Justin Wagner
Expert Technical Artist - Materials | CDPR | Cyberpunk 2 |
Austin, TX, United States
Summary
Expert Technical Artist with 10+ years of experience specializing in high-end real-time visual fidelity. Expert in architecting scalable material and environment pipelines, unifying procedural workflows grounded in HLSL, PBR theory, and complex shader development. A collaborative leader experienced in look-dev, mentoring multidisciplinary teams, and bridging the gap between graphics engineering and environment art to deliver AAA visuals that push the boundaries of modern real-time engines.
Skills
3D ModelingEnvironment ModelingTexturingGame Development
Software proficiency

hlsl

Substance 3D Designer

Substance 3D Painter

Maya

ZBrush

Houdini

RealityScan

Photoshop

Adobe Lightroom

Marmoset Toolbag

Unreal Engine

Quixel Suite
Productions
Mobile Game
Injustice 2 (Mobile)
Year
2017
Role
Associate Artist
Company
Netherrealm Studios
Mobile Game
MKX (Mobile)
Year
2015
Role
Associate Artist
Company
Netherrealm Studios
Experience
Principal Env/Lead Material Tech Artist at Bluepoint Games
Austin, TX, US
January 2017 - March 2026
Associate Artist at Nether Realm Studios (WB Games)
Chicago, United States of America