ABOUT ME

Who am I and what I do

Hello!

My name is Natiq Aghayev also known as “Defonten” on the net.

I’m a Senior 3D Environment Artist and Art Lead based in Prague, with over 10 years of professional experience in game development. I specialize in environment art, world building, hard-surface modeling and procedural workflows, with extensive production experience on Space Engineers and Space Engineers 2.

My work covers the full environment art pipeline – from visual development, terrain and modular assets to materials, LODs, collision models, optimization and implementation in industry-standard game engines as well as proprietary game engines. I use procedural tools such as Houdini, World Creator and Substance Designer to build large-scale environments efficiently while maintaining visual quality and consistency.

I work closely with level designers, programmers, QA and other artists to create environments that support gameplay, player navigation and visual readability while remaining atmospheric, believable and technically efficient. Alongside hands-on environment production, I have experience leading artists, mentoring, recruitment, onboarding, visual quality control and developing production workflows.

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A brief showcase of my work

MASTERCLASSES

MasterClasses to boost your Artistic Skills

Mastering World Creator - From Zero to Hero

A complete practical World Creator course covering the fundamentals of World Creator in a structured way. Learn all the essential tools and workflows World Creator is known and loved for. Start with the essentials and build up to advanced techniques in no time!

Free Workshop: SciFi Wall in Blender

Master the fundamentals of sci-fi hard surface modeling in Blender by creating your own modular SciFi Wall panel – the perfect building block for futuristic interiors! In this mini-course, you’ll learn how to gather effective references while establishing your own unique style, design with modularity in mind, and use Blender’s Boxcutter and Decal Machine addons to speed up your workflow.

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