About artist | nimegold

Thangarasu is a professional CG artist who is specialized in the creation of highly-detailed CG art work. He always enjoys using his imagination to envision new ideas. He has a deep passion in Painting , photography, Riding, and traveling, which is where most of his inspirations originate. He is currently crafting many of CG art work with the Freelance team for VFX , Gaming and Animation studios.

Experience

*Lead 3D Artist_Freelance , India

Modeling/Texture/grooming

Responsible for Character , Environment Modeling /Texture and Grooming ,look and development

shaders, solving technical issues in texturing workflow.

* Mr.X Inc , India _ Jul 2018 - Jan 2019

Show Asset Lead

Responsible for Asset Texturing and Modeling photogrammetry scanning workflow,department activities, look and development

shaders, solving technical issues in texturing workflow.

_Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark _Future film_Vfx

_goosebumps 2 _Future film_Vfx

_Shazam _Future film_Vfx

_Monster hunters _Future film_Vfx

_Carnival _Net series_Vfx

*Base FX , China _ Sep 2017 - Dec 2017

Senior Surfacing/Groom Artist

Responsible for Character Texturing , Grooming , look and development shaders

_Wish Dragon_Animated Future film

*Dream Works Animation , India _ Mar 2016 - Jan 2017 , Jan 2011 - Aug 2014

Senior Surfacing Artist

Responsible for Surfacing to organic and inorganic models as per the project requirements, look and development shaders, fur creation and solving technical issues in texturing workflow.

_ Boss baby_Animated Future film

_The Penguins of Madagascar _Animated Future film

_ How To Train Your Dragon2 _Animated Future film

_ Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted _Animated Future film

_ Madly Madagascar _Animated Future film

_ Puss in Boots _Animated Future film

_ Puss in Boots The Three Diablos _DVD

_ The Pig Who Cried Wolf _DVD

*KRU Studios , Malaysia _ Jan 2015 _ Feb 2016

Character Texturing Head of Department

Responsible for Character Texturing pipeline and workflow, department activities, look and development shaders, Solving technical issues

in texturing workflow , team activities and management

_ Wheely _Animated future film

*Crest Animation Studios , India _ Sep 2007 - Jan 2011

Senior Character Texturing Artist

Responsible for Creating UV unwrap and texturing for organic and inorganic models as per the project requirements, look and

development shaders and fur creation, and solving technical issues in texturing workflow.

_ Norm of the North _Animated Future film

_ Alpha and Omega _Animated future film

_ Barnyard _Net series

*Tata Elxsi Ltd , India _ Nov 2006 - Aug 2007

Environment Texturing Artist

Responsible for Environment Texturing and UV unwrap

_ Road side Romeo _Animated future film

*Ocher Studios Ltd , India _Mar 2005 - Oct 2006

Modeling/Texturing Artist

Responsible for Modeling and texturing for Vfx , look and development shaders and fur creation, and solving technical issues in

texturing workflow.

_Sultan the Warrior _Animated future film

_Om Ganesha _ Animated future film

_ Sivaji _future film_Vfx

_ Sakkara Katti _future film_Vfx

*AC pillai , India _Mar 2001 - Jan 2005

Associate Art Director,Production Designer

Responsible for Production Design, Set Creation, Interiors and Environment for Tamil future film

_ Paruthiveran _Tamil future film

_Aacharriya _Tamil future film

Education

*Government College of Fine Arts , Chennai,University of Madras

Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Painting · (2003 - 2005)

*Government College of Fine Arts ,Chennai,University of Madras

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting · (1999 - 2003)

Skills

Autodesk Maya,

Pixologic Zbrush,

Foundry Mari,

Substance painter,

Foundry Katana

Foundry Nuke

Adobe Photoshop, After Effect,

RenderMan,

Arnold,

Mental Ray,

Chaos Group V-Ray,

Redshift,

houdini

Agisoft photoscan

Reality capture

Language

Tamil , English , Hindi