Claudio Clemente

Claudio Clemente is an experienced Lead Character Artist with a notable background in the gaming and film industries. Currently employed at Criterion Games since July 2022, Claudio is contributing to the development of Need For Speed: Unbound. Prior roles include leading the UK character team at Cloud Imperium Games for Star Citizen and Squadron 42, as well as serving as a Principal Character Artist at the same company, focusing on character modeling, sculpting, and texture art. Claudio's film experience includes work on major titles such as Jungle Book, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, and Suicide Squad while at MPC. Additional roles encompass environment artistry at Electronic Arts and Criterion Games, as well as previs work at The Third Floor, Inc. Claudio holds a Master's degree in Architecture - Multimedia Design from Sapienza Università di Roma and various certifications in 3D sculpting and character design.