Benedetta Cattani

Work History

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  Surfacing Artist (DNEG Feature Animation)

  Double Negative

  June 2022 - June 2023

  Montréal

  3D Surfacing Artist:
  • Realization of textures in Mari, Photoshop and Substance Painter.
  • Look Dev in Katana with Renderman for characters and props for upcoming projects and in Unreal.
  • Grooming using XGen and DNEG’s internal tool.
  
  Unreal for Virtual Production:
  • Creating textures in Substance Painter and Look
  Dev in Unreal Engine 5 for Virtual Production team, with research and study purposes for future productions.
  • Writing Unreal training documentation for Surfacing Artists, defining a materials’ guide, workflow and problem-solving tips.
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  3D Modeling, Surfacing and Grooming Artist

  Rainbow CGI

  July 2019 - April 2022

  Roma, Italia

  Working on animated productions such as "Disney's Puppy Dog Pals", "Rainbow's 44 Cats", "Disney's SuperKitties", movies like "The Ice Age - Adventures of Buck Wild" and "Diary of a Wimpy Kid", and other projects to be announced.
  - Responsible for modeling characters, props, environment, and creating facial blendshapes in Maya coordinating with other departments.
  - Realize texture in Mudbox and Photoshop and shaders with V-Ray following references and concept arts provided by clients.
  - Creation of cartoony fur for characters and props using XGen.