We’re very pleased to introduce the industry professionals who will be providing feedback on the first challenge of this year’s Search for a Star and Sumo Digital Rising Star!
For the first stage of the game dev challenge, art students are asked to submit the portfolio piece that they’re most proud of so that judges can take a look and provide some critique before embarking on the second challenge project.
These developers know the industry like the back of their hand, and will be looking closely at submissions, giving marks for research, creativity, technical skill & artistic technique and finally, overall presentation.
Environment & Character Art Judges
Pawel Margacz – Senior 3D/VFX Artist
Nele Steenput – 3D Artist
Antony Ward – Creative Director
Neil Goodman – Junior Motion Graphics Designer
Tom Pickard – Art Manager
Jeen Lih Lun – Senior Character Artist
Jennifer Hardy – CG Artist
Jatinder Malhotra – 3D Artist
Bruno Fontan – Lead 3D Artist
Bethany Freckleton – 3D Artist
Amanda Cheng – 3D Artist
Amrish Wadekar – Senior Environment Artist
Michael Hyman – Environment Artist
Andy Manns – Senior Artist
Dave Freeman – Concept Artist
Sam Tang – Senior Artist
Justin French – Founder and CEO
Loic Bramoulle – Art Director/Designer
Ben Okeyman – Environment Artist
Alex Clarke – Lead Artist
Najim Filali – Environment Artist
Margaret Brown – Architectural Visualisation Artist
Adam Vickerstaff – 3D Generalist
Daniel Robichon – 3D Artist
Lynne Congling Liu – Art Director
Richard Stokes – CG Artist
Steven Knock – Artist
Sean Frisby – Lead 3D Artist
Ian Stubbington – Lead Environment Artist
Entire studio!
David Hamblin – Art Director
Ben Sidwell – Senior Artist
Nick Peckham – World Artist
Laura Dilloway – Senior Artist
Remar Jones – Environment Artist
Jerry Kuklis – 3D Artist
Xavier Malard – Lead Character Artist
Daniel Kim – Art Director
Antoine Dekerle – Senior 3D Artist
Elisa Consolini – Lead Artist
Bruno Afonseca – Tech Artist
John Sandford – 3D Artist
Ben Blethyn – Concept & UI Artist
Kevin Martin – Lead Character Artist
Mark Rendle – Environment Artist
Flore Vanackere – Art Director
Liam Cullen – Art Director
Chico Spans – Junior Environment Artist
Daniel Stok – Environment Artist
Stefan Oprisan – Environment Artist
David Ilsley – Game Artist
Henry Kelly – Senior Environment Artist
Robert Wilinski – Senior Environment Artist
Chloe Price – Marketing Assistant
David Astley – Environment Artist
Paul Boucher – Environment and FX Artist
Kevin Oxland – Creative Director and Owner
Ben Cottage – Environment Artist
Adelle Bueno – Chief Environment Technical Artist
Andreas Strømberg – 3D Environment Artist/Technical Artist
Hugo Morais – Character Artist
Tara Wahlback – Senior Character Artist
Mary-Sue Challinor – 3D Artist
Trigger Fish Animation Studios
Sam King – Art Director (Games Division)
Tessa Knopf – UI Artist
Raphael Boyon – Lead Character Artist
Freelance:
Felipe Pesántez – CG Generalist
Aleix Serra – Environment Artist
Paul Bahr-Naylor – CG Artist
Richard Sanchez – 3D Artist
Nik Love-Gittins – Artist
Thomas Adams – Artist
Phillip Mehr – 3D Character Artist