Himanshu's Portfolio and Blog

Gears of War inspired : Posed

2009-03-31T07:11:00.001-07:00

Gears Of War inspired……

2009-03-30T09:53:00.001-07:00

I’ve played the game so much….I had to do this! Will be posing him, updates to follow.

Guy rendered with Mental Ray Image Based Lighting

2009-03-28T16:23:00.001-07:00

Playing around with Mental Ray, Image Based Lighting using an HDRI image, and Final Gathering.

Clowning around……

2009-03-28T14:55:00.001-07:00

The clown from Spawn comics. Main purpose was to learn Zbrush and 3ds max workflow. Rendered in Brazil.

And so it begins…….

2009-01-13T07:20:00.001-08:00

Finally up and running…..

Reel

2009-01-03T05:26:00.001-08:00

Reel 2009

Student Reel – Vancouver Film School (2004)

Gallery

2008-12-27T03:45:00.001-08:00

Personal Work

Some of my personal work.

TinkerBell – The Movie

Stills from the DVD feature TinkerBell – The Movie. I was the Surfacing Lead for characters on this project, along with minor contributions in the Character Modeling and Cloth Simulation Departments.

The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas

Stills from the short film The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas. I was the Surfacing Lead for characters on this project.

Tortoise vs Hare

Stills from the DVD feature Tortoise vs Hare. I was the Surfacing Lead for characters on this project.

3 Pigs and a Baby

Stills from the DVD feature 3 Pigs and a Baby. I was the Surfacing Lead for characters on this project.

Student Reel – Vancouver Film School (2004)

Some of my work from VFS.

Resume

2008-10-27T12:05:00.000-07:00

HIMANSHUKHATRI

Mumbai, INDIA | (091) 98214 85566 | 3dness@gmail.com | http://3dness.blogspot.com

PROFILE

Character Modeler and Texture Artist with stellar artistic and technical abilities.

Secondary skills include Lighting, Rendering and Cloth Simulation.

Fast diligent learner, always eager to acquire new skills.

Productive worker under pressure, consistently meeting challenging deadlines.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Maya	Adobe Photoshop	Deep UV	Brazil
3ds max	ZBrush	Deep Paint 3D	Mental Ray (novice)
Softimage XSI	RenderMan	AIR	MEL Scripting (novice)

EXPERIENCE

PRANA STUDIOS– Mumbai, India (2005-2008)

· Character Surfacing Lead with over 3¹/₂ years of experience on various animated CG features and short films.

· Other roles included Character Modeler, Cloth Simulation Artist and Character Surfacing Artist for the VFX division.

· Responsible for setting up shading networks and streamlining them for maximum rendering efficiency during shot production.

· Set up Customized Tools for the Surfacing Department to boost productivity and speed-up workflow.

· Involved in decision making, work allocation and planning for the Surfacing Department.

· Interacted and worked with Modeling, Rigging and Animation departments to ensure smooth execution of projects.

· Conducted training sessions for the Character Surfacing Team.

· Delivered all Surfaced characters 60 man-days ahead of schedule on Unstable Fables – The Three Little Pigs.

· Production experience in various render engines including Renderman, AIR and Brazil.

· Clients include Disney Toon Studios, Sony Pictures Animation and The Weinstein Company.

CREDITS

TinkerBell - Surfacing Lead

The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas - Character Surfacing Lead

3 Pigs and a Baby - Surfacing Lead

Tortoise vs Hare - Surfacing Lead

Delhi-6 – Surfacing Artist

Koochie Koochie Hota Hai (unreleased) – Character Surfacing Lead

EDUCATION

VANCOUVER FILM SCHOOL, Vancouver B.C., CANADA

Diploma in 3D Animation and Visual Effects, 2003-04

DIGITAL ACADEMY, Mumbai, INDIA

Certificate of Competence, Maya Unlimited, 2002-03

S.D.R.UMRIGAR MEMORIAL SCHOOL, Surat, INDIA

Completed High School, 2002

AWARDS & HONORS

· Scholarship recipient, Vancouver Film School, 2004

· 300/300 TOEFL score, 2002

· 1390/1600 SAT score, 2002

· Awarded first prize for Cartoon design, CD-Cover design, 3D modeling and Movie poster design at computer art exhibition “Expression 2001” organized by Edit Institute, Surat, India.