Grace Fan
Vancouver,BC
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
3D Game Modeller & Texture Artist
Tidepool Games
Vancouver, Canada
05.2025 - 08.2025
- Using Maya and Substance Painter, Modeled and textured 24 complete models of interior environment sets, ensuring high-quality and efficient asset creation across multiple scenes.
- Created custom high-resolution stylized look-dev materials in Substance Painter to match the project's art direction, while adjusting them in Unreal Engine shader graph for refined looking.
- Optimized assets for UE real-time performance and visual fidelity, leveraging Nanite for efficient import and made a variety of shaders in Unreal Engine. Ensured seamless integration with minimal impact on engine performance.
3D Environmental Artist
LowTide Properties
Vancouver, Canada
01.2025 - 04.2025
- Modeled and textured assets in Maya and Substance Painter, maintaining clean topology and seamless UVs for render use.
- I lit and assembled the environment art in Unreal Engine, creating real-time, procedural, animated materials of patterns, water, and plants using the UE shader graph. Applying storytelling, lighting, and camera layout for pre-rendered sequences.
- Test and proactively troubleshoot assets that are not working in UE VR, and communicate to fix them.
- Gained hands-on experience in project feedback and team critique, aligning visual quality with creative direction.
3D Instructor
Rosso Art Academy
, China
06.2024 - 01.2025
- Tutoring 3D softwares including Maya, Substance Painter, Unreal Engine, Zbrush.
- Guiding students to create strong 3D portfolios including models of character creation, environmental assets, CG layout, lighting and animation.
- Communicate with clients for marketing & tailored guidance.
Freelance 3D Modeller/ Animator
Karilyn Ming Ho
Vancouver, Canada
01.2023 - 06.2023
- Modeling & Texturing assets using Maya, Zbrush and Substance Painter.
- Environment layout, animation, lighting and rendering of 5 key animations for the exhibition project using Maya Arnold and Bisoft.
- Effectively collaborated with the lead artist through effective communication; successfully launched the exhibition in Tokyo, Japan.
Education
Master of Digital Media -
Center for Digital Media (UBC/SFU)
Bachelor of Art Media - 3D Animation
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Exchange - Game Design
Glasgow School of Art
Skills
- 3D Modeling using Maya and Zbrush
- Advanced Texturing & Materia( Substance Painter)
- Game Engine (Unreal Shader& Lighting)
- Lighting & Compositing (Nuke& Katana)
- Adobe Tools & Video Editing
- Excellent Communication
- Cross-Platform Collaboration and Problem Solving Skills
- Creative Tools & Video Editing
Websites
Timeline
3D Game Modeller & Texture Artist
Tidepool Games
05.2025 - 08.2025
3D Environmental Artist
LowTide Properties
01.2025 - 04.2025
3D Instructor
Rosso Art Academy
06.2024 - 01.2025
Freelance 3D Modeller/ Animator
Karilyn Ming Ho
01.2023 - 06.2023
Master of Digital Media -
Center for Digital Media (UBC/SFU)
Bachelor of Art Media - 3D Animation
Emily Carr University of Art + Design
Exchange - Game Design
Glasgow School of Art
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