Jeff Dronkers | Character Artist

Jeff Dronkers

Character Artist

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Summary

Artist with 5+ years of experience in the games industry.
I'm a Full-time Character Artist at Vertigo Games and part-time self-employed.
I have a responsible problem solving attitude with a trained eye for recognizing and adopting different style's of art. This adds to being a flexible team player as well as a capable individual.

My goal is to continue developing myself as an individual and inspire other artists.

Main skills in order of practice:

Character & Creature sculpting
Retopology for games
NURBs and Low/HighPoly modeling in Autodesk Maya.
Painting and creating Texture maps.
3D Concept Art
Basic Character Rigging & Animation
Environment modeling and set dressing

Skills

Software proficiency

ZBrush

Maya

Photoshop

Keyshot

Substance 3D Painter

Unity

Unreal Engine

Marvelous Designer

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Productions

- Video Game
  After The Fall
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Character Artist
- Company
  Vertigo Games
- Video Game
  Arizona Sunshine
- Year
  2016
- Role
  3D Artist
- Company
  Vertigo Games
- Video Game
  World of Diving
- Year
  2016
- Role
  3D Artist
- Company
  Vertigo Games
- Video Game
  Adam's Venture Origins
- Year
  2016
- Role
  3D Artist
- Company
  Vertigo Games
- Video Game
  Ship Simulator Extremes
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Prop Artist
- Company
  VSTEP

Experience

Character Artist at Vertigo Games
Rotterdam, Netherlands
July 2017 - Present
Projects worked on:

After the Fall (VR)
Freelance Character Artist at Jeff Dronkers (Self-Employed)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
April 2021 - Present
Character Artist for Visualization and 3D Printing
Freelance 3D Artist at Virtek 3D
Schiedam, Netherlands
January 2017 - June 2017
Development of 3D digital content for the Maritime Industry.
3D Artist at Vertigo Games
Rotterdam, Netherlands
January 2016 - January 2017
Projects worked on:

Arizona Sunshine (VR)

World of Diving (VR)

Adam's Venture Origins
3D Generalist at Mirage 3D
Den Haag, Netherlands
September 2010 - December 2010
3D Full-Dome film-production

Internship position as 3D modeler and animator.
3D Prop Artist at VSTEP
Rotterdam, Netherlands
January 2010 - June 2010
Internship position | Serious Games | 3D Props Artist

Projects worked on: Ship Simulator Extremes (2010)