Cairo Goodbrand
Associate Lead Environment Artist
Cairo is an Associate Lead Environment Artist, originally from South Africa. Now residing in the UK, he has brought his experience to titles such as the upcoming Fable reboot, Star Citizen, Age of Darkness: Final Stand and more. Cairo focuses predominantly on level art and asset creation, leading a team of artists creating stunning open worlds.
Cairo likes to dabble in all areas of game development, and has experience in 3D asset creation, tech shaders and materials, procedural content and worldbuilding.
With a passion for education- Cairo also teaches for Vertex School online, has been a key speaker for the University of the Arts: London, and has in the past also contributed to free Environment Art resources such as Experience Points, 80Level, Beyond Extent, and Games Artist.
Environment Art Mentorship
This mentorship includes 5 hours of one-on one training, custom tailored to suit the mentees specific needs. We will build a development plan together in order to level-up your skills and help achieve your goals.
We will cover various aspects of Environment Art creation, from planning and reference gathering, modular mesh and texture workflows, foliage creation and optimization, through to scene assembly and final render techniques.
The mentorship is designed to help break through plateaus, build confidence, increase technical aptitude, and provide a clear path of continued growth and success.
Learning Focus
Environment Art creation in Unreal Engine
Tileable texture and trim sheet creation
Software-agnostic modular kits and reusable assets
Mid-poly and weighted normals workflows
Environmental storytelling
Lighting and composition
ZBrush | Substance Suite | Speedtree | Houdini
Final rendering and presentation
