Derek Best Location
- Plano, TX, US
Derek Best Work
- now Principal VFX Artist @
- 2014 - now Effects Artist @
- 2012 - 2014 Technical Artist @ Dogbot Studios, LLC
- 2012 - 2012 Creative Coordinator and Freelance Animator @
Derek Best Education
- Southern Methodist University
Master of Interactive Technology (Art Creation)
2010 - 2011 - Texas Tech University
Bachelors (communication design)
2004 - 2009
Derek Best Skills
- Character Rigging
- Animation
- Art
- 3D
- Modeling
- Texturing
- Game Development
- Python
- MEL
- Unity3D
- UDK
- Unreal Engine 3
- Unreal Editor
- Game Design
- Rigging
- Low Poly Modeling
- Character Animation
- 3D Studio Max
- Game Art
- Mudbox
- Maya
- UV mapping
- Video Games
- Environment Art
- Texture Painting
- Visual Effects
- Level Design
- Gameplay
- World Building
- Unreal 3
- Cinematics
- UnrealScript
- Kismet
- Hard Surface Modeling
- Shaders
- Digital Sculpting
- Zbrush
Derek Best Summary
- Derek Best, based in Plano, TX, US, is currently a Principal VFX Artist at id Software. Derek Best brings experience from previous roles at id Software, Dogbot Studios, LLC and The Guildhall at SMU. Derek Best holds a 2010 - 2011 Master of Interactive Technology in Art Creation @ Southern Methodist University. With a robust skill set that includes Character Rigging, Animation, Art, 3D, Modeling and more. Derek Best has 2 emails and 2 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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