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Jared Chavez

Senior Character Artist

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Jared has been pursuing a love for CG characters from the moment he took his first class on Maya. He started out learning 3D at the University of New Mexico, and continued by receiving further insight by taking CGMA courses. He started out at Northrup Grumman working on VR training materials mostly focused on creating environments. In 2019 he made the move to AAA working with Turtle Rock Studios, where he currently resides as a Senior Character Artist working on the recently released title Back 4 Blood. Jared’s primary focuses are characters, creatures, and a passion for creating useful learning material to help others.

Classes

Character Texturing for Games in Substance

Testimonials

Really helped me get a better emphasis on material definition as well as gave me the confidence to do something like texture a face from scratch

Michael

I now know how to use substance painter, texture a face, and render a scene in marmoset. Incredibly useful.

Miriam

Instructor was great, gave real world production examples and treated all students respectfully

Michael

Jared is a great teacher!

Diego