Belinda Griffiths

Work History

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  Digital artist

  Self-employed

  November 2019 - Present

  New Zealand

• Artist and tea totaler

  Room No. 8 Bayview Studios. Shelly Bay

  July 2014 - Present

• Freelance Digital Artist

  Between Dog and Wolf

  September 2009 - Present

  Freelance Matte Painting, Digital Illustration and Design

• Surface artist

  Adrenaline Group

  March 2023 - May 2023

  Auckland, New Zealand · Remote

  Character 3d surface artist
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  Surface /Look Development Artist

  Wētā FX

  September 2006 - June 2009

  Surface/Look Development Artist in the texture department under the creative genius Gino Acevedo (HOD). Primarily creating plant textures under Ula Rademeyer, for James Camerons Avatar in conjunction with shader department. Neytiri drinking from a purple flower (shot won 2010's Best Single Visual Effect at the VES Awards). Also surfaced props, trees, a creature, wardrobe, Navi Stripe Concept Art, Jakes Gun, Neytiri's Glass Necklace, The film called for a tool that could paint plants onto environments to cover the rainforest trees and forest floor I worked in conjunction with shaders to create the plant textures necessary for this paint effects tool. Eventually the technical aspects demanded look development from the texture department to achieve the photo realistic style necessary for James Camerons vision.
  Avatar
  Tin Tin
  The Day The Earth Stood Still
  The Lovely Bones
  Fantastic Four Silver Surfer
  Eragon
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  Wētā FX

  September 2006 - June 2009

  

  

  

  
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  Fuel VFX

  March 2006 - August 2006

  

  
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  Matte Painter/ 3D Surface Artist

  Fuel

  May 2006 - August 2006
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  Animal Logic

  February 2004 - May 2006

  
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  Image Engine

  January 2003 - February 2004

  
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  Matte Painter 3D Texture Artist

  Photon VFX

  January 2003 - February 2004

• Freelance Multi Media Digital Artist

  The Cell

  2000 - 2003

  Freelance Graphic Designer and Digital Illustrator for Advertising and multi-media companies. TVC 2D animation, Fine Art and Digital Illustrations for Graphic Design and Advertising companies.
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  Digital Illustrator

  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

  January 2000 - January 2001

  Created a series of Digital Scientific Illustrations for Children's on-line Education "Oz Fossils". Research and development of Dinosaurs with the South Australian Museum:
  
  https://www.abc.net.au/science/ozfossil/credits.htm