# Ryan (Ryan Chen) — 3D Game Artist & UI Designer

> Taiwan-based 3D game artist and UI designer with 15+ years in games, film and animation. Creates game-ready 3D characters, weapons and props, game environments, game UI and product renders, and uses AI tools to speed up concepting and 3D blockouts before hand-finishing topology, UVs and textures. Open to remote freelance, contract and full-time work.

Ryan｜3D 美術 × UI 設計。我是一位專注於 3D 美術與介面設計的創作者，擅長角色與場景建模、材質燈光、遊戲特效，以及遊戲與 App 的 UI 視覺。

- Based in: Taiwan (GMT+8)
- Availability: Remote freelance / contract / full-time
- Contact: ryanchen0209@gmail.com (email only)
- Languages on site: Traditional Chinese (source), Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French (switch with ?lang=en etc.)

## Works

- [Roguelike Game UI Design](https://ryan-3d-portfolio.pages.dev/works/roguelike-ui/): Complete UI for a Roguelike action game, from the base and route map to combat rewards and campfire rests. Role: UI Design, Visual Style, Interaction Design. Tools: Unity. (Roguelike 遊戲介面設計)
- [Action Game Villain Prototypes](https://ryan-3d-portfolio.pages.dev/works/villain-prototypes/): Prototype models of three villain characters. Click a character to open the viewer. Role: Character Modeling, Texturing. Tools: Unity. (動作遊戲反派角色 Prototype)
- [Game Environments](https://ryan-3d-portfolio.pages.dev/works/game-environments/): Levels and boss arenas from an action game, from a Japanese village and shrine approach to a city plaza. Role: Environment Art. Tools: Unity. (遊戲場景)
- [Action Game Weapon Design](https://ryan-3d-portfolio.pages.dev/works/weapon-designs/): Unlockable character weapons from an action game: katanas with scabbards, bows, and festive-themed weapons. Click one to open the viewer. Role: Weapon Modeling, Texturing. Tools: Unity. (動作遊戲武器設計)
- [Headphone Product Render](https://ryan-3d-portfolio.pages.dev/works/product-render/): Headphone product render: retopologized into a clean quad mesh, with hand-unwrapped UVs and a full set of PBR textures: a matte pearl metallic shell, knit fabric ear cushions, and a glowing cat face in a blue-to-purple gradient. Role: Topology, UVs, texturing, materials, lighting, rendering. Tools: Blender, Cycles. (耳機產品渲染)
- [Arcade Action Game Characters](https://ryan-3d-portfolio.pages.dev/works/licensed-heroes/): Six character models from an Arcade action game. Portfolio licensing pending. (licensed IP; images are blurred while portfolio permission is pending) Role: Character Modeling, Texturing. Tools: Unity. (Arcade 動作遊戲角色)

## Pages

- [Works](https://ryan-3d-portfolio.pages.dev/works/): full portfolio index
- [About](https://ryan-3d-portfolio.pages.dev/about/): background since 2009 in games, film and animation; skills in 3D, UI/UX and AI-assisted workflows
- [Services](https://ryan-3d-portfolio.pages.dev/services/): 3D art, game UI design and product rendering for hire
- [Contact](https://ryan-3d-portfolio.pages.dev/contact/): email ryanchen0209@gmail.com

## Skills

- 3D character modeling
- 3D environment art
- Weapon and prop modeling
- PBR texturing and materials
- Retopology and UV unwrapping
- Game UI design
- Product rendering
- AI-assisted 3D workflow
- Maya
- Blender
- ZBrush
- 3ds Max
- Substance Painter
- Unity
- Figma

## Optional

- [Full text for AI](https://ryan-3d-portfolio.pages.dev/llms-full.txt): every work with its case-study sections in English
- [Sitemap](https://ryan-3d-portfolio.pages.dev/sitemap.xml)