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Jose Grandal
Jose Grandal
Senior Texture/Look-dev Artist
Galicia, Spain

Summary

Senior 3D Artist with 10+ years of experience in the AAA video game and animation industries. Proven track record in creating and optimizing high-quality assets, with a current focus on efficient procedural workflows.

Technical & Artistic Specialties:
-Hybrid Workflows: Expertise at the intersection of animation and game development, optimizing real-time asset integration using Unreal Engine.

-Texturing & Environments: Expertise with industry-standard software, including Substance Painter, Designer, Mari, Maya, and Blender.

-Pipeline Optimization: Demonstrated ability to adapt to diverse artistic styles and optimize production processes to meet tight deadlines while maintaining high quality standards.

-Procedural Methodology: Proactive focus on researching new procedural methodologies for materials and modeling, driving efficiency in next-gen environment development.

-Entering the AI workflow:
Incorporating AI 3D generation models into the 3D concepts workflow.

Key Experience:
My early career began at studios like Pyro Studios, contributing to projects such as the Commandos saga. Since those formative years, I have built a diverse project portfolio that demonstrates my ability to balance artistic vision with technical constraints.

Explore my most recent work and my focus on workflow innovation on my Instagram portfolio.

Skills

Texturing3D ModelingMoviesGeneralist in Unreal

Software proficiency

Mari
Mari
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Designer
Substance 3D Designer
Blender
Blender
Maya
Maya
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
ZBrush
ZBrush

Productions

    • TV Production
      Batwheels
    • Year
      2026
    • Role
      Senior Texture Artist
    • Company
      Icon Creative Studio
    • TV Production
      Wondla
    • Year
      2025
    • Role
      Senior Texture Artist
    • Company
      Icon Creative Studio
    • Movie
      Inspector Sun and the curse of the Black Widow.
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Principal Unreal Artist
    • Company
      The Thinklab Media
    • Movie
      My Little Pony: A New Generation
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Texture Artist
    • Company
      Boulder Media
    • Movie
      Turu, the wacky hen
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Senior Texture Artist
    • Company
      Filmax Animation
    • Movie
      Wonder Park
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Character Texture Artist
    • Company
      Ilion Animation Studios
    • Video Game
      The Invisible Hours
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Senior 3D Artist
    • Company
      Tequila Works
    • Video Game
      Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
    • Year
      2014
    • Role
      Senior Texture Artist
    • Company
      Mercury Steam
    • Video Game
      Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
    • Year
      2010
    • Role
      Senior Texture Artist
    • Company
      Mercury Steam