David Gurrea

Work History

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  Texture Artist

  Skydance

  December 2020 - August 2021
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  Senior Look Development Artist

  Rising Sun Pictures

  September 2021 - September 2023

  Adelaide, South Australia, Australia · Hybrid

  Projects: Thor: Love and Thunder | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | The Marvels | One Piece | Monarch: Legacy of Monsters | The Fall Guy | other projects (no credits).
  Responsibilities: Texturing and shading environments, vehicles, creatures, digital doubles and props. I also created several materials / utilities in substance designer to facilitate complex tasks in substance painter.
  Main Software: Substance Painter, Houdini, Maya and Katana.
  Projects: Thor: Love and Thunder, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and others.

  
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  Senior Environment Texture Artist

  Marza Animation Planet

  September 2019 - October 2019

  Tokyo, Japan

  Projects: Sonic the Hedgehog.
  Responsibilities: texturing environments. Additional modeling.
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  lead texture artist

  Cinesite

  March 2018 - August 2018

  Montreal, Canada Area

  Projects: Vice. Small contributions to Ant-Man and the Wasp, Mary Poppins Returns and other projects (uncredited).
  Responsibilities: Manage texture team. Write tutorials. Design the most efficient way to approach each project. Texturing (organic / hard surface).

  
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  Senior Texture Artist

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  September 2017 - February 2018

  Vancouver, Canada

  Project: Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse
  Responsibilities: texturing (environment and props).
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  Senior Texture Artist

  Digital Domain

  September 2016 - August 2017

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Projects: The Fate of the Furious / Thor: Ragnarok / Ready Player One
  Responsibilities: texturing (environment, vehicle and props). Additional look development.
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  Senior Texture Artist

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  March 2016 - September 2016

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Project: Smurfs: