Resume

Kent Brisley

Santa Monica, CA
Phone: 323-445-2709
email: kentbrisley@yahoo.com
Reel: https://vimeo.com/288462395

Summary

  • Experience as a digital artist working for leading companies and studios in the Advertising,
    aerospace and gaming industries.
  • Proven track record as a strong 3D and 2D artist possessing the ability to create highly realistic
    objects and textures as well as lighting and animation.
  • A resourceful and seasoned team player with the experience of a variety of 3D and 2D imagery

Skills

  •  Maya
  •  Nuke
  •  Adobe After Effects
  •  V-Ray
  •  Mental Ray
  •  Arnold
  •  Adobe Photoshop
  •  Adobe Illustrator
  •  3DS Max
  •  Pro Tools (audio)

Employment

Northstar Earth & Space, Montreal, Canada March 2019 – Current
3D Artist Contractor – Animator – Generalist

  • Creation of complex animation/simulations of satellites tracking space objects
  • Managing all rendering and edits of final output videos
  • Creation of lighting, surfacing, modeling and compositing

 

Flawless Effects, Los Angeles   Dec 2022 – Feb 2023
3D – VFX Artist Contractor – Animator – Generalist

  • 3D art creation for WWF John Cena broadcast commercial
  • Camera tracking for 16 shots
  • Animation for all shots inclcluding medeling and textering of all 3D assets

 

Tilt Shift (Team One), El Segundo, CA   Sept 2021 – March 2022
Contractor – Lighting and Compositing

  • Toyota CG interior and exterior lighting and compositing of 2020 models
  • Lighting, surfacing and rendering in Maya/VRay – all compositing done in Nuke
  • Designed updated look and feel exterior test for 2022 online presence

 

Saatchi & Saatchi LA, Torrance, CA   Nov 2018 – Oct 2019
3D Artist Contractor – Lighting and Compositing

  • Toyota CG interior and exterior lighting and compositing of 2020 model
  • Lighting, surfacing and rendering in Maya/VRay – all compositing done in Nuke
  • Animations and print for Toyota dealerships – marketing materials and video

 

Team One (TiltShift), Los Angeles, CA   July 2018 – August 2018
3D Artist Contractor

  • Senior vehicle artist creating 3D and 2D assets for Lexus interior visualizer
  • Responsible for 3D lighting and texturing
  • Creation of assets for CG Strip augmentation for exterior photography assets

 

Saatchi & Saatchi LA, Torrance, CA   May 2014 – June 2018
3D Artist Contractor – Lighting and Compositing

  • Lighting, surfacing and rendering in Maya/VRay – all compositing done in Nuke
  • Variety of brochure images and website images for Toyota and Lexus
  • Complex Compositing using Nuke and Adobe After Effects for complex configurators

 

Coyote Post, Silver Lake, CA   Feb 2014 – April 2014
3D Artist – Lighting and Compositing

  • 3D art creation for Comcast broadcast commercial
  • Compositing of elements in NUKE
  • Lighting, surfacing and rendering in Maya/Mental Ray
  • Camera integration and concept work, pre-visual proof of concept

 

Animated Designs, Westlake Village, CA   Sept 2011 – June 2014
3D Artist – Lighting and Compositing

  • Creation of assets for KIA automobiles interactive
  • Extensive use in Nuke including rotoscoping, color correction, green screen/chroma keying
  • Lighting, surfacing and rendering with Vray and Mental Ray
  • Logo and title sequences created in After Effects and Maya
  • In-house 3D modeling of accessories and environments and various 2D decals
  • Complex Compositing using Nuke and Adobe After Effects
  • Creation of a multitude of Hero images of various Kia vehicles and site animations

 

RTT USA, Pasadena, CA   June 2006 – April 2010
Senior 3D Artist

  • Developed 3D environments for a series of Toyota web and commercial products
  • Created a multitude of 3D lighting set-ups and well as vehicle animations and texturing
  • Provided a large part of the in-house modeling when needed to match product correctness
  • Managed onsite HDR and background camera shoots with various advertising agencies
  • Received in house Artistic Eye award in 2008
  • Wrote and produced in house demo reel spot for company sales presentation reel
  • Managed complex compositing and asset production for web configurators for Toyota Sienna

Education

Gnomon School of Effects   Jan 2005 – March 2005

  • Advanced polygon modeling

University of Kansas   Aug 1981 – May 1985

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication
  • Coursework combined computer design, traditional illustration and graphic design