Role: 3D Weapon Artist (Hero Asset) — Contract / Freelance

Studio: Tigerroll Studios

Project: The Freeblades (Unreal Engine 5)

Location: Remote

Tigerroll Studios is a small indie team building The Freeblades — a co-op, dungeon-adventure RPG set in a gritty, low-fantasy medieval world, with souls-like combat and infinitely scaling dungeons. (Wishlist us on Steam — link below.)

We're commissioning the first of a series of hero magical weapons: an engraved one-handed sword whose Latin and geometric etchings glow when the blade is activated — a medieval take on a lightsaber. We're looking for an artist to own this asset end-to-end.

The work

• High-poly sculpt with carved etchings, baked down to a clean low-poly
• Full PBR texture set, two material slots (blade + hilt), plus a greyscale emissive mask
• UVs authored to support a directional pulse effect (we'll brief the specifics)
• Delivered as a validated UE5 project: imported, materials assigned, no shader errors, ready for us to take forward

We handle the glow logic, particle effects, lighting and gameplay integration. You own the mesh, bake, textures and clean import. Source files included; one revision round in scope.

You'll be a fit if

• You have a strong weapon / hero-prop portfolio
• You're comfortable with the full high-to-low baked PBR pipeline
• You have direct UE5 import + material experience (or a collaborator who covers it)

This is a paid commission at hero-asset quality. It's also a foot in the door — we have a pipeline of further hero weapons planned, and this is the chance to become our go-to artist for them.

To apply: Share your portfolio and commercial rates via our application form.