Ian Smith

Ian Smith is a Senior Environment Artist at Playground Games since August 2024, with prior experience as Project Lead at SideFX Software, where Ian led Project Pegasus focused on developing an open world 3D environment using Houdini and Unreal Engine 5. Ian's extensive tenure at NSC Creative from October 2010 to July 2024 included roles as CG Supervisor and CGI Artist, where responsibilities included producing high-quality CG shots and collaborating on motion graphic projects. Ian began as a Junior CGI Artist at NSC Creative, contributing to immersive films for Fulldome and Stereoscopic 3D. Ian holds a BA(Hons) in Computer Games and Visual Effects from Anglia Ruskin University and A-levels in Art and Double ICT from Tewkesbury Sixth Form College.