Anatoly Bondarik
Helsinki
Summary
Environment and level artist with 15+ years in game development, focused on world-building, modular kits, and architectural environments.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Environment / Level Artist
GS Studio
Remote, B2B Contract, Helsinki
01.2025 - Current
- Produced immersive environments for open-world locations and settlements, enhancing player engagement.
- Optimized and set up lighting for large scenes, improving visual quality and performance.
- Nanite-based workflows in Unreal Engine 5.
- Created PBR materials and modular kits, streamlining asset development for aconsistent art style.
- Level art is based on sketches, blockouts, or built from scratch.
- Developed tools in Houdini to automate procedural content creation
- Project: Unannounced MMORPG
Senior 3d Environment artist
Redhill Games
Helsinki
08.2019 - 12.2024
- Created 3D environments for internal projects and collaborated on Overwatch 2, enhancing visual storytelling and gameplay immersion.
- Developed modular designs, optimised environments for performance, and maintained artistic consistency.
- Supervised and improved workflows for high-quality asset production, ensuring timely project delivery.
- Mentored junior artists, fostering team cohesion and collaboration with departments to drive project success.
- Projects: 9-5 / Overwatch 2.
Lead Environment Artist
IGG
Minsk
06.2016 - 05.2019
- Executed full-cycle asset creation for immersive game environments.
- Developed asset-creation workflows, improving efficiency in environmental asset production.
- Led team of artists, ensuring high-quality environmental assets through direct supervision.
- Project: Iron Conquest
3D Environment Artist
Wargaming.net
Minsk
07.2013 - 05.2016
- Executed full-cycle asset production for game environments, encompassing low-poly and high-poly modeling, texturing, mapping, crash models, collisions, and LODs to enhance visual fidelity.
- Managed content quality for internal and external teams, approved final models, streamlined pipelines, and authored technical documentation for content production.
- Projects: World of Tanks
3d artist
Cubincup
Minsk
02.2012 - 05.2013
- Created low-poly and mid-poly models for game environments, enhancing visual appeal through texturing and mapping.
- Designed engaging game levels and produced immersive 3D animations and videos to enhance player experience.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Artificial Intelligence
Belarusian State University
Informatics and Radioelectronics2009
Skills
- 3D modeling, texturing and environment creation
- Game engines such as Unreal Engine and Unity
- PBR workflows, old-school texturing, UV mapping and material creation
- Modular design, level design, asset optimization, and pipeline improvement
- Lighting and composition
- Conducted master classes, trained teams in 3D graphics, and provided educational content
- R&D experience and writing detailed technical documentation for pipelines
- Problem-solving and adaptability in complex projects
Timeline
Senior Environment / Level Artist
GS Studio
01.2025 - Current
Senior 3d Environment artist
Redhill Games
08.2019 - 12.2024
Lead Environment Artist
IGG
06.2016 - 05.2019
3D Environment Artist
Wargaming.net
07.2013 - 05.2016
3d artist
Cubincup
02.2012 - 05.2013
Bachelor of Science - Artificial Intelligence
Belarusian State University