Andrew Nelson
Principal Lighting Artist at Shapeshifter Games
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAndrew Nelson is a Principal Lighting Artist with over 18 years in the entertainment industry, blending traditional fine arts training with deep technical mastery of real-time engines like UE5, Nanite, and Lumen. He has led lighting teams and pipelines on high-profile projects including Death Stranding and Immortals of Aveum, and shepherds work from pre-pro blockouts through final polish while balancing emotional storytelling and runtime performance. Known for establishing art best practices, tooling documentation, and cross-disciplinary workflows, he pairs hands-on asset creation with project and vendor management experience from studios like Sony, Bioware, and Hi-Rez. Andrew excels at translating art direction into actionable technical solutions—optimizing memory, LODs, and frame rates without compromising atmosphere. Based in Atlanta, he’s also a Tiberian Sun modding enthusiast, reflecting a long-term passion for game systems and community-driven content. Collected credits and a decade-plus of leadership roles underscore his ability to raise visual standards across next-gen game productions.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Media Studies, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Media Studies at Columbus College of Art & Design
Github Skills (26)
gameplay10
gdi10
patch10
directdraw10
borderless10
monogame10
wrapper10
map-editor10
xna9
csharp9
directx9
sun9
direct3d8
virtual-machine8
quake8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Crimsonum/WorldAlteringEditor
Jun 2024 - May 2026
Map editor for C&C: Red Alert 2, C&C: Tiberian Sun and Dawn of the Tiberium Age.
Contributions:21 pushes, 3 branches in 1 year 11 months
Crimsonum/ts-patches
Jan 2020 - Jun 2026
Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun Patches for CnCNet online gameplay.
Contributions:36 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 6 months
cncnetsunpatchestiberian-sungameplay
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