Nicolas Fillion

3D artist, Texture Painting and Surfacing

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Vancouver, BC, Canada                    +1 438 888 7406

n.fillion@gmail.com                          nfillionart.com

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Profile

Trained and experienced Visual Effects professional with an eye for colour and detail, looking for

position as a 3D Texture Painting and Surfacing Artist

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Highlights

• 3D Animation for Visual Effects Diploma, Graphic Design Diploma

• 15+ years professional experience in computer graphics as Lighter, Surfacing and Texture artist on feature animation and live-action films

• Expert level using Substance Painter, Photoshop, Mari, Maya, Katana, Nuke, Arnold, Houdini,Clarisse, Solaris Karma, Renderman and Shotgrid

• Very knowledgeable on UV mapping and proactive on textures workflow

• Strong understand of lighting and materials properties

• Proficient in identifying and developing creative solutions to complex problems

• Proven track record of managing priorities to meet tight deadlines

• Excellent collaboration, interpersonal, and communication skills

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Experience

3D Texture Painter and Surfacing Artist, Bardel Entertainment, Vancouver, BC                       2020 - Present

• Collaborated with teams and used my knowledge for UV mappingand created
  stylized textures and surfacing for assets on CG animation shows

• Texturing was performed using Mari and Substance Painter/Designer

• Shading and Rendering were done using Katana and Renderman

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Lighting Technical Director, Pixomondo, Vancouver, BC                                                                2018 - 2020

• Utilizing my comprehension of lighting principles, I refined and developed
  solutions for realistic shots that would align with the expectations

• Worked closely with Comp and developed with them customized AOV renders

• Created realistic CG lighting shots that aligns with the client’s footage

• Made use of Maya, Nuke, Vray, and Arnold

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Generalist Technical Director, Double Negative, Vancouver, BC                                                    2015 - 2018

• Used my knowlege of materials properties to create and refine high-quality
  textures and surfacing for assets such as props, vehicles and characters for VFX films

• Responsible for creating realistic CG lighting shots that aligns with the client’s footage

• Texturing was performed using Mari and Substance Painter/Designer

• Shading, Lighting and Rendering were done using Clarisse, Houdini and Nuke

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Lighting and Surfacing Technical Director, MPC, Vancouver, BC                                                 2014 – 2015

• Developed and surfaced CG props and vehicles assets

• Ensured their realism as closely as possible to the movie set

• Made use of Katana, Nuke and Renderman

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Lighting and Surfacing Technical Director, Mikros, Montreal, QC                                                 2013 – 2014

• Worked on two CG stylized movies and proved my efficient learning over a new
  Path Tracer renderer

• Surfaced and lit stylized characters, props and sets

• Shading, Lighting and Rendering were done using Guerilla and Nuke

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Lighting Technical Director, Newbreed Vfx, Montreal, QC                                                                         2013

• Achieved realistic CG lighting that accurately replicated the client’s reference image

• Completed a successful HDR textures painting on the CG set as indirect lighting information

• Used both lighting template from lead and developed template based on HDRI texture

• Made use of Katana, Nuke and Vray

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3D Texture Painter, Surfacing Artist and Lighting TD, Modus Fx, Montreal, QC                          2008 - 2013

• One of my 1st job in my career, worked on several successful TV and film shows

• Started as one of the firsts employees of the studio

• Texturing was performed using Mari and Photoshop

• Shading and Rendering were done using Softimage, Mental Ray and Arnold

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Education

Illustration workshop, Emily Carr University, Vancouver, BC                                                                      2023

3D Animation for Visual Effects Diploma, NAD Centre, Montreal, QC                                                      2008

Graphic Design Diploma, CFPV, Montreal, QC                                                                                           2006

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