About
My previous experiences, skills and where to find me
I am Gabriel Lucena, a tech artist from Natal, RN, Brazil, where I also currently live. I have 4 years of relevant work experience as tech artist. In social media, I use the username "fr4ct1ons".
Currently, I work as a full stack web developer at Instituto Metrópole Digital, at the local college, but I've worked as Tech Artist on One Lonely Outpost, Steampunk Shinobi and as a VFX Artist on Rise of the Third Power.
As a tech artist, my main specialties are visual effects, shaders, lighting, post processing and rendering, though I also work with 3D modelling/texturing, programming and setting up animations in-engine.
Additionally, I'm pursuing a Master's in Information Technology, in which I'm researching the implementation of a cel shader in Unreal Engine 5. I also have a Bachelor's in I.T., which I studied from 2018 to 2022.
I speak english and portuguese fluently, and I also have been taking french lessons and can speak basic french.
Tools & Skills
Unreal
Unity
C++
C#
Shaders
Blender
Krita
Substance Suite
Python
- Visual Effects
- Tool Development
- 3D modelling
- Unity Multiplayer w/ Mirror
- Lighting
- Procedural mesh generation
- Texturing & UV Mapping
- UI Programming
- Basic 3D animation & rigging
- Design patterns & SOLID
Work experience
Steampunk Shinobi
Vagabond Games
Worked as Tech Artist, working mainly w/ VFX, shaders, lighting etc. for attacks & skills, as well as environment
Nov. 2023 - Jul. 2024
One Lonely Outpost
Freedom Games
Worked as Tech Artist, working mainly w/ VFX, shaders, lighting etc. for environment, items, weather, vegetation and others.
Mar. 2022 - Oct. 2023
Rise of the Third Power
Stegosoft Games
Worked as VFX Artist, creating visual effects used by enemies and some effects used in the environment.