Sang T.

Senior Real-Time VFX and Technical Artist with 7+ years of experience delivering high-end visuals for shipped AAA PlayStation titles, Netflix cinematics, and premium CGI loops. I specialize in bridging the gap between artistic vision and technical performance. By combining AAA-grade pipelines with custom automation workflows, I help game studios, developers, and brands produce stunning real-time visual effects, optimized shaders, and cinematic environments. My Core Expertise: - Real-Time VFX (Niagara & Unity VFX Graph): Creating optimized combat skills, magic effects, and environmental particles that scale smoothly across platforms. - Technical Art & Shader Development: Authoring custom HLSL/node-based materials, setting up dynamic Blueprint parameters, and optimizing performance (LODs, draw calls). - Houdini Simulations: Baking high-fidelity fluid, fire, smoke, and destruction simulations into real-time pipelines. - Cinematics & Look-Dev: Setting up premium lighting, camera pathing in Sequencer, and generating seamless ultra-wide loops for LED installations and web hero elements. AAA Game & Movie Credits: - Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (PS5): Real-time VFX and lighting. - Until Dawn Remake (PS5): Cinematic VFX and post-production. - Black Knight (Netflix): Complex Houdini destruction and physics simulations. Technical Stack: - Unreal Engine 5 (Niagara, Blueprints, Materials, UMG/CommonUI) - Houdini FX, Blender, Maya, EmberGen - Unity (URP/HDRP, VFX Graph, Shader Graph) - After Effects, Nuke, ComfyUI / Stable Diffusion I focus on premium visual execution and clean, developer-friendly project structures. Let's discuss your technical art requirements!