Arturo Aguilar

Arturo Aguilar

Senior character effects artist / 23 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Simulation Technical Director

Lightyear (2022)

Simulation Technical Director

Turning Red (2022)

Simulation Technical Director

Luca (2021)

character effects artist

Over the Moon (2020)

Character FX Artist

Love, Death & Robots (2019)

Character Effects Artist

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Character Effects Artist

The Emoji Movie (2017)

Character Effects Artist

Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)

character effects artist

Zootopia (2016)

Cloth TD

League of Gods (2016)

character effects artist

Big Hero 6 (2014)

character effects artist

Frozen (2013)

Character Effects Artist

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

Cloth And Hair Artist

Hotel Transylvania (2012)

Character Effects Artist

Alice Through the Looking Glass (2010)

character effects artist

Megamind (2010)

character effects artist

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Cloth And Hair Technical Director

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

Cloth and Hair Technical Director

Beowulf (2007)

Character Effects Artist

Surf's Up (2007)

Cloth and Hair Technical Director

Open Season (2006)

Hair And Cloth Technical Director

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

Character Effects Artist

The Polar Express (2004)

Character Effects Artist

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Compositor and 3D Generalist

Muppets from Space (1999)
Work History

  • Simulation Artist

    Pixar

    October 2020 - Present

  • Character Effects Artist

    Blur Studio

    May 2020 - August 2020
    Culver City, California, United States

    Built dynamic cloth rigs for hero and secondary characters. Production shot work consisted of hair and cloth simulations in a fast paced, high quality environment.

  • Senior Character Effects Artist

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    March 2020 - May 2020
    Culver City, California, United States

  • Netflix

    January 2020 - April 2020

  • Character Effects Artist

    Blur Studio

    May 2019 - January 2020
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Sony Pictures Animation

    December 2017 - October 2018

  • Senior Character Effects Artist

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    October 2016 - October 2018
    Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Technical Animator

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    March 2013 - November 2015
    Burbank

    Credits: Zootopia, Big Hero 6, Frozen
    Used line, silhouette and overlap to create volume and maintain consistency with Walt Disney’s
    particular animation style. Production shot work consisted of running hair, fur and cloth
    simulations, as well as character finaling. Designed various one-off cloth rigs for personal as well
    as department use.

  • Walt Disney Animation Studios

    March 2013 - September 2013

  • Senior Cloth and Hair Technical Director

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    December 2011 - March 2013

  • Technical Animator

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    July 2011 - October 2011
    El Segundo, CA

  • Character Effects Artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    July 2009 - May 2011
    Glendale, CA

  • DreamWorks Animation

    June 2009 - December 2009

  • Cloth and Hair Technical Director

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    2003 - 2009

  • Sony Pictures Imageworks

    October 2006 - September 2007
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