Artist
the Idea
To create the best images possible while working work with the top creatives in our industry
Unity Technologies 2018-current
Art Director
Project(TBA)
-Developing concepts for animated short film projects
-Art direction collaboration with artist, modelers, designers
-Character, Prop, Environment Design
-Responsible for Color scripts, Look and Feel of film
-Virtual Painting in a film production environment
-Real-time lighting with Unity Engine
-Articulate designs to internal stakeholders
-Communicate development of shaders, lighting and
artistic tools for internal research and development
Baobab Studios 2017
Visual Development Artist
Project "Rainbow Crow"
-Color scripts for sequence lighting keys, fx transitions
Sony Pictures Imageworks 2015-2017
Senior Lighting Technical Director
Environment and character lighting using Katana & Arnold
Oculus Story Studio 2015
Lighting Artist (contract)
Character lighting in unreal engine 4 with in-house tool sets
Project "Henry" (Oscar award winner)
PDI/DreamWorks Animation 2007-2015
Lighting and Compositing Artist
Responsible for learning complex lighting and rendering setups
Creating and customizing setups from master lighters
Building setups for one-offs and new set lighting areas
Perform tech-fixing and shot finaling, Nuke compositing
Collaborating with fx, cloth, hair, surfacing and layout departments
Color grading and seamless fx integration
Finishing shots and meeting deadlines while ensuring the production designers approved vision
Othbot Illustration 2010-present
Artist, Owner
Online Illustration print store, products and distribution
Visual development concepts, business management
Gallery Show management
Software and Skills
Arnold Render, Katana, Maya, Nuke Compositing, Linux, Photoshop, Premiere, Painter, Zbrush, Acrylic, Oils, Watercolor, Color Design,
Illustration, Storyboarding, Unreal Engine, Unity, Oculus Quill
Highlights
- 10+ years of Feature Animation Experience
- Worked on 12 animated films and 2 tv specials
- Adaptable to learning many technical programs to create images
- VR painting, Technical Artist Background
- Digital painter & VFX artist
Education
Ringling School of Art and Design 2003-2007
BFA, Computer Animation
Schoolism 2013
Lighting Design for Animation
Design and Color classes taught by Nathan Fowkes
Imaginism Studios Toronto Workshop 2012
Concept artist bootcamp and solo illustration business practices instructed by
Bobby Chui & Thierry La Fontaine
Loves
Costume making, horror movies, RPG videogames,
dragshows
Shows
Art Saves Lives Show 2017
San Francisco, CA
"Boys of Melody", Solo Exhibition 2015
MagnetSF Gallery
San Francisco, CA
Refrences available upon request
Feature Animation Credits
The Emoji Movie
Smurfs: The Lost Village
Storks
Penguins of Madagascar
Mr. Peabody and Sherman
Rise of the Guardians
Madagascar 3
Kung Fu Panda 2
Megamind
How to Train Your Dragon
Monsters Vs Aliens
Madagascar 2
TV Show Credits
Merry Madagascar special
Shrek Holiday special
VR Short Films
Henry
Rainbow Crow