Sze Jones

Sze Jones

Specialize in Heroine characters for Games and Cinematic

Senior Character Artist / 27 yrs

San Francisco, CA, United States

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Rise of The Tomb Raider (2015)

Lead Character Artist

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011)

Character Modeling Supervisor

Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (2008)

Character Modeling Supervisor

Clive Barker's Jericho (2007)

Character Modeling Supervisor

Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004)
Keira
ZBrush Torso Study
Falconess
Key Art for Rise of Tomb Raider
Book Cover CG Illustration
Mass Effect 2
Warhammer Age of Reckon - Dark Elf Sorceress
Uncharted 3 - Antagonist Promotional Key Art
Sze Jones is best known for creating heroine characters for video games and cinematic. She has created numerous notable video games heroines in the past 18 years.

Prior to taking up her current role as Senior Character Artist for Crystal Dynamics Sze worked the Character Modeling Supervisor and Senior Artist at Blur Studio where she implemented and managed the studio’s character modeling pipeline. Sze was also the Lead Character Artist for Uncharted 3 at Naughty Dog where she crafted cutting edge, cinematic quality characters.
Work History

  • Senior Character Artist

    Freelance

    March 2018 - Present
    Las Vegas, Nevada Area

    ● Specialize in AAA characters and Real Time Low Poly Characters for Games and Cinematic.
    ● Experienced in Character Modeling Supervision, Character Pipeline Development and Consultation.
    ● High-resolution ZBrush Head Sculpts with Likeness and Personality.
    ● Costume Customization Design and Parts System Implementation.
    ● Facial Blendshapes/ Morph targets Setup (FACS), Facial Animation and Lip Sync.
    ● Game Hair and Fur design, Hair Splines Styling and Hair Cards Alpha Painting.
    ● Character Rigging, Posing, Lighting, Compositing and Rendering for Promotional Key Arts.
    ● Additional skills: Cloth Simulation, Hair Simulation, Rigging and Envelope Weights Painting.
    ● Costume Design, Marvelous Designer Costume Simulation and Layer Setup for Parts System.
    ● Software: Unreal Engine, Ornatrix, ZBrush, Max, Maya, Photoshop, Mudbox and Marvelous Designer.

  • Lead Character Artist

    Outpost Games

    December 2015 - November 2017
    San Francisco Bay Area

  • Crystal Dynamics

    April 2014 - April 2015
    California

    Project:
    Rise of Tomb Raider

  • Naughty Dog

    December 2010 - September 2013

    Projects:
    Uncharted 4: Next-gen facial setup and character pipeline development
    Uncharted 3: Katherine Marlowe, Chloe Frazer & Elena Fisher

  • Blur Studio

    May 2002 - July 2010

    Projects:

    ● Tomb Raider Underworld ‐ Lara Croft

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Education

  • Master of Fine Arts in Computer Graphics

    William Paterson University

    1995 - 1997

  • Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS in Graphic Design

    County College of Morris

    1993 - 1995