Brian Panda Choi 3D Character Artist Game Developer - Resume

Brian "Panda" Choi

Brian "Panda" Choi

Character Artist, Game Developer, Comedian, and Bagpiper

Los Angeles, United States

b.choi117@gmail.com

Summary

Legal name is Brian, but friends usually call me Panda. I'm primarily a Character Artist, but my commitment as a game developer overall has gotten me embroiled in art direction, environment animation and rigging, Unreal Blueprint scripting, level building, and even motion capture performance.

I also do catering as a hobby. You get kimchi chiggae, you get kimchi chiggae, and YOU get kimchi chiggae . . .

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Skills

Software proficiency

Maya

Modo

Substance 3D Painter

Substance 3D Designer

Marmoset Toolbag

Unreal Engine

Unity

3DCoat

Productions

- Video Game
  Wasteland 3
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Character Artist
- Company
  InXile Entertainment
- Commercial / Advertisement
  BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC - 360 VR Experience
- Year
  2020
- Role
  3D Environment Artist
- Company
  PixelDash
- Video Game
  Where Cards Fall
- Year
  2019
- Role
  Contract Character Artist
- Company
  The Game Band
- Video Game
  The Maestros
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Art Director
- Company
  Systence Games
- Video Game
  The Bard's Tale IV: Barrow's Deep
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Character Artist
- Company
  inXile Entertainment
- Video Game
  Coco VR
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Contract 3D Generalist
- Company
  Magnopus
- Video Game
  The Mage's Tale
- Year
  2016
- Role
  3D Artist
- Company
  InXile Entertainment
- Movie
  Final Fantasy XV Kingsglaive
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Pre-Vis Asset Artist
- Company
  The Third Floor
- Video Game
  What Remains of Edith Finch
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Contract Character Artist
- Company
  Giant Sparrow
- Video Game
  Republique Remastered
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Contract 3D Character Artist
- Company
  Camouflaj
- Mobile Game
  Meek Mill Presents Bike Life
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Contract Character Artist
- Company
  IM3 Gaming
- Commercial / Advertisement
  Disneyland Storybook Express
- Year
  2015
- Role
  3D Artist
- Company
  Martin Brinkerhoff Associates
- Commercial / Advertisement
  King Triton's Concert
- Year
  2015
- Role
  3D Artist
- Company
  Martin Brinkerhoff Associates
- Video Game
  Diablo 3
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Game Tester Intern
- Company
  Blizzard Entertainment

Experience

3D Artist at Snap
Los Angeles, United States of America
August 2020 - Present
- Creating BITMOJI character assets, including hair and outfits.

- Optimizing character assets for mobile platforms.
Character Artist at Freelance
Buena Park, California, United States of America
August 2010 - Present
- Clients: Giant Sparrow, Camouflaj, Magnopus, The Third Floor, Motion Logic Studios, Open Realms, and other developers.

- Projects: Final Fantasy XV Kingslaive, Republique Remastered, What Remains of Edith Finch, Coco VR, and more.

- Creating character, environment, and prop assets for games and previsualization.

- Rigging character assets for games.

- Concepting visual designs.
Character Artist at InXile Entertainment
Newport Beach, CA, United States of America
January 2016 - February 2020
- Created character and environment art assets, including sculpting, modeling, and texturing.

- Scripted art assets and level scenes in Unreal.

- Rigged and animated environment art assets.

- Built Substance materials for team-wide texturing pipelines.

- Projects: The Mage's Tale, The Bard's Tale IV, Wasteland 3, and Frostpoint VR
Contract 3D Character Artist at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States of America
June 2015 - August 2015
- Created character and prop assets for XBOX Avatars in the Unity Engine.
Contract Character Artist at Kabam LA
Culver City, California, United States of America
September 2013 - July 2014
- Created low-poly character assets, including 14 character models, 100 weapon variants, and 9 accessories.

- Implemented optimization techniques in character creation to maximize asset reuse on mobile platforms.
2D/3D Artist Intern at Reverge Labs
Marina del Rey, California, United States of America
May 2012 - August 2011
- Animated, inked, and cleaned-up 2D character animations and effects

- Illustrated character and environment concept art for unannounced game projects

- Modeled 3D and painted 2D environment assets
Contract 3D Artist at Martin Brinkerhoff Associates
Irvine, United States of America
August 2014 - November 2014
- Modeled high-resolution characters and props for Disney projects
Game Tester Intern at Blizzard Entertianment
Irvine, United States of America
May 2011 - August 2011