3D Generalist / Tech Art / Environment Art / Lighting / Lookdev / Level Design / VFX / 2D Artist / Concept Design
Hi. I’m Jakob.
I’m a 3D Generalist and Technical Artist with a background in Animation and Concept Art. I do all kinds of 2D and 3D Art.
I spend most of my time building worlds.
I enjoy pressing buttons, and spend my free time conjuring demons and with the occult.
I do:
I love bold and stylised looks. And even more I love figuring out efficient ways to create within the constraints of an indie team. I design art pipelines that allow our small team to dream big.
Utilising shaders, lighting and stylised models I create striking looks.
I create bespoke environments in close cooperation with level design.
Directing and implementing lighting setups for both baked and dynamic settings.
Creating atmospheric and gameplay VFX using shaders, particle systems and every other trick I can find in my toolbox.
Rigging
With a focus on dynamic and reactive realtime rigs (control rig)
I design our worlds from the very beginning, from exploratory sketches to defining final art targets.
and much more.
Being a generalist allows me to draw on wide range of experience in making games. It allows me to bridge gaps between departments and people.
I love making things. It’s my favourite way to communicate.
Let’s build something magical together.
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Work Experience and Creative Endeavors
2020 – Ongoing
Forbidden Folds
Co-Founder
2025 – Ongoing
Kronberg
Survival Horror
Art Direction, Level Art and additional Level Design, stylised Asset Creation, Lighting, Tech Art, Additional Rigging, dynamic Animations and Simulations,
2024 – Ongoing
Dodgeball Burglar
Top Down Action
Level Art, additional Level Design, Lookdevelopment, Shaders, Stylised VFX, Tech Art
2023
We Are One
Freelance
Concept Art and Final 3D Asset creation for VR. Weapon Assets were created from scratch, fitting seamlessly into existing design language (heavily stylised handpainted look) Also rigged and animated the final assets.
2019 – 2023
WHALIEN – Unexpected Guests
Puzzle Adventure
Lookdev, Shaders, Creating Level Kits, Environment Art, Lighting, Animation of Environment Assets, VFX, Tech Art, Camera Direction of ingame cinematics,…
2020
Vulvarine – Animal
Music Video
Storyboards
2020
Doomsburg
Animated Shorts
3D Generalist, Storyboarding, Concept Art, Animation, Post Production, Motion Design
2018
Heady Headface
Installation
Installation of suspended sculpture that was 3D Projection Mapped. Movement was tracked with VR equipment to project new textures onto the sculpture. Created together with Jakob Steininger at Schmiede Hallein.
2018
METANOIA
Animated Short film
The film combined handcracfted miniature sets and a digitally animated character. Worked on digital pre-production of the sets (Set Design, Camera, Scale,…) Concept Art, World Design and Set building as well as a bit of post production (digital backgrounds and vfx)
2017
Digital Dreams (Utrecht, NL)
Internship
Concept Art and Design for an unannounced game at Digital Dreams. We worked on something beautiful and weird that will sadly never see the light of day.
2017 – 2023
Lab of Pain – Instant36
Short Films
Worked on multiple animated short films for a 36h film festival happening yearly (Instant36) Worked on everything from Storyboards to 3D Scenes and Postproduction.
2015
Left Behind
Animated Short film
Stylised Models and Textures. Toon Shading.
2014
VAST
Animated Short film
Concept Art, Design, 3D, Postproduction
Education
2024
course “Interactive Narratives” by Zhenia Puzankov
course on narrative design, structures, experimental game narratives. Created multiple tiny text based narrative games utilising INK scripting.
2018
MultimediaArt with a focus on 3D at University of Applied Sciences Salzurg
Bachelor of Arts
3D Animation, Game Art and Design, Realtime Rendering and more
2014
HTBLuVA Spengergasse – Higher Technical School with a focus on Design and Animation.
