George Sokol
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Sr. Environment Artist @ Epic Games on Fortnite. Prev. Lead Env Artist @ Riot on VALORANT, @ Volition. I like giant robots and 3d printing. Opinions my own.
Los Angeles, CA
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AI has made ref gathering so much harder....have to wade through so much nonsensical visual noise to find any concrete, believable reference now.
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When one door closes another one opens. The past few months have been a little hectic... but I'm SO VERY EXCITED to share that, starting next week, I'm joining the fine folks at Epic Games! I can't wait :D
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Been looking at how
#Overwatch
environments are built, lots of neat trickery here.
For example, these doorways? Floating geo!
#GameArt
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@opalartsy
Its the high frame rate that is so offputting. Might have been some post process tweening thing to blend in extra frames.
Some 120hz TVs can do this automatically...its...super wierd watching tv at a framerate higher than 24fps
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@RDurandArt
LOL, I've been chewed out by a few people back in the day for touching up normal maps by hand.
I can't remember where I found this, but its a handy little guide for hand painting normal maps:
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Decided to take
#UnrealEngine5
for a spin. Happened to notice something...
Literally unusable, thanks Epic....
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Little late to the party but...Hi
#PortfolioDay
!
I'm George, im an Environment Art Lead at Riot! Most recent work is from VALORANT. Currently working on learning Houdini in my free time...someday I'll finish a new personal piece :P
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For art folks who may be considering spending less time on the twitters may I suggest to you this particular website from the before times called polycount dot com.
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I suppose technically today is my last day as a Riot Employee. News of the layoffs broke about 2 months ago but the official end date is today. In fact, I just got my exit paperwork a few moments ago. 1/7
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Check out this interview about VALORANT's latest skinline, Cryostasis!
There was a part in the article where
@oniram177
talked about some inspiration for the line. He referenced an icicle shader I made a long time ago.
If you are curious, this is the gif he mentioned:
#gamedev
In an EXCLUSIVE interview, we discuss the new
@PlayVALORANT
Cryostasis skin line with Senior Manager of Game Production
@Preeti_Riot
and Associate Art Director
@oniram177
. They chat the new look, fortunate timing, and design process at Riot:
#VALORANT
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I think this was the first time I got really any attention for my work on the interwebs. Folks really liked the displaced ice shader. Funny enough, all the images from the old
@Polycount
thread are still up!
#gameart
#udk
< lol
I'm curious and really want to know - artist folks, do you have an older piece of yours that was a bit of a turning point for you?
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Animated promotion/title change GIF. I hear all the kids are doing it these days.
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Its been a wild ride at Volition. After almost 7 years its time for my next adventure. Happy to say that, next month, I'll be moving to the Los Angeles area to join Riot Games!
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Heyya! Here is some of my contribution to LOTUS, our newest VALORANT map!
All of our maps are a team effort. This team is amazing and I'm proud of everybody who helped ship this map :D
#gameart
#VALORANT
#ValorantArt
#UnrealEngine
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Week 3 of funemployment!
Around this time the gravity of the situation starts settling in, the initial shock is over, the social media storm and the initial outpouring of support slows down a bit. It gets a little quieter.
I know this part can feel lonely and tough. 1/2
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@galyonkin
Did you ever find out the origins of the murder cake? or is that still a mystery to this day?
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Oh hey, I guess I finished my first full week at Epic. Looking forward to next week :D
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Weird ass day. Still processing but I did want give a big thank you to all the folks who reached out. Its truly humbling to have so many people offering support. Sorry I left a lot of people on read, I will get back to you, just a little overwhelmed at the moment.
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dear senior gamedevs. Stop fucking voluntarily crunching. It doesn't make you a hero. It only spreads unrealistic expectations to the rest of your team. ok love you bye.
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@dekubrush
@TimSweeneyEpic
This isn't even just about personal artwork, Artstation was THE place for professionals to post their portfolio work.....from massive IPs that we do not own nor do we have the right to say either way if its appropriate to be scraped for commercial use.
