Trey McNair - 3D Environment Artist

About

As a an Environment Artist I bring a passion for crafting immersive, authentic, and visually striking environments that resonate with players. With extensive experience in AAA game development, I specialize in all facets of environment art production, team-building, and creating robust workflows that facilitate quality and efficiency.

With a technical background in software development, I’ve honed a diverse skill set in creating and executing art production pipelines and tools. My goal is to be continuously learning and adapting to a dynamic industry. I'm constantly learning from others, finding ways to challenge myself, learn new softwares, and improving my skills.

Expert in 3D modeling, asset creation, and production workflows
Deep knowledge of materials, shaders, and PBR techniques
Proficient in Substance Designer and procedural workflows with Houdini
Skilled in terrain and photogrammetry asset creation
Experienced in team leadership, hiring, mentoring, scheduling, and scoping
Adept at cross-department problem-solving during production
Extensive expertise in outsourcing pipelines, OS briefs, and asset reviews

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Skills

Software proficiency

3ds Max

Maya

Photoshop

Substance 3D Painter

Substance 3D Designer

Unreal Engine

ZBrush

TopoGun

Quixel Suite

Knald

Frostbite Engine

Productions

- Video Game
  The Legend of California
- Year
  2026
- Role
  Environment Artist (IC)
- Company
  Kintsugiyama
- Video Game
  KEMURI
- Year
  2027
- Role
  Lead Environment Artist
- Company
  UNSEEN
- Video Game
  Last Sentinel
- Year
  2026
- Role
  Lead Environment Artist
- Company
  Lightspeed LA
- Video Game
  Spider-Man Remastered
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist
- Company
  Insomniac Games
- Video Game
  Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist
- Company
  Insomniac Games
- Video Game
  Spider-Man PS4: City That Never Sleeps DLC
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist
- Company
  Insomniac Games
- Video Game
  Spider-Man PS4
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist
- Company
  Insomniac Games
- Video Game
  Maelstrom
- Year
  2019
- Role
  Artist
- Company
  Gunpowder Games
- Video Game
  Battlefield Hardline: Premium
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Environment Artist
- Company
  Visceral Games (Electronic Arts)
- Video Game
  Sunset Overdrive
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Environment Artist Intern
- Company
  Insomniac Games

Experience

Senior Environment Artist III at Tencent | Lightspeed L.A.
Los Angeles, California, United States, US
March 2024 - Present
Tencent Games, Lightspeed LA

腾讯游戏光速洛杉矶工作室高级场景设计师III

'Last Sentinel' AAA Game

+Unannounced AAA Project
Environment Artist at Kintsugiyama
Remote, US
April 2023 - January 2024
Fixed term contract producing various environment art assets (modular architecture kits, props, damage variants, and materials) for The Legend of California during early development.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/7faxOQTwETk

Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2550530/The_Legend_of_California/
Lead Environment Artist at UNSEEN, Inc
Tokyo
July 2022 - January 2024
https://www.unseen-tokyo.com/

A game development studio founded by Ikumi Nakamura.

Project: KEMURI

https://www.kemuriworld.com/

https://youtu.be/YCAX_eC3rOo?si=IcmXZfQDHXk_EjeG
Lead Environment Artist at Lightspeed LA, Tencent Games
Irvine, CA
August 2020 - June 2022
Tencent Games, LightSpeed LA

项目组主3D场景设计师

Project: Last Sentinel
Senior Environment Artist at Insomniac Games
Burbank, United States of America
March 2016 - August 2020
Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS5, PS4)

Spider-Man PS4

Spider-Man PS4: City That Never Sleeps DLC
Environment Artist at Visceral Games (Electronic Arts)
San Francisco, United States of America
June 2015 - February 2016
Battlefield: Hardline Premium
Environment Artist Intern at Insomniac Games
Burbank, United States of America
June 2014 - September 2014
Sunset Overdrive