Eligible to work in Canada / United States and South America
Hola ! I am Tech artist Lead at Ubisoft, Toronto Canada, working at the video gaming industry, previously, a CG Generalist Supervisor specialized in Lookdev, texturing, Digital Matte Painting (DMPs) and Environment TD, have worked in TV Shows and Films for the World's leading visual effects and animation companies, experienced mentoring advance 2d and 3d techniques in animation and VFX.
A Masters and Honors Graduate from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia in Audiovisual Arts with an emphasis in Graphics. 2014, Completed a year diploma in 3D animation and Visual effects at Vancouver Film School, 2015; and along my career obtained a specialization in Harvard business school Online, 2024.
Primetime Emmy awards honors 2016 - 2017 for outstanding special visual effects in supporting role Gotham and two times nominated Westworld.
Specialist:
Assets and build, shading, texturing, modeling hard surface and organic shapes, lighting and rigging, Maya fluids, nCloth, nParticles. Animation hard surfaces; concept / storytelling, digital matte painting, environment, projections, tracking, Rotoscoping, Compositing, Motion Graphics, 2D animation, Drawing characters and environments, fine arts background with sculpting experience, digital illustration, analogue and digital photography, graphic and web design.
PC / Linux.
Software:
Unreal 5, Maya, Nuke, Mari, Substance Painter / Designer, Katana, ZBrush, Mudbox, Xgen, Speedtree, Clarisse, Houdini.
Design / Painting / Editing:
Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, FinalCut, Premiere, InDesign.
Rendering:
Vray, Redshift, Renderman, Arnold, Unreal
Another skills:
Professional stage dancer, theater and performing arts, Dance director and instructor. Writer and UNFPA art consultant.
I have worked for the United Nations as an Illustrator and 2D Animator in New York. A project dear to me is the UNFPA initiative aimed at solving social life problems affecting Children and Women’s Rights.
My passionate approach to Art is drawn from the many disciplines that have brought me interdisciplinary talents into the Film Industry.
I have had the opportunity to manage different Art Exhibitions and Collections, typically at Museums by collecting, organizing, evaluating, and cataloging Art, Collectibles and Historical items, having my first Art Exhibition in 2012 at the Art Gallery Casa Cuadrada.
I have also worked as an Illustrator and Art Director for various editing Companies with Editorials on Ad campaigns, designing Brand Identities, supporting the production and development of various products.
I currently work as a VFX Artist for different TV Shows and Films. Enjoy!
EDUCATION
Currently studying a specialization in Management and leadership at Harvard Business School Online:
- Power and Influence for Positive Impact. Completed, Dec 2023.
- Design, Thinking and Innovation. Completed, Aug 2023.
- Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Accountability. Completed, June 2023
Diploma 3D Animation & Visual Effects Vancouver Film School, Vancouver , BC. canada. June 2014 - June 2015.
Masters in Visual Arts with emphasis on graphics Pontificia Xaverian University. Bogota, Colombia 2018 - 2013.
Certificate Concept Art and Digital Ilustration Pontificia Xaverian University Bogota, Colombia. June 2012 - November 2012.
Certificate of contemporary dances at Alvin ailey New York 2012.
Certificate of African dances at Pontificia Xaverian University. 2011
Certificate of Indian Dances at Pontificia Xaverian University. 2011
Certificate of Tai chi and Taekwondo at Pontificia Xaverian University. 2010
Certificate of Latin dances, salsa and tango Pontificia Xaverian Univerisity. 2009
World champion winner and Dancer of the International Dance Festival of Oriental Dances, Directed by Antonina Canal. Academia Prem Shakti. Five Years consecutive. Bogota, Colombia. 2009 - 2013
SOFTWARE TOOLS
Unreal 5
Unity ( basis)
Red shift
V-ray
Katana
Arnold
Maya
Adobe Photoshop
zbrush
Nuke
Mari
Substance painter
Shotgun
Qube
Mental Ray
Render Man
Adobe Premier
Adobe Flash
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe In design
Adobe After Effects
WORK EXPERIENCE
Lead Tech Art Graphics
Ubisoft, Toronto, Canada. February 2024
3D animation and 2D/ VFX advance compositing fundamentals, DMP and TD Environments, Instructor
Vancouver Film School, Vancouver. Canada June 2023
Generalist Supervisor
DNEG Canada October 2022 - May 2023
Lead Digital Matte Painter
Bardel Entertainment, Vancouver, BC. October 2020 - October 2022
Lead 3D Generalist & Digital Matte Painter
October 2019
Senior 3D Generalist, Matte Painter and Concept Artist
Cosa VFX, Vancouver, BC. April 2019 - October 2019
Digital Matte Painter
Method studios. Vancouver, BC. January 2019 - April 2019
3D Generalist, Digital Matte Painter & Concept Artist
Cosa VFX, Vancouver, BC. Vancouver, BC. January 2017 - December 2018
3D Generalist
FUSE FX - Vancouver, BC. August 2016 - January 2017
Lighter, Compositor & Lookdev artist
BRON Studios HENCHMEN PRODUCTIONS. Vancouver, BC. September 2015 - August 2016
Art Director as Brand Identity Designer
Zal Cartagena, Colombia. August 2013 - March 2014
2D Animator and illustrator changing education of UNFPA.
United Nations Population Fund, New York. April 2013 - August 2013
Assistant Producer of Editing and Special Effects
Centro Atico - Bogota, Colombia. January 2012 - April 2013