Curriculum Vitae
Ashley Aslett
Lead Artist
Creative leadership and project management, with experience coordinating art teams, mentoring artists and managing client relationships.
Professional experience
Oct 2025 – PresentHybrid
Lead Hard Surface Artist
Stellar Entertainment
- Lead the team through production, agreeing creative priorities and visual standards with art directors.
- Coordinate workloads, schedules and review stages with production, adjusting plans as requirements change.
- Guide artists' development through individual feedback, mentoring and clear creative direction.
- Identify workflow issues and introduce clearer processes, benchmarks and training.
Mar 2022 – Oct 2025Remote
Lead Hard Surface Artist
Vertpaint Studios
Promoted to Lead in Nov 2023, following Artist and Senior Artist roles.
- Coordinated people, priorities, resources and schedules across concurrent projects.
- Translated client and art director feedback into clear decisions and actions for the team.
- Reviewed work and supported artists through individual feedback and practical guidance.
- Established workflows and review processes for vehicle, environment and prop projects.
Sep 2019 – Mar 2022Wilmslow · On site
Vehicle Artist II
Cloud Imperium Games
Promoted from Junior Vehicle Artist in Sep 2021.
Worked on Star Citizen vehicle interiors, including the Origin 400i and Anvil Carrack.
Sep 2013 – 2016Lincoln · Remote · Part-time
Director
Veskor Ltd
Creative direction & business management
- Directed the design and delivery of websites and Android applications.
- Managed project planning, client communication and ongoing customer support.
- Led business development and maintained client relationships.
Leadership, Education & Culture
Board Member
Catalyst Fund
Participated in panel decisions on EU grants, represented young people in Lincoln and supported administration.
Vice Chair
Lincoln Darwin Wildlife Group
Helped lead committee work and coordinate volunteers and community activities. Liaised with local government on the group's work and priorities.
Guest Lecturer
De Montfort University
Provided guest teaching and feedback to students, drawing on professional experience in game art.
Art Mentor
Independent
Offered art mentoring alongside professional work, providing feedback and guidance on artists' work and development.
Exhibition Contributor
Frequency Festival
Worked with Frequency Festival on exhibitions in Lincoln.
Skills & tools
Art leadership
- Creative direction
- Project planning
- Team coordination
- Artist mentoring
- Art review & feedback
- Client communication
Art production
- Hard surface modelling
- Vehicles & interiors
- Materials & texturing
- Rigging & animation
- Real-time engine integration
Software
- Unreal Engine 5
- Godot
- Unity
- CryEngine
- 3ds Max
- Blender
- Substance Painter
- Substance Designer
- Photoshop
- Affinity Photo
- Affinity Designer
Production tools
- Perforce
- ClickUp
- Jira
- Microsoft Office
Education & awards
Oct 2016 – Jul 2019
BA (Hons) Game Art
De Montfort University
First Class HonoursSep 2015 – Jul 2016
Foundation Diploma in Art & Design
Lincoln College
DistinctionJuly 2016
Stonebow Media Award
Lincoln College
Award for exceptional creative art student.
Further qualifications
- BTEC ICT Practitioners National Diploma (Level 2)
- Newark and Sherwood College · Pass
- GNVQ Leisure and Tourism
- Pass
- RSA Media Studies
- Merit
- RSA Computer Graphics
- Distinction
- GCSEs
- William Farr School
Earlier professional experience +
Jun – Jul 2017
Administrator
Thames Ambulance Service
Coordinated patient transport bookings and driver schedules, handled transport enquiries and supported callers in distress during a temporary summer role.
Nov 2011 – Jul 2015
Crime Management Bureau Support Officer
G4S / Lincolnshire Police
Maintained crime and intelligence records and handled enquiries from the public, police officers and partner agencies.
Until Nov 2011
Administrator
Adecco
Managed administrative records and information processing across temporary assignments, handling confidential data and supporting day-to-day operations.
Administrator
Hyder Business Services
Handled customer payroll enquiries by telephone and maintained database records and office documentation.
Interests
- Traditional art
- Photography
- Video games
- Travel
