Howdy! I'm a Creative/Art Director with a passion for immersive worldbuilding, environment design, and cinematic storytelling. I’ve spent decades leading creative teams across games, film, and visualization — bringing ideas to life through compelling visuals and thoughtful direction.
From AAA games to 3D visualization, I thrive in small, collaborative teams where I can be hands-on, crafting environments, guiding art direction, and shaping the tone of a story. I've worked with studios like Disney, Rooster Teeth, and Top Golf, and now lead creative at Kontur FX, where we design cinematic experiences in Unreal Engine.
When I'm not creating artwork, you can find me shooting photography, studying films, mountain biking, hiking or hanging out with friends and family.
I'm interested in opportunities in games, films, virtual production, and visualization. Open to freelance, hybrid, and full-time roles.
More details are listed below and you can view my work history on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhadwin/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhadwin/
Need help on a creative project? Give me a shout here: howdy [at] mphstudios.com
CREATIVE SKILLSET
Creative & Art Direction
3D Environment Art & Design
Worldbuilding
Materials, Lighting, Rendering
Procedural Tools & Workflows
Cinematics
3D Animation
Visualization
Motion Design
Team Leadership
IP Development
SOFTWARE TOOLKIT
Unreal Engine
Maya
Zbrush
Houdini
Gaea
Substance Painter & Designer
After Effects
Premiere
3ds Max, Blender, Sketchup
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
Lightroom
Vizcom, Midjourney, Firefly, ChatGPT
GAME CREDITS
Shankstars Golf - iOS, Android
Vicious Circle -- PC (Steam)
Achievement Hunter HEIST -- Tabletop
Million Dollars, But: The Game -- Tabletop
RWBY: Grimm Eclipse -- PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
HALO: The Master Chief Collection -- Xbox One
Age of Booty: Tactics -- iOS
Whole Foods: Awesome Eats -- iOS
The Wizard of Oz Game -- iOS, Facebook
Marvel Avengers Initiative -- iOS
Epic Mickey -- Nintendo Wii
DC Universe Online -- PC, PlayStation 3
Guilty Party -- Nintendo Wii (cinematics)
Age of Booty -- Xbox 360
Stubbs the Zombie -- Xbox
Aeon Flux -- Xbox, PlayStation 2 (cinematics)
Heavy Metal: FAKK2 -- PC
SiN -- PC
QUAKE: Mission Pack #1 -- PC
Duke Nukem 3D -- PC
Shadow Warrior -- PC
Terminal Velocity -- PC
Xenophage -- PC
