Meet Our Team

Our talented artists bring years of experience and passion to every project. Learn more about each team member and their specialized skills below.

Heather Courage

Founder and Lead 3D Character Artist

Heather is the creative force behind FireStorm Studio. As an award-winning 3D Character Artist with a passion for stylised design, she brings characters to life through bold forms, expressive detail, and technical excellence. With industry credits on indie games and animated films, and recognition from the Rookies Awards 2024, Heather combines real-world production experience with a deep love for sharing knowledge. Through FireStorm, she hosts live streams, tutorials, and community sessions, creating a space where artists of all levels can grow, connect, and be inspired.

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Efrain Munoz

Cinematic Technical Animator

Efrain brings characters to life with exceptional skills in rigging and animation, ensuring every movement is fluid and believable. His technical expertise in animation pipelines makes him invaluable to any production.

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Patricia Martins

3D Character Modeler & Graphic Designer

Patricia Martins is a versatile and experienced professional in the field of digital art and design, with a solid background that includes a 3D Modeling and Graphic Design. Her professional journey demonstrates her ability to create diverse visual elements for games, marketing materials, and branding. In addition to her technical skills, Patricia also has experience supporting students and in corporate training, indicating strong communication and mentoring competencies, as well as a passion for video games and animation.

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Will Evarts

Hard Surface Modeler & Visualization Artist

Will is a detail-focused 3D artist who balances realism with clean, efficient models to create captivating props, immersive environments, and dynamic product visualizations. His experience with a variety of clients and his time as a technical assistant have honed his ability to communicate with clarity and to effectively solve your problems. When you partner with Will, you'll experience a seamless workflow and receive stunning 3D assets that elevate your project and powerfully present your products.

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Carmen Matthee

3D Artist

Carmen is a versatile 3D artist with experience in character, environment, and prop modeling for both games and film. Her strengths lie in the technical aspects of modeling, with a focus on optimizing workflows and ensuring efficient, production-ready pipelines. With a background in traditional art, Carmen brings a strong eye for detail and a creative approach to form, silhouette, and visual storytelling—enhancing both the artistic quality and functionality of her models.

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Samson Fickes

3D Character Artist

Samson is a dedicated 3D modeler creating stylized characters for games. He is an award-winning artist recognized in projects such as The Rookies Awards and as guest ZBrush instructor at the Vermont Animation Festival. With a background in both classical art and illustration, Samson builds his 3D models on a foundation of anatomy, handpainting techniques, and art principles such as gesture and shape language. Combined with his technical modeling expertise, he creates 3D characters that are full of style and appeal while still being efficient, optimized, and functional in production.

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Peter Ocampo

Concept Artist

Peter Ocampo is a concept artist with over a decade of experience in the film industry. He has contributed his visuals to films such as Inception, Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers Endgame, and is perhaps best known for his work on the demon bear for Annihilation. Combining skillsets across 2d and 3d he will aim to bring his original and exciting designs to your projects.

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Syed Ali Raza

Character Artist

Syed Ali Raza is an industrial engineer turned artist who brings technical precision and meticulous attention to detail to every character he creates. With a passion for realistic character work and facial modeling, Syed has contributed to major projects including The Legacy of Adam, where he created dozens of characters with full facial expression sets. His engineering background combined with artistic passion results in characters that are both visually stunning and technically sound.

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Dakota George

Environment Artist & Unreal Generalist

Dakota George is an artist with a wide range of skills, having experience in multiple productions in both practical and virtual settings. He has worked on award-winning film and TV shows such as Killers of the Flower Moon and Reservation Dogs, and has created environments in Unreal Engine for film, games, and UN presentations.

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François Dujardin

Concept Artist & Illustrator

François Dujardin is a professional concept artist and illustrator focused on dark fantasy and horror narratives. His background as a conservator-restorer has shaped a unique artistic lens, blending history, myth, and life experience into rich, compelling designs.

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