John Niehuss

Work History

Designer

Facebook

June 2018 - Present

San Francisco, CA
Undisclosed

July 2018 - July 2018

US
Senior 3D Generalist

Royale

March 2018 - March 2018

Los Angeles, California, US
Undisclosed

February 2018 - March 2018

Los Angeles, California, US
Senior 3d Generalist

Royale

January 2018 - January 2018

Los Angeles, California, United States
Art Director, 3d Lead

Undisclosed

August 2017 - December 2017

US
Pixomondo

July 2017 - July 2017

Los Angeles, California, United States
Senior 3d Generalist

Pixomondo

July 2017 - July 2017

Los Angeles, CA

Maya Vray Lighting / Rendering / Layout / 3d Generalist
Senior 3d Generalist

Buck

June 2016 - June 2017

Los Angeles, California, US
Senior 3d Generalist , 3d Design

Buck

October 2015 - June 2016

Los Angeles, California, US
Buck

February 2014 - February 2015

Los Angeles, California, US
3d Generalist / 3d Lighter

Zoic Studios

September 2013 - January 2014

Currently operating as a lighter / generalist on Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. Maya / Vray...
Freelance CG Lead / Lighting TD / 3D Generalist

Self Employed

May 2011 - January 2014

3d Animation / Asset creation and styleframing for various clients in TV and Film. Toolkit: Modo / Maya / Vray / Arnold / Mudbox
3D Generalist

Psyop

May 2013 - August 2013

Occasionally drop in on a 3d generalist basis. Vray / Arnold / Maya / Modo / Nuke / Mudbox / Animation / Modeling / Rendering / Comping
3d VFX Artist

Digital Domain

January 2010 - December 2012

3d Lighting / Rendering / Lookdev: Tron: Legacy, Reel Steel, Enders Game Internal Test, Thor, Jack The Giant Slayer, Oblivion...
Digital Artist

Motion Theory

2009 - February 2010

Lookdev, Animation, Lighting, Rendering.
CG Supervisor

Buck

April 2008 - January 2009

Supervisory Role. Modeling / Lookdev / Materials / Animation / Lighting / Rendering / Maya / Mental Ray / Vray
Digital Artist

Sway Studio

2009 - 2009

Lookdev, Lighting, Rendering, Shot setup, Animation.
Digital Artist

Digital Domain

March 2006 - April 2008

Worked as a 3d generalist in DD Commercials on and off since 2005 using Lightwave, 3ds Max and Maya. Work included modeling, UV mapping, texture painting, matte painting, animation, lighting, rendering and compositing. Worked as a lighter / lookdev artist in DD Features on and off since 2010 on a variety of films using Maya / Vray primarily, but also Katana / Arnold.
Digital Artist

Maas Digital

2003 - 2005

Modeling, lookdev, UV mapping, texture painting, animation and matte painting for Disney's 2004 IMAX film - Roving Mars.