Vigen Tonyan

Background

About Vigen Tonyan

I’m a 3D Environment Artist and Art Director with 9 years in game development creating stylized, performance-ready worlds for PC, mobile, and broadcast animation. My career spans shipping 60+ animated TV episodes, publishing multiple top-selling asset packs on the Unity Asset Store, and driving visual direction for cross-studio teams across Armenia, Europe, and the U.S. What I do best • Stylized Environment Design & Level Art – sculpting modular worlds that balance artistic flair with real-time optimization • End-to-End Asset Pipelines – from concept (hand-painted & AI-assisted) through high-poly sculpt, retopo, UVs, PBR texturing, and seamless engine integration • Engine-Ready Implementation – deep expertise in Unreal Engine & Unity, custom shaders, lighting, weather, VFX, and performance profiling • Art Direction & Mentorship – leading multidisciplinary teams, setting visual style guides, and training artists in Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter/Designer, and modern game workflows Highlights • concept images generated & curated to accelerate pre-production and boost asset-pack sales • Developed 3 full production pipelines (environment, character, gameplay systems) that cut iteration time by 30 % • Created 15+ highly optimized characters and props/vegetation assets for interactive and broadcast projects • Led 18+ workshops at TUMO Center, leveling up the next generation of 3D talent in modeling, game design, and drawing