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Independent artist
Kiev, Ukraine

Summary

Olga Mykhalitsyna
Senior Texture Artist/Material artist/2D artist

Location: Kiev, Ukraine

Gamedev working experience since 2005 year.
Worked on several AAA projects:
Off the Grid, Norse, Warface, METRO: Last Light, METRO: Exodus, Overlord, Battlefield 2142, Crime Craft.

Skill:
- material creation by substance designer
- hand painted and PBR texturing
- Stylized line-art illustrations
- comics art
- UI, icons

Software list:
* Substance painter
* Substance designer
* 3D coat
* Marmoset
* Photoshop
* SAI Paint tool

2025
VOLMI - Virtuos Studio
Full time
Position: material artist
Tasks: material creation by substance designer
(works under NDA)

2025
GUNZILLA Games
Contract
Position: weapon artist/skin artist
Tasks: concept and texture weapon skins
(works under NDA)

2023 - 2025
Pingle Studio
Full time
Position: texture artist/material artist
Tasks: texturing and material creation by substance painter and substance designer
(works under NDA)

2022
VOLTA (Canada)
Contract
Position: 2d artist/graphic artist
Tasks: Concept art for weapon vinyl's
(works under NDA)

2022
Arctic Hazard Game Studio (Norway)
Project Norse
Contract\fulltime
Position: 2d artist/graphic artist
Tasks: design logos, icons, frames and other graphic elements
(works under NDA)

2021 — 2022
Blackwood Games (Ukraine/Germany)
Full time
Position: weapon artist/skin artist
Tasks: concept and texture weapon skins, icons and design of level beautification such as decals, graffiti and so on
(works in portfolio)

2020-2021
Freelance "Smutstone" Project
Tasks: fantasy concept art
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/rAbJ8L

2011 — 2019
4A Games™ (Ukraine/Malta)
Full time
Position: Senior Texture Artist.
Tasks: characters and environment texturing.
Projects:
- METRO 2034: Last Light https://www.artstation.com/artwork/XBGyZn
- METRO: Exodus https://www.artstation.com/redbast/albums/1326422

2005 — 2010
Persha Studia
Position: 2d Lead Artist.
Tasks: management projects and environment texturing.
Projects:.
- Battlefield 2142
- Sims Division
- BigSplash Chocolater 2
- Overlord
- Showtime Championship Boxing
- Play First
- Vogster "Crime Craft"
- Cheyenne Weapon Gudelines

FREELANCE:
- UI design for MMO “WonderHeroes"
- fantasy cards for CCG "Slumberworlds"

- Texturing "World of tanks" (2009)
- Posters and icons for Mobile Games HeroCraft : 4d Collider, Космопорт, Project POSEIDON. Birds on a wire, Feed the bear.

Casual game art:
- art and animation for “Tales of Crevan”
- art and level design for “Splitty Adventures"
- art for IPHONE "Lucky shot"
- art for XBOX "Onager!"
- UI design for "Школа Чародеев" , "Волшебство"

Personal project: comics "oNspaiw"
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/JwPzv

Education:
Kiev National Economic University – Finances and Psychology

Hobby:
drawing, sculpting, crafting, sport, geology

English A2/B1

Software proficiency

Photoshop
Photoshop
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Designer
Substance 3D Designer
Marmoset Toolbag
Marmoset Toolbag
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
3DCoat
3DCoat
PaintTool SAI
PaintTool SAI
Midjourney
Midjourney

Experience

  • Weapon Skin artist at GUNZILLA Games
    April 2025 - July 2025

    Tasks: concept and texture weapon skins

  • texture artist/material artist at Pingle Studio
    remote, UA
    May 2023 - March 2025

    Tasks: creation of textures and materials

  • 2D ARTIST at VOLTA
    Quebec, Canada
    August 2022 - October 2022

    Tasks: Concept art for weapon vinyl's

  • 2d artist/graphic artist at Arctic Hazard Game Studio
    Norway
    January 2022 - March 2022

    Tasks: design logos, icons, frames and other graphic elements

  • 2D artist/ weapon skin artist at Blackwood Games
    Kiev, Ukraine
    January 2021 - December 2021

    Tasks: concept and texture weapon skins, icons and design of level beautification such as decals, graffiti and so on

  • Senior Texture Artist at 4A Games
    Kiev
    November 2010 - January 2020

    Tasks: creation of character and environment textures

  • Lead Texture Environment Artist at Persha Studia
    Kiev
    October 2005 - October 2010

    Tasks: creation of character and environment textures