Aaron Cruz
Aaron Cruz
Senior Environment Artist
Seattle, WA, United States

Summary

💼 Bungie Studios (Aug 2015 - Aug 2025) Bellevue, WA
Destiny 2 Shipped Titles:
(Senior Palette Artist: Modular Architecture and Environment Props)
➤ 2025 | Destiny 2: The Desert Perpetual (Raid)
➤ 2025 | Destiny 2: Edge of Fate
➤ 2025 | Destiny 2: Sundered Doctrine (Dungeon)
➤ 2024 | Destiny 2: Vesper's Host (Dungeon)
➤ 2024 | Destiny 2: The Final Shape
➤ 2023 | Destiny 2: LightFall
➤ 2022 | Destiny 2: The Witch Queen
➤ 2020 | Destiny 2: Beyond Light
➤ 2019 | Destiny 2: Shadowkeep
➤ 2018 | Destiny 2: Forsaken
➤ 2017 | Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris
➤ 2017 | Destiny 2: (PS4, XBOX ONE, PC)

💼 Valkyrie Entertainment (Seattle, WA)
(Full Time: Environment, Props, Hard Surface and Character Art)
➤ 2016 | Kill Strain - (Hard Surface Art and Characters)
➤ 2015 | Batman - Arkham Knights - (Environment Props and Vehicles)
➤ 2015 | Playstation - VR Titles - (Environment Props and Vehicles)

💼 Liquid Development - Outsourcing Studio (Portland, OR)
(Full Time: Environment, Props, Hard Surface and Character Art)
➤ 2016 | Doom - (Environment Props and Multiplayer Armor)
➤ 2015 | Halo 5 - (Environment Props and Multiplayer Armor)
➤ 2014 | Wildstar - (Weapons and Character models)
➤ 2014 | Firefall - (Environment, Props, Weapons and Character models)
➤ 2013 | Batman - Arkham Origins - (Environment and Props)
➤ 2012 | Shoot Many Robots - (Environment and Props)
➤ 2010 | Rockband 3 - (Instrument 3D Props)
➤ 2009 | Rockband Beatles - (Instrument 3D Props)

Skills

3D ModelingDigital SculptingEnvironment ModelingProp ModelingPBR Texturing

Software proficiency

3ds Max
3ds Max
Photoshop
Photoshop
ZBrush
ZBrush
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Designer
Substance 3D Designer

Experience

  • 💼 Senior Environment Artist at Bungie Studios
    Bellevue, WA
    August 2015 - August 2025

  • Senior Environment Artist/Hard Surface Artist at Valkyrie Entertainment
    Seattle, WA, United States of America
    May 2015 - August 2015

  • 3d Artist - Video Game Assets. at Freelance 3d Artist
    Seattle, WA, United States of America
    March 2014 - September 2015

  • Senior 3d Artist - Architecture, Environment and Furniture Production at Floored
    New York, NY, United States of America
    October 2013 - September 2014

  • 3d Artist - Environment, Props, and Characters at Liquid Development
    Portland, OR, United States of America
    September 2009 - March 2014