Melinda Rose is a 3d Artist with experience in hard surface, environment and character modeling, with a specialized interest in stylized art styles, MR/VR/AR, HoloLens, 3d printing and digital clothing construction.

She has worked as a 3d artist at companies such as Cyan Worlds, Inc., creators of the Myst series of games; Blue Fang Games, of Zoo Tychoon fame, and Microsoft's Central Media and Xbox Gaming divisions, lending a hand prototyping and working on pre-vis for titles like Quantum Break, Halo, Forza, Age of Empires: Castle Siege, Kinect Sports Rivals, Adera, and more.

She has also partnered with Hasbro and Shapeways to release a line of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic licensed 3d printed sculptures.

She is currently working as Associate Art Director at Lakshya Digital; A Keywords Studio, providing training and artistic oversight on numerous titles for multiple clients, spanning stylized and realistic characters, buildings, texturing in Photoshop and Substance Painter, Marvelous Designed, rigging, animation, and level design in Unity.

She studied Game Art and Design at the Art Institute of Portland, and has lived up and down the West Coast, spending time in San Diego, LA, Eugene, Portland, Seattle, and Spokane, with a few years spent in Boston, MA for good measure.

When not working in 3d, Melinda enjoys sewing and costuming.