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Oh hello
#MeetTheDev
! I'm George, and I'm an Environment Artist. I've been making games for a little over 10 years now. I've also worked on military sims and occasionally freelance on indie games. I'm currently the Lead Environment Artist on an unannounced project at Volition!
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Spent the better part of 2 hours trying to troubleshoot UE5's viewport constantly rotating, thought something was wrong with my mouse.
I had a controller plugged in that fell on the floor and the joystick was tilted :/
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I know lots of gamedevs are feeling salty about learning how some big twitch streamers make WAYYY more than us, but something to consider:
This is the top .01% of streamers. I'm certain the salary of the top .01% within the games industry will also make all of us jealous.
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Finish up work, get kids to bed, hop onto
#VALORANT
to play on our new map with the dad squad and THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.
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0.o Tune in tomorrow to check out what we have been up to on the maps team :D I hope yall like it!
#VALORANT
Be the first to see what awaits on our newest map with VALORANT creators starting at 9:00 PT on Jan 06.
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Been a little quiet about this as we had a pretty rough week in the NICU, but last Saturday my son was born! We finally got to bring him home yesterday :)
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Welp, safe to assume the call I had scheduled to talk to a recruiter at Blizzard is probably not happening.....
What a shitty week, sorry to all those who are probably finding out right now that they are affected.
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Just posted up some of the work I did for the new Icebox map in VALORANT. Take a look!!
@PlayVALORANT
#VALORANT
#GameArt
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These folks made Ascent in Minecraft. This is so, so, so cool.
@GlentexGaming
,
@xKawayyy
and me finally finished the Valorant Map Ascent in Minecraft.
Make sure to check out the final cinematic on YouTube.
#Valorant
#ValorantArt
#Ascent
#Minecraft
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Well now, wouldn't that just be lovely? Excellent suggestion LinkedIn lol
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Totally normal sight to see during my commute into the office in LA
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I'll share more in the near future, but I did land on my feet and I figured out what I'm going to be doing next....and I'm pretty excited about it :D 7/7
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Being a family man and having a full time job and also trying to stay current with games and also finding time for other ways for creative outlet and also staying healthy/sleeping is really really really hard
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Aight I'll bite. Artists, post your Sci-fi corridors!
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Hey! Excited to say that I'm joining the awesome folks at
@ment_coalition
as a mentor! I'm pretty excited to help folks grow and improve their craft!
1 spot for Feb
If you are interested in some 1-on-1 mentoring from me, sign up @
#gamedev
#gameart
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so uhhhh yall remember that list of studios that are open to remote/hybrid? Anybody have that handy?
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The VALORANT team is taking a 'team rest day' today so I'm spending the morning pretending its 2008 again and sculpting a personal project while listening to Fall Out Boy. Getting strong feels remembering working on my folio everyday hoping to break into the industry.
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Hey! We are looking for a Sr Environment Artist to work with us on the VALORANT maps team!! Come join us!!
#gamedev
#gamedevjobs
#VALORANT
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Check out what we've been up to on the
#VALORANT
maps team! So many extremely talented folks behind this, I hope yall like it!!
Join us for Dia do Santuário–a celebration of PEARL: The wonder beneath the waves.
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Dear internet friends. Guess what?
I'M GOING TO BE A DAD!!!!
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As I unceremoniously renamed an asset in UE4 because of a typo, I just remembered how once upon a time I worked in an engine for like 5 years that didn't let you rename stuff. You either had to live with the wrong name or wipe the asset from P4 and start over.
#gamedev
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@veezen3d
It seemed pretty obvious to me that this was intended to be a film asset using UDIMs and not a game res asset.
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Remember when all the cool kids were painting colored spec maps, matching colors to diffuse for metallic surfaces and using inverse colors for dialectric surfaces?
No? Fine get off my lawn.
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*cracks fingers* alright time to get back to work.
Unreal Engine: "no"
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@GrantPDesign
Not only is it possible to work on a great game w/o suffering, but us creative folk do our best work when we are happy, healthy, and have a real work/life balance..so the game benefits from it.
Ratchet and Clank looks like its gonna be a banger, can't wait to play it! Congrats!
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On the topic of
#gamedev
rejections. I've had 10 art tests.
1st one I failed, tried to fix/resubmit but was rejected.
2nd one ghosted me after I submitted my test, never heard from them again.
2 more rejections, both from my 2 "dream studios" and within a week of each other.
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Lil somthin I've been working on for a while in my spare time! Based on a wonderful #
#swordtember
concept by
@Baldinosaurus
.
Freetime is limited these days so progress is slow, but I'm planning to do a finished game res version eventually :P
#gameart
#zbrush
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Lol this coversation about "what is blockout"
There is no singular correct workflow that applies to every circumstance, discipline, or project. Touch grass.
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Made my first blog post in quite a while. Technique for tiling SubTools in ZBrush for tiled textures/sculpts.
http://t.co/YLY47F0Xs7
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Anyone else seeing posts just dissappear from your TL as you are reading them? Seems to be happening to me a lot ..its really annoying
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@JoeJacobs3D
LOL. I can't believe Maya would sent you money via paypal though...they would still have the audacity to ask for an unreasonable monthly subscription for their time instead.
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Got an email from Walmart yesterday saying the
#PlayStation5
I preordered back in September might be delayed. Not too happy about this...decided to go with the
#XboxSeriesX
instead.
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Here it is! Lotus!
#VALORANT
Rediscover the wonders of the forgotten world on Lotus: a new 3-site map launching with Episode 6: REVELATION.
Watch now:
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Whats it like living in LA on the westside you ask? Well let me tell you, I pay 4k a month for a 2 bedroom apartment and every day that I go outside there is always dog shit on the sidewalk. Weather is great, tho.
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I got to meet my daughter early this morning! This is Paisley Jane. She is 8lbs 9oz, 22 inches, and her mom is a total badass.
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QA is a super important and often under appreciated career path.
Shoutout to
@Kalaena
and
@KiWiKiDLoL
who are absolutely essential parts of the Val Maps team.
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LOL just found the maxfile for the first (and only) character I ever made. This was in college...maybe 2005 or 2006 ish? First time I ever tried using zbrush. LOL
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@bobnspace
@PHRISK3D
I tried to put the monkeys in every map but somebody always deleted them.
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If any folks also affected by layoffs this year, Riot or otherwise, ever want to chat, complain, need some dank memes, whatever....even if we don't know each other, my DMs are open :) 2/2
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I feel incredibly lucky, both games were lightning in a bottle.
Technically the Saints Row reboot would be the last full game to ship, but you know...live service game and whatnot.
What was the first game you worked on and which was the latest?👀
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Not the best time for my Artstation Pro account to lapse and lose my domain name lol. If anybody happens to be looking at my portfolio and doesn't work, please look here instead while I figure out how to get it back up:
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@JLHGameArt
This is silly. Juniors and recent entries into the industry are a great resource...in many ways actually better than seniors.
The way many senior folks got into the industry does not apply any more...these folks JUST DID IT!
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Welp, back to work today after a few weeks off.
I forgot how to make videogames.
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Today is my 1 year anniversary
@riotgames
! In spite of all the craziness going on in the world this year, my job has been a bright spot for me. I love this place and I love my team. Looking forward to many more years of making
@PlayVALORANT
the best it can be for our players!
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#VALORANT
Art dump going on today. Super proud to be a part of this group. Here is some of the work I did on one of the maps :)
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These snow capped mountains don't even look real. So pretty.
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Riot's swag game is always on point. Looking forward to pondering my orb.
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I strive not to be "a little to the left" guy, but today for a little bit, I was definitely this guy.
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Sometimes being a lead and constantly context switching feels like:
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Yall finally had my "wild toddler busts into the room babbling during a Zoom interview" moment
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@Necrit94
This actually happens quite a lot in concept art. Its called photobashing. Concept artists do this a lot to get details down very quickly. Often times concepts aren't a fully rendered painting, but a quickly put together hodgepodge of techniques to get an idea across.
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