DAVID ESPINOZA

+ ROLE: Senior Environment Artist / CG Generalist / Unreal Engine Artist

+ LOCATION: Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

+ EDUCATION: B.S. Media Arts & Animation / Art Institute of Orange County

+ FOCUS: Environment Art / World Building / Assets / Lookdev / Lighting / Layout

+ TOOLS: Unreal Engine / 3ds Max / ZBrush / Substance Painter / Substance Designer / V-Ray / Maya / Adobe Creative Suite

+ DISCIPLINES: Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Surfacing / Set Dressing / DMP / Plate Augmentation / Real-Time Optimization

Hello and welcome. I am David Espinoza, a Senior Environment Artist, Lead Environment Artist, CG Generalist, and Unreal Engine artist with nearly 20 years of production experience across AAA games, feature film visual effects, streaming, television, and commercial CG.

My work centers on production-ready environments, props, surfaces, lighting moods, layout, look development, and real-time assets. I care about images that feel cinematic and purposeful, but I also care about the practical side of production: gameplay readability, performance, clean handoff, and pipeline discipline.

Across studios including Industrial Light & Magic, Blind Squirrel Games, Pixomondo, Obsidian Entertainment, Digital Dimension, Impossible Objects, and others, I have contributed to projects such as The Mandalorian, Rogue One, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Avengers: Endgame, Ready Player One, The Creator, Ahsoka, Warcraft, Dungeon Siege III, Neverwinter Nights 2, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II.

I have also served in lead and mentoring roles, helping coordinate environment and generalist work, guide junior and mid-level artists, support vendors, and keep large-scale asset and shot work moving toward polished final imagery. Whether the work is rendered for film or running in engine, I bring traditional art instincts, technical problem-solving, and a lifelong love of world building to the process.

With the honor to remain yours truly,

- David

THE CREATOR (2023)

• Senior Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Animation / Layout

Directed by Gareth Edwards

U2: UV ACHTUNG BABY LIVE @SPHERE (2023)

Las Vegas Deconstruction Sequence

• Senior Generalist

Modeling / Layout / Texturing / Shading / Animation

Directed by Willie Wiliams & Es Devlin

ASHOKA (2023)

Episode 6 : Far, Far Away

• Senior Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Layout / Lighting

Directed by Jennifer Getzinger

BLACK PANTHER : WAKANDA FOREVER (2022)

• Senior Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Layout

Directed by Brad Peyton

RED NOTICE (2021)

• Senior Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Animation / Layout

Directed by Rawson Marshal Thurber

ETERNALS (2021)

• Senior Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / DMP / Plate Augmentation

Directed by Chloé Zhao

JUNGLE CRUISE (2021)

• Senior Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Lighting

Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra

WANDAVISION (2021)

Episode 6 : All-New Halloween Spooktacular!

• Senior Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / DMP / Plate Augmentation / Lighting

Directed by Matt Shakman

A QUIET PLACE 2 (2021)

• Senior Generalist

Rotoscope / Plate Augmentation

Directed by John Krasinksi

THE MANDALORIAN (2020)

Chapter 10: The Passenger

Chapter 9: The Marshal

• Senior Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Lighting / Layout

Directed by Jon Favreau (9) & Peyton Reed (10)

FREE GUY (2020)

• Senior Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Lighting

Directed by Shawn Levy

KISSING BOOTH 2 (2020)

• Senior Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / DMP / Plate Augmentation

Directed by Vince Marcello

STAR WARS : THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (2019)

• Senior Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Lighting / Layout

Directed by J.J. Abrams

AVENGERS : ENDGAME (2019)

• Senior Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Lighting / Layout / Particle Sim / DMP

Directed by Anthony & Joe Russo

BUMBLEBEE (2018)

• Senior Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Lighting / Layout

Directed by Travis Knight

SOLO : A STAR WARS STORY (2018)

• Senior Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Lighting / Layout / DMP

Directed by Ron Howard

READY PLAYER ONE (2018)

• Senior Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Lighting / Layout / Crowd Population

Directed by Steven Spielberg

MOTHER! (2017)

• Senior Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Lighting / Layout / DMP

Directed by Darren Aronofsky

TRANSFORMERS : THE LAST KNIGHT (2017)

• Senior Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Lighting

Directed by Michael Bay

ROGUE ONE : A STAR WARS STORY (2016)

• Senior Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Lighting / Layout

Directed by Gareth Edwards

THE GREAT WALL (2016)

• Lead Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Lighting / Layout / DMP / Env. Management

Directed by Yi-Mou Zhang

WARCRAFT (2016)

• Lead Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Lighting / Layout / DMP / Env. Management

Directed by Duncan Jones

ABOVE AND BEYOND (2014)

• Senior Generalist

Modeling / Lighting / Layout / DMP

Directed by Roberta Grossman

TRANSFORMERS 4 : AGE OF EXTINCTION (2014)

• Senior Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Lighting / Layout / DMP

Directed by Michael Bay

INFINITE ENTERTAINMENT, INC - SEADRAGON AEROSPACE PROJECT

Client project

• CG Generalist / Environment Artist

Assets / Look Development / Layout / Technical Problem Solving

Client: Infinite Entertainment, Inc.

OCEANICA (Unreleased)

• Intern

Modeling / Texturing / Concept / Animation

Client: Taldren Inc.

ADVENTURES IN GAME CHASING (2022)

• CG Artist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Animation / Compositing

Directed by Billy Chaser

ERA - Short Film (2013)

• Director /CG Artist

Writer / Director / Pre thru Post Production

Directed by David Espinoza

SLEIGH BELLS - "RIOT RYHTHM" Unofficial Music Video (2010)

• VFX Supervisor / CG Artist

CG Look Development / Modeling / Texturing / Animation / Compositing

Directed by Bo Mirosseni

MARKSMAN (2006)

• Art Director

Modeling / Texturing / Set and Prop Design / Storyboard / Asset Coordination

Directed by Matt Stokes

UNANNOUNCED BATTLE ROYALE

Unannounced AAA project

• Senior Environment Artist

Environment Art / World Building / Assets / Lookdev / Lighting / Layout

Studio: Blind Squirrel Games

STATE STREET - BELOW THE SURFACE CAMPAIGN SPOT

Commercial campaign spot

• CG Generalist / Unreal Engine Artist

Real-Time Assets / Layout / Lighting / Look Development / Optimization

Studio: Impossible Objects

RIDGE SUITCASE PROJECT

Commercial product visualization project

• CG Generalist / Unreal Engine Artist

Assets / Look Development / Lighting / Layout / Real-Time Optimization

Studio: Impossible Objects

BENGAL CAMPAIGN

Campaign project

• CG Generalist / Environment Artist

Environment Art / Assets / Look Development / Lighting / Layout

Studio: Creative Doorway

AFTER EARTH (2013)

• CG Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Layout

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan

STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (2013)

• Lead Asset Modeller / CG Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Layout / Concept Design

Directed by J.J. Abbrams

SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (2012)

• Lead Asset Modeller / CG Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Layout / Concept Design l Lighting

Directed by Rupert Sanders

JOURNEY 2: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (2012)

• CG Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Layout / Concept Design / Cloth Sim

Directed by Brad Peyton

GREEN LANTERN (2011)

• CG Generalist

Modeling / Sculpting / Layout

Directed by Martin Campbell

DUNGEON SIEGE 3 (2011 )

• Senior Environment Artist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Lighting /VFX / 2ndary Concept / Editing

Published by Square Enix

ALIENS: Crucible (Unreleased)

• Environment Artist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / 2ndary Concept

Published by Sega

NEVERWINTER NIGHTS 2 : Storm of Zehir (2008)

• Character Artist

Modeling / Texturing

Published by Atari

NEVERWINTER NIGHTS 2 : Mask of the Betrayer (2007)

• Character Artist

Modeling / Texturing / 2ndary Concept

Published by Atari

NEVERWINTER NIGHTS 2 (2006)

• Junior Character Artist

Modeling / Texturing

Published by Atari

STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC - The Sith Lords (2004)

• Artist Intern

Modeling / Texturing / 2D Painting

Published by Lucasarts

THE WARRIOR'S WAY (2010)

• CG Generalist

Modeling / Texturing

Directed by Sngmoo Lee

THE PINK PANTHER 2 (2009)

• CG Generalist

Water Simulation / Layout / DMP / Concept Design

Directed by Harald Zwart

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (2008)

• CG Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Lighting

Directed by Scott Derrickson

MIRRORS (2008)

• CG Generalist

Modeling / Matte Painting / Matte Projection

Directed by Alexandre Aja

GET SMART (2008)

• CG Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Lighting / Animation / Camera Tracking

Directed by Peter Segal

RENDITION (2008)

• CG Generalist

Concept and Layout Look Development

Directed by Gavin Hood

LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD (2007)

• CG Generalist

Modeling / Texturing / Shading / Lighting / Animation / Camera Tracking

Directed by Len Wiseman

THE BLACK ANGELS - "DON'T PLAY WITH GUNS" Music Video (2013)

• CG Artist

CG Look Development / Water & Glass Simulation / Compositing

Directed by Bo Mirosseni