Aaron Webster Email & Phone Number

I’ve had a distinguished career as a Visual Development Artist spanning more than two decades in the Computer Animation industry. My earliest roles as a Technical Surfacing Artist were gradually expanded to a Head of Visual Research and Development position at Arc Productions until the studio closed in 2016.My extended Surfacing responsibilities were the prototyping and dissemination of novel surfacing treatments, the design and maintenance of proprietary shaders, and the collaborative development of hair/fur/feather grooming and rendering solutions.SpecialtiesMaterial Appearance Modeling, SurfacingSkillsVisual Development, Shader Design, Texturing, UV Layout, Modeling/Sculpting, Fur/Hair System Design, Surfacing Pipeline Design, Tool Design/Documentation, Training, Art Direction, Illustration/Concept ArtSoftwareMaya, Mari, Substance Painter, ZBrush, Katana, Renderman, 3Delight, Arnold, UV Layout

Listed skills include Maya, Mental Ray, Visual Effects, Look Development, and 14 others.

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  Character Viz-Dev Artist

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  Vancouver, Bc, Ca