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Kai "Kizzle" Mergener
Kai "Kizzle" Mergener
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Frankfurt, Germany

Summary

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Skills

CompositingArt DirectionVisual EffectsLightingPhysically Based RenderingShadersArchitectural DesignLevel DesignPBR TexturingTexture BakingSubstance DesignerFoliageproceduralEnvironment DesignRenderingShadingEnvironment ModelingHard Surface Modeling

Software proficiency

Blender
Blender
Houdini
Houdini
Photoshop
Photoshop
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Designer
Substance 3D Designer
Marmoset Toolbag
Marmoset Toolbag
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
ZBrush
ZBrush
Unity
Unity
World Machine
World Machine
Quixel Suite
Quixel Suite
SpeedTree
SpeedTree
Gaea
Gaea

Productions

    • Video Game
      Off the Grid
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      Senior Material Artist
    • Company
      Gunzilla Games
    • Video Game
      Endzone 2
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      Material, Environment & Foliage Artist
    • Company
      Gentlymad Studios
    • Video Game
      Endzone - A World Apart
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      Material & Environment Artist
    • Company
      Gentlymad Studios
    • Video Game
      Pizza Connection 3
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Internship as Material & Environment Artist
    • Company
      Gentlymad Studios

Experience

  • Founder at KizzleFX
    January 2025 - Present

  • Senior Material Artist at Gunzilla Games
    Frankfurt, DE
    October 2024 - Present

    I am responsible for creating Procedural, High Quality Materials, Shaders and Textures for the Battle Royale Game "Off the Grid".

  • Environment & Material Artist at Gentlymad Studios
    Wiesbaden
    April 2019 - Present

    Lead for Materials & Foliage