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Justin T Phillips
Justin T Phillips
3D Art & Animation for Games
Raleigh, United States

Summary

I make 3D art for games, and I excel making characters and breathing life into them.

Summer 2023- Now: Working full-time remote as a 3D artist and animator for Jump Button Studio on projects hopefully soon to be announced.

2019- Summer 2023: 3D Environment and Character artist also performing some art team management and production planning at Intellimedia (serious games at NCSU)

2014-2019: 3D artist and animator at ElephantMouse Games
(Mobile Games)

Various freelance work once or twice a year

Bachelors and Masters degrees in Art+Design with a focus on Animation from NCSU
Class of 2012 and 2014 respectively.

Skills

3D Modeling3D AnimationCharacter ModelingDigital SculptingAnimationRiggingTexturingDigital Painting

Software proficiency

Blender
Blender
Maya
Maya
Photoshop
Photoshop
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
ZBrush
ZBrush
Unity
Unity

Productions

    • Video Game
      Ten Bells
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      Character Art & Animation
    • Company
      Hillfort Games
    • Mobile Game
      Unanounced Cowboy Game
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      2D Rigging and Animation for Creatures and Humans
    • Company
      JumpButton Studio
    • Video Game
      Unannounced Platforming Game
    • Year
      2025
    • Role
      Character Art, 3D & 2D animation, Cinematics, VFX
    • Company
      JumpButton Studio
    • Mobile Game
      Unannounced TikTok Game
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      Character Animation, Environment Art, UI/UX design
    • Company
      JumpButton Studio
    • Mobile Game
      Unannounced Mobile Game
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      3D Modeler, Texturer, Rigger & Animator for both Human and Creature characters
    • Company
      Jumpbutton Studio
    • Video Game
      Blade Symphony
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Contract 3D Artist (Character Re-Skin & Props)
    • Company
      Puny Human
    • Video Game
      At least 3 or 4 Prototypes that will never see completion
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      3D artist and animator
    • Company
      ElephantMouse Games
    • Mobile Game
      Unannounced Puzzle Game Stuck in Development Hell
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      3D artist and animator
    • Company
      ElephantMouse Games
    • Mobile Game
      Twisty Sky
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      3D artist and animator
    • Company
      ElephantMouse Games

Experience

  • 3D Artist/Animator at Jump Button Studio
    United States of America
    August 2023 - Present

  • Multimedia Specialist (Artist) at Intellimedia
    Raleigh, United States of America
    October 2019 - July 2023

    Contribute to the development of art content for game projects, explore new tools and techniques to improve workflows and speed up asset creation, co-develop art direction with other art staff, and guide the work of student employees.

  • 3D Artist and Animator at ElephantMouse Games
    Raleigh, United States of America
    August 2015 - October 2019

    At this small game company I wear many hats, taking projects from concept to production, but I specialize in character work as in modeling, rigging, and animating characters.