CV
06/2020-08/2021
Cinesite: Lead Character Texture/Look development Artist
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Created workflows and structures including Mari, Substance and Gaffer archives and templates to provide organization and consistency for character surfacing.
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Communicated the goals and intentions of the Art department, Production and the Surfacing Supervisor to a team of Surfacing artists with regular remote check-ins and meetings.
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Attended regular art department ‘kick-offs’ providing technical surfacing feedback and brainstorming.
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Provided feedback and tracked the progress of the members of my Surfacing team using video conferencing, gchats and Atrack.
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Documented character surfacing workflows through Confluence pages and Google docs
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Provided photo-realistic textures, both procedural and hand painted using Substance Painter/Designer and Mari.
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Mentored junior artists.
01/2014-06/2020
Digital Domain: Lead Texture Artist
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Worked closely with production, the show supervisors and art direction to adhere to individual project’s required look.
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Worked on a broad variety of show styles creating photo-realistic and stylized textures as required.
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Communicated feedback from other departments, supervisors and the director to members of the texture team as required.
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Provided leadership and support for the texture team both creatively and technically to facilitate the completion of the texturing assignments on schedule.
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Created documentation for the department’s internal Confluence pages for texturing workflows and technical information
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Participated in department collaborative meetings with the Texture Pipeline team to develop tools and practices to increase the quality and efficiency of the texture department.
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Provided progress updates to production and supervisors and communicated any potential or existing technical or workflow bottlenecks that could impact scheduling.
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Mentored junior artists.