Metagravity's flagship title: Edge Of Chaos
Developed the naval battle scene, complete with a dynamic water shader and buoyancy system.
Designed and implemented the Blueprint system for catapult mechanics and arrow projectile effects.
Managed the lighting and rendering pipeline, providing technical support and resolving graphical issues to ensure final visual quality.
Created the full environments, handling all aspects of scene setup, art, and design.
Built a custom gameplay map from the ground up, tailored specifically to the narrative needs of the trailer.
Team Credits:
Kamil Składanek, Montage
Patrik Gebe, Character animation and implementation
Joel Nallo, Envrionment and camera work
Gareth Wilson, Creative Director and Vision
Tomasz Zaborek, Character Art
Environment, VFX, BP - Naval Siege Scene
Farmlands Scene - Environment Art
Fully working gameplay scene with all systems setup
Farmlands Scene - Environment Art
Edge Of Chaos Environment Art
Gameplay maps with environment, optimization, lighting and VFX made mostly by me
Grimshores - Main 2x2km map
Additional Maps
Architecture Work
A collection of low-poly architectural assets, designed and modeled with a strict focus on performance and modularity.
Highly Optimized: All meshes are carefully optimized for large-scale environments.
Efficient Texturing: Textured using only 3 master texture sets (Trim, Atlas, and seamless) to minimize draw calls.
Strict Material Budget: A maximum of 5 Materials are used per merged architectural asset.
Full LOD Pipeline: Each asset includes a complete Level of Detail (LOD) setup, concluding with a final Impostor mesh for extreme long-distance rendering.
Grimshores map flythrough
Cottage house
Windmill
Urban house
Village House
Small decayed village house
Urban House
VFX
Both personal and professional projects collection
Edge Of Chaos Catapult VFX
Authored multiple dynamic Niagara systems for projectile trails, explosions, and environmental impacts.
Developed the Blueprint logic to seamlessly trigger and control these effects based on in-game physics and events.
Astral Strike
A personal R&D project to design and create a stylized magic spell, 'Astral Strike'. The goal was to explore techniques for creating impactful, non-photorealistic visual effects suitable for a high-fantasy game setting.
Space Station Map
Project completed with Thirsty Skeletons
Undisclosed RTS Project
As the lead artist and main creator for this 'Project 03' environment, I designed and built a complete sci-fi space station. The entire scene was constructed using a fully modular set of components and textured with just two highly-efficient trim sheets. Every asset was carefuly optimized to ensure smooth performance across a wide range of PC specifications.
Team Credits
Katarzyna Piskorksa - Junior 3D (Main Generator Model)
Piotr Siemierzewicz - Technical And Animation
Magdalena Węgiel - Concept and art vision support
Michał Selke - Head Of Studios and feedback
Cross-Fire Bridges Area
Server Area
Locked Door Passage
Generator as a final area
Atlas texture containing all important details
Trim texture as a base
Space Station
Solo project at Thirsty Skeletons
UN-DEIMON
Space station made as a solo project at Thirsty Skeletons for an undisclosed title - fully optimized and running on UE5
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Other Projects
VR Production Hall
A complete production hall environment designed and built for standalone VR (Oculus Quest 2) while at 4Experience. The scene was heavily optimized to meet strict mobile performance targets, successfully staying under 300 batches and 300,000 vertices. It was developed in Unity using the Universal Render Pipeline (URP), with a renderer configuration specifically tailored for mobile applications.
Main View
Background
Single Atlas Texture Used
Alley
Fire Commander
RTS
2022 - Atomic Wolf
Contributed to multiple aspects of development for the PC and console RTS title 'Fire Commander' (2022), developed in Unity using the Universal Render Pipeline (URP). My role encompassed gameplay design, level creation, and technical art.
Collaborated with the development team to design and implement new gameplay mechanics.
Managed the entire level creation pipeline, from initial whiteboxing and blockouts to final gameplay scripting and balancing.
Responsible for creating detailed environment art, including level art, lighting, set dressing, and prop placement.
Handled the full asset creation process, from high-poly sculpting and baking to low-poly modeling and PBR texturing.
Authored custom shaders and visual effects (VFX) to enhance the game's visual fidelity and player feedback.
Oversaw performance optimization, including scene profiling, asset optimization, and regular testing to ensure smooth gameplay on target platforms.
Diner Map
Office Fire
Let's Build Together
My passion is bringing creative worlds to life. If you're looking for a versatile multidisciplinary artist who can elevate your project to the next level, I would be excited to hear from you.
Contact me!
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