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Matthieu Michon
Matthieu Michon
Freelance VFX Artist - Open to work
Grenoble, France

Summary

Freelance VFX Artist seeking to work remotely with an innovative company offering creatively rewarding and ambitious projects.
Feel free to contact me to discuss availability and the opportunity of working together !

Skills

Technical ArtVFX

Software proficiency

Unity
Unity
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Substance 3D Designer
Substance 3D Designer
Photoshop
Photoshop
3ds Max
3ds Max
Houdini
Houdini
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
ZBrush
ZBrush

Experience

  • VFX Artist on Fortnite (Freelance) at Tuatara
    Remote, CA
    April 2025 - August 2025

    • Real-time VFX with a team of VFX artists, using Niagara on Unreal Engine 5

    • Making complex, modular and audio-reactive Gameplay/Environment VFX

    • Source control on Perforce P4V with Unreal Game Sync

  • VFX Artist on Fortnite (Freelance) at Tuatara
    Remote, CA
    October 2024 - November 2024

    • Real-time VFX with a team of VFX artists, using Niagara on Unreal Engine 5

    • Repurposing and refining effects made by other artists

    • Source control on Perforce P4V with Unreal Game Sync

  • VFX Artist (Freelance) at PowerZ
    Remote, FR
    November 2024 - March 2025

    • Real-time VFX, using Niagara on Unreal Engine 5 for a stylized MOBA game

    • Crafting stylized VFX in top down view for elemental attacks

    • Source control on Perforce P4V

  • VFX Artist & Shader Tech Artist (Freelance) at Babaoo
    Remote, FR
    September 2024 - December 2025

    • Gameplay, UI & environment VFX using Shuriken on Unity for a stylized neuroeducational game during a complete artistic direction rework

    • Procedural Shader Tools for UI

    • Optimized VFX for Mobile

    • Source control on SourceTree

  • Junior VFX Artist (Freelance) at Dream Powered Games
    Remote, FR
    February 2024 - May 2024

    • Gameplay VFX for a very stylized Racing Game during early development

    • Optimized VFX for Nintendo Switch/Mobile

    • Source control on Tortoise SVN

  • Junior VFX Artist (Freelance) at Wonder Legends Studio
    Remote, PL
    July 2023 - November 2023

    · Creating Visual Effects for a Third Person Action-Adventure Game during early development

    · Independently organizing priorities and delivering results per datelines

    · Aligning iterations based on the team's feedback

    · Optimizing the VFX for perfomance benefits, comfortable handling and easy customization

    · Source control on Perforce P4V with Unreal Game Sync