• Feature Ognyan Zahariev
Ognyan Zahariev is an accomplished lighting artist, every one of his images oozing with aesthetic depth and charm. He has clearly been influenced by a range of other talented developers in the games industry, which has only contributed in strengthening his impressive set of skills. Zahariev's work on the Assassin's Creed franchise has cemented him as an industry frontrunner, and he now works for Tokyo-based Shapefarm from his home in Bulgaria.
ARTIST BIO
Ognyan Zahariev Ognyan is the lead lighting artist at Tokyo-based studio Shapefarm, working remotely from his home in Bulgaria. After studying computer science at university, he took a games art course at Escape Studios and has worked on titles including the Assassin's Creed franchise. bit.ly/48FSBgZ
What was it like studying computer science and how did you end up working in games?
I chose computer science as at the time there were no game development courses where I lived, so I went for
