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3D Digital Game Art

Creative Arts & Fashion

A 3D Digital Game Artist uses their creativity, technology, and geometry skills to create captivating animated experiences in a video game..

3D Digital Game Art could be for you if you like:

  • Being creative
  • Complex problems
  • Making things
  • Using tools

About 3D Digital Game Art

The 3D Digital Game Artist draws, models, and animates in different styles depending on the type of game, and is responsible for every aspect, from taking a designer’s brief to using creative, technical, and specialist skills to deliver a marketable game. The challenge is to take a concept and transform it into a 3D mesh which harnesses a wide range of skill sets from good geometry decisions to symmetry and texture. The artist needs a full understanding of concept art skills and animation as well as the ability to create and animate game characters. The gaming sector continues to experience tremendous growth with the best artists able to lead art teams that push the boundaries on creativity, using the latest technology to design captivating animated experiences.

The Challenge

Competitors must be able to demonstrate competencies in the following areas:

  • Organize and manage work
  • Interpret the design brief
  • Produce 2D digital concepts of the required assets for the game
  • Produce 3D models
  • Perform UV unwrapping
  • Perform texturing
  • Perform rigging and animation
  • Perform Technical Art / Integrate into Game Engine

Our Experts

Chief Expert

Mr Shaun Phoa
Project Manager
Ubisoft Singapore


Deputy Chief Expert

Mr Cheah Shiangyang
Lead Artist
Koei Tecmo Singapore Pte Ltd


Secretary

Mr Nursaheed Bin Sahul Hameed
Senior Technical Executive
Nanyang Polytechnic


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Ex-Officio

Mr See Toh Kok Hwee
Senior Manager
Nanyang Polytechnic


WorldSkills Singapore 2023 Competitors

Check out the participants competing in the 3D Digital Game Art  this WorldSkills Singapore 2023.

WSS 2023 Competitors