Summary
2D/3D digital artist and confident individual, specialize in concept art, 3DDMP, environment art, recently been offered a position by Technicolor Creative Studios. Proficient in digital matte painting techniques using Photoshop to create clean plate, paint over to achieve realism, asset creation using modeling in Maya, texturing using Substance Painter. Worked on compositing using Nuke, roto objects, import/export DMP from Nuke, 3D projection, denoise, grading, color correction. Used displacement maps and environment building in Keyshot, Speed tree, Vue. Familiar with industry pipelines in VFX, movies and video games and open to new software packages. Experience in traditional art making. Understanding to align with the goals of the team and art director and ability to handle work pressure with fluent communication and IT skills.
Portfolio: https://artofniharika.com/
Contact: artofniharika@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/artofniharika/
Skills
Software proficiency
Experience
- Trainee 3DDMP/Environments at Technicolor Creative Studios TalentLondon, United KingdomFebruary 2022 - March 2022
Worked with industry professionals in VFX to learn matte painting using photoshop tools, achieved realistic outputs from photo merge to match the original plate.
• Learned Projected Matte painting techniques using Maya, Photoshop, and Nuke. Use of provided alembic and plate.
• Realized a composition using full scale VFX scene by starting with a clean plate, modeled and build assets in Maya and ZBrush, projection in Nuke, applied textures in Substance Painter, rendered using deadline monitor and Renderman. - Intern at ExpoTees Showcase Development at Teesside UniversityMiddlesbrough, United KingdomOctober 2020 - January 2021
• Designed 3D City view in SketchUp showing virtual exhibition set up in parts of Middlesbrough city and Teesside University.
• The process included thumbnails for Idea generation, modeled buildings, and assets in software Maya and SketchUp, rendered in software Keyshot for lights and materials, finished in Photoshop, and video editing in Adobe After Effects.
• Worked under assigned weekly deadlines and feedback shared by the Design Supervisor, researched, and documented report. - Votunteer at Middlesbrough Art WeekenderMiddlesbrough, United KingdomSeptember 2019 - September 2019
• Welcomed the public to the art exhibition “ADA” by artist Karina-Smigla Bobinski at Middlesbrough Town Hall, Albert Road.
• Worked with artists Alyson Agar and Nick John to enlighten the audience on “The Living Archive”.
• Interacted with local people which helped enhance confidence, public speaking, and communication skills.