Hi there!

Athey Moravetz

I create real-time and game-ready characters and environments that balance artistic quality with technical excellence. With more than 20 years of professional experience spanning AAA console development, live-service platforms, and real-time applications, I’ve built everything from hero characters and modular customization systems to complete environments and cinematic facial rigs. I enjoy solving the creative and technical challenges that turn great concepts into polished, performant assets players remember.

3D Work

Westin – Hand-Painted Textures

Anime Girl – Tahlia

Catgirl

Lilith for Utherverse

Vex Ruby

ViRo Dragon Lady

Uncharted: Golden Abyss

Resistance Retribution (PSP)

Syphon Filter Logan’s Shadow and Dark Mirror for PSP

2D Work

Westin Drawing

Cas Drawing

Kort Drawing

Ahki Drawing

Tally Drawing

Sehri Drawing

Tangible Work

tangible

Chrono Clock

ATHEY MORAVETZ

Lead Character Artist | 3D Production Artist

Bend, Oregon | Available for Remote Work Senior 3D Artist with over 20 years of experience spanning AAA console development and cutting-edge social metaverse platforms. Expert in end-to-end character pipelines, specialized in high-fidelity sculpting, Marvelous Designer cloth simulation, and complex rigging for both cinematic and real-time applications. Proven track record in developing modular customization systems and ARKit-ready facial animation rigs.

Technical Proficiencies

Character Art

High-poly sculpting, organic and anatomical modeling, hard-surface modeling, retopology, and mesh optimization for mobile and console.
Rigging & Animation

Custom rig controls in Maya, rigging for MoCap, and Unity character implementation.
Facial Tech

ARKit and VRChat standard blendshapes, plus corrective shapes for realistic rig deformation.
Texturing

Realistic PBR workflows and stylized hand-painted aesthetics.
Environment Art and Props

Creation of props and full environments. Have been singularly responsible for multiple levels in AAA titles.

Software Toolkit

3D: Maya, 3D Studio Max, Zbrush, Marvelous Designer, Substance
2D/Texturing: Photoshop, Illustrator, Procreate
Engine: Unity Character setup and implementation

Professional Experience

Character Lead | Utherverse.io

Feb 2023 – March 2026

Architected a next-generation character customization system, developing base male and female models designed for dynamic body and facial customization by the user.
Engineered high-complexity face rigs with full ARKit support for real-time social interaction.
Modeled, textured, and rigged thousands of assets, including hair, accessories, and clothing, utilizing multi-LOD pipelines for performance optimization.
Developed comprehensive skin tone variations and modular asset libraries to support diverse player identities.

Freelance Character Artist | V-Tubing & VR

2020 – 2023

Partnered with high-profile V-Tubers to deliver bespoke, stream-ready 3D avatars.
Managed the complete pipeline from initial sculpt to Unity-ready assets, including VRChat-standard blendshapes and clothing physics.

Lead Character Artist | Zero Transform LLC

Jan 2013 – 2020

Headed character production for all studio projects, overseeing modeling, sculpting, and rigging.
Provided cross-functional support for environment and prop art to ensure visual consistency across projects.

Production Artist | Sony Computer Entertainment of America (Bend Studio)

Jan 2005 – Oct 2012

Uncharted: Golden Abyss (PS Vita):
- Focused on character art, rigging, and prop optimization for high-end handheld visuals.
Resistance: Retribution (PSP):
- Served as Environment Level Artist, oversaw two full levels and the final boss chamber, and was sole studio Character Rigger.
Syphon Filter Dark Mirror, Logan’s Shadow, Combat Ops:
- Developed complex facial rigs for pre-rendered cinematics in Logan’s Shadow. Executed character art, rigging, and level collision across three titles. Managed technical optimization and exporting for PSP and PS2 hardware.

Education

2002-2004
Associate of Arts in 3D Computer Animation
Digipen Institute of Technology | Redmond, WA

2000-2002
3D Computer Animation Coursework
Marycrest International University | Davenport, IA