Vidar Rapp
Experienced Character Artist
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Vidar Rapp
Vidar Rapp
Character Art Expert
Stockholm, Sweden

Summary

As a Character Art professional with over two decades in the games industry I have experience both as a lead, art director and solo artist.

I have been credited on 13 game titles during my career so far, as well as having worked on several unreleased projects and IPs.

I do guest lecturing focused on game art, production pipelines and character design.

Skills

Character ModelingCharacter Design

Software proficiency

Maya
Maya
Photoshop
Photoshop
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
ZBrush
ZBrush
TopoGun
TopoGun
Marvelous Designer
Marvelous Designer

Productions

    • Video Game
      Helldivers 2
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      Senior Character Artist
    • Company
      Arrowhead Game Studios
    • Video Game
      Alara Prime
    • Year
      2025
    • Role
      Character Art Director
    • Company
      Fall Damage Studios
    • Video Game
      Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      Additional support
    • Company
      MachineGames Sweden AB
    • Video Game
      Wolfenstein: Youngblood
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Senior Character Artist
    • Company
      MachineGames Sweden AB
    • Video Game
      Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Senior Character Artist
    • Company
      MachineGames Sweden AB
    • Video Game
      Doom: VFR
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Character art
    • Company
      MachineGames Sweden AB
    • Video Game
      Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Senior Character Artist
    • Company
      MachineGames Sweden AB
    • Video Game
      Doom
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Character art
    • Company
      MachineGames Sweden AB
    • Video Game
      Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Senior Character Artist
    • Company
      MachineGames Sweden AB
    • Video Game
      Wolfenstein: The New Order
    • Year
      2014
    • Role
      Senior Character Artist
    • Company
      MachineGames Sweden AB
    • Video Game
      Syndicate (2012)
    • Year
      2012
    • Role
      Senior Character Artist
    • Company
      Starbreeze Studios
    • Video Game
      Just Cause 2
    • Year
      2010
    • Role
      Character Artist
    • Company
      Avalanche Studios
    • Video Game
      Shellshock 2: Blood trails
    • Year
      2009
    • Role
      Character Artist
    • Company
      Rebellion
    • Video Game
      Just Cause
    • Year
      2006
    • Role
      Character Artist
    • Company
      Avalanche Studios

Experience

  • Character artist at Experiment 101
    Stockholm, Sweden
    October 2025 - Present

  • Lead Character Artist at Avalanche Studios Group
    Stockholm, SE
    June 2025 - Present

  • Senior Character Artist at Arrowhead Game Studios
    Stockholm, SE
    January 2024 - June 2025

  • Character Art Director at Fall Damage
    Stockholm
    January 2022 - December 2023

  • Lead Character Artist at Fall Damage
    Stockholm, Sweden
    June 2021 - April 2022

  • Lead Character Artist at MachineGames Sweden AB
    Uppsala, Sweden
    July 2019 - June 2021

  • Senior Character Artist at MachineGames Sweden AB
    Uppsala, Sweden
    February 2011 - July 2019

  • Lead 3D Artist at Starbreeze Studios
    Uppsala, Sweden
    February 2010 - February 2011

  • Senior Character Artist at Starbreeze Studios
    Uppsala, Sweden
    August 2008 - February 2011

  • Character Artist at Rebellion
    Derby, United Kingdom
    September 2007 - August 2008

  • Character Artist at Avalanche Studios
    Stockholm, Sweden
    May 2005 - September 2007