Hi there! My name is Jake. I'm a 23 year old Hard Surface Prop artist that graduated from Teesside University with a 2:1 BA (Hons) Degree in Computer Games Art.I've been passionate about gaming for as long as I can remember, most notably being heavily involved in the Halo and Destiny communities, diving into the modding scene for Halo: Custom Edition in my early teens and then becoming a fan artist for both properties in Source Filmmaker and later Blender.I have an avid interest in telling stories. A lot of my work has a story behind it, I take pride in my creativity and the passion I have in my work is poured into every piece.

Installation 01 (2017-2019)

Arripe Gladium (2021-Present)

Installation 01 is a fan developed multiplayer shooter developed in the Unreal Engine (Formerly Unity) inspired by the origional trilogy of Halo games.I worked on the project on a part time basis early into my career at 17 years old as a prop artist for the team. I worked alongside fellow artists under the direction of the art leads, picking up asset tasks and following the game's art documentation, delivering prop assets to be used in the game's maps. Source control systems were also utilized for asset documentation, management and iteration.During my time on the project, I primarily worked on the map Cavity, a remake of Halo 3's Foundry map. I also assisted in additional duties such as texture creation and miscellaneous assets for other maps.My time on the project lasted two years, as I left the team to focus on my studies more in 2019. More information on the project can be found here

Arripe Gladium is a group of creators in the Destiny community founded by Jay Zelman AKA BlueJay in 2021, with the collective goal of working towards making moves into the Games Industry. We are most known for our standout project: Season of the Plague.SoTP was a concept season for Destiny 2 with the core theme of reintroducing SIVA, one of the major elements of Destiny's Rise of Iron expansion. The project included concepts for story, gameplay encounters, cinematics, weapons, armour, enemy designs and armour mods.I contributed to the project by designing and kitbashing weapon ornaments using existing assets, namely ornaments for Suros Regime and Felwinter's Lie. I also assisted other members of the team with Compositing art for promotional material, and other odd jobs in various elements of the project.Nowadays the group exists in name only. Various lead members have achieved the goal of breaking into the industry, with the experience and exposure from SoTP being a huge boost for the rest of the team. Being featured in article's from Forbes Magazine's own Paul Tassi.More information on the project and it's members can be found here