William Furneaux

Senior Production Artist

Wellington, New Zealand

Summary

Senior Production & Character Artist with over 15 years of industry experience across games, film, and collectibles.

Currently a Senior Production Artist at PikPok, William’s background spans character creation and 3D asset development for high-profile studios including Lost Cosmonauts, Plastic Wax, and Floating Rock Studio.

His career began in 2009 at Weta Workshop as a Concept Artist before transitioning into 3D sculpting. Over a decade at Weta, he spearheaded digital innovation—serving as Head of 3D, 3D Digital Systems & Tech Manager, and Senior Digital Manufacturing R&D Specialist, bridging the gap between artistic design, R&D, and physical production.

Skills

Software proficiency

ZBrush

Maya

Redshift

Photoshop

Illustrator

Marvelous Designer

Substance 3D Painter

Substance 3D Designer

Mari

R3DS Wrap

RealityScan

Metashape

Unreal Engine

Productions

- Video Game
  Path of Exile 2 - Opening Trailer
- Year
  2024
- Role
  Character Artist
- Company
  Lost Cosmonauts
- Video Game
  Flintlock - The Seige of Dawn
- Year
  2024
- Role
  Senior Character Artist
- Company
  A44 Games
- Video Game
  Sleight of Hand - Game Announcement Trailer
- Year
  2024
- Role
  Asset TD
- Company
  Floating Rock Studio
- Video Game
  Mortal Kombat 1 - Game Announcement Trailer
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Character Artist
- Company
  Plastic Wax
- Video Game
  Hogwarts Legacy - Game Trailer
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Character Artist
- Company
  Plastic Wax
- TV Production
  Gossamer
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Unreal Character Surfacer
- Company
  BRON Digital
- Video Game
  Shrapnel - Game Trailer
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Character Artist
- Company
  Plastic Wax
- Commercial / Advertisement
  Lucky Bunny Club - NFT Collection
- Year
  2022
- Role
  3D Artist - Sculpting, modeling, textures, rendering
- Company
  Lucky Bunny Club
- Video Game
  Gotham Knights -Game Announcement Trailer
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Character Artist
- Company
  Plastic Wax
- Movie
  Avatar - The Way of Water
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Digital Sculptor
- Company
  Weta Workshop
- TV Production
  The Rings of Power
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Digital Sculptor
- Company
  Weta Workshop
- TV Production
  Foundation
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Digital Modeller
- Company
  Odyssey Studios
- Movie
  Mulan
- Year
  2020
- Role
  3D Modeler
- Company
  Weta Workshop
- Movie
  Bloodshot
- Year
  2020
- Role
  3D Modeler
- Company
  Weta Workshop
- Movie
  I Am Mother
- Year
  2019
- Role
  3D Modeler
- Company
  Weta Workshop
- Movie
  Mortal Engines
- Year
  2018
- Role
  3D Modeler
- Company
  Weta Workshop
- Movie
  Pacific Rim: Uprising
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Team Leader / Digital Sculptor / 3D Modeler
- Company
  Weta Workshop
- Movie
  Thor: Ragnarok
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Team Leader / Digital Sculptor / 3D Modeler
- Company
  Weta Workshop
- Movie
  Blade Runner 2049
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Team Leader / Digital Sculptor / 3D Modeler
- Company
  Weta Workshop
- Movie
  Ghost in the Shell
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Team Leader / Digital Sculptor / 3D Modeler
- Company
  Weta Workshop
- Movie
  Power Rangers
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Team Leader / Digital Sculptor / 3D Modeler
- Company
  Weta Workshop
- Movie
  Spectral
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Digital Sculptor / 3D Modeler
- Company
  Weta Workshop
- Movie
  Alice Through the Looking Glass
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Digital Set Designer
- Company
  Disney
- Movie
  The Great Wall
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Digital Sculptor / 3D Modeler
- Company
  Weta Workshop
- Movie
  Warcraft: The Beginning
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Digital Sculptor / 3D Modeler
- Company
  Weta Workshop
- Movie
  Krampus
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Digital Sculptor / 3D Modeler
- Company
  Weta Workshop
- Movie
  Chappie
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Digital Sculptor / 3D Modeler
- Company
  Weta Workshop
- Movie
  Dracula Untold
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Digital Sculptor / 3D Modeler
- Company
  Weta Workshop
- Movie
  The Amazing Spider-Man 2
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Digital Sculptor / 3D Modeler
- Company
  Weta Workshop
- Movie
  The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Concept Artist / Digital Sculptor/ 3D Modeler
- Company
  Weta Workshop
- Movie
  The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Concept Artist / Digital Sculptor/ 3D Modeler
- Company
  Weta Workshop
- Movie
  The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Concept Artist / Digital Sculptor
- Company
  Weta Workshop

Experience

Senior Production Artist at PikPok
Wellington, NZ
February 2024 - Present
Asset TD at Floating Rock Studio
Wellington, NZ
June 2023 - December 2023
Worked on multiple projects in Unreal Engine. Focus on Asset creation and shot work for trailers.
Character Artist at Lost Cosmonauts
Remote
November 2022 - March 2023
Worked on Path of Exile 2 trailer
Character Artist at Plastic Wax
Remote, New Zealand
June 2022 - September 2022
Worked on multiple projects, UE 4, UE 5 and Maya modeling rendered in Max with Redshift.
Character Artist at Lucky Bunny Club
Remote, New Zealand
April 2022 - May 2022
Unreal Engine Character Surfacer at Bron Digital
Remote, NZ
November 2021 - March 2022
Textures for character on Gossamer
Senior Character Artist at A44 Games
Wellington, NZ
March 2020 - October 2021
Charactoer work on Flintlock game
Freelance at Hybrid Digital
Wellington, New Zealand
January 2020 - March 2020
Senior Digital Manufacturing R&D Specialist at Weta Workshop
Wellington, New Zealand
March 2019 - December 2019
Digital Sculptor / 3D Digital Systems and Technology Manager at Weta Workshop
Wellington, New Zealand
April 2017 - April 2018
Team Leader / Digital Sculptor / 3D Modeler at Weta Workshop
Wellington, New Zealand
June 2015 - March 2017
Digital Sculptor / 3D Modeler at Weta Workshop
Wellington, New Zealand
August 2011 - June 2015
Concept Artist at Weta Workshop
Wellington, New Zealand
April 2009 - August 2011
Freelance at Hybrid Digital
Auckland, New Zealand
October 1999 - January 2007

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