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Rain Yan
Rain Yan
Lighting Artist @ Naughty Dog
Los Angeles, United States

Hi there!!😊 I'm a 3D artist specializing in environment and cinematic lighting for video games with 2 shipped AAA titles.

I am currently a mid level Lighting Artist at Naughty Dog focusing on environments. Previously, I contributed to Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and Marvel's Wolverine at Insomniac and worked on Genshin Impact at miHoYo. Over the years, I've developed extensive experience across both hyper-realistic and stylized environment and cinematic lighting pipelines, working in Unreal Engine, Unity, and proprietary game engines.

If you're interested in my work or just want to chat—feel free to reach out! I'd love to connect :)

Skills

LightingCompositingCinematicsLevel DesignColor GradingTechnical ArtUnityUnreal Engine

Software proficiency

Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Maya
Maya
Arnold
Arnold
Blender
Blender
DaVinci Resolve
DaVinci Resolve
Nuke
Nuke
Photoshop
Photoshop
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Marmoset Toolbag
Marmoset Toolbag
ZBrush
ZBrush
Gaea
Gaea
Python
Python
C++
C++
OpenGL
OpenGL
Source 2
Source 2

Experience

  • July 2025 - Present
    Lighting Artist II at Insomniac Games
    Burbank, US

    Creating mood-driven environment and cinematic lighting to support storytelling and visual direction.

    Responsible for the Omega Red reveal shot showcased in the gameplay trailer

  • May 2024 - September 2024
    Lighting Artist at miHoYo / HoYoverse
    Shanghai, CN

  • May 2023 - August 2023
    Lighting Artist at Insomnaic Games
    Burbank, California

  • November 2023 - May 2024
    Lighting Artist at BlueReelStudio
    SE

  • December 2024 - Present
    Teaching Assistant - Game Design at University of Pennsylvania

  • January 2024 - May 2024
    Graduate Teaching Assistant - Advanced 3D Art at University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, US

  • August 2023 - December 2023
    Co-Lecturer / Graduate Teaching Assistant - 3D Fundamentals at University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, US

  • September 2022 - September 2024
    Co-President at ACM SIGGRAPH UPenn Chapter

Productions

    • Video Game
      Genshin Impact
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      Lighting Artist
    • Company
      miHoYo/HoYoverse
    • Video Game
      Marvel's Spider-Man 2
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Lighting Artist
    • Company
      Insomniac Games
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      The Ascent - ESL Counter Strike Cinematic for IEM Katowice 2024
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      Lighting Artist
    • Company
      BlueReelStudio
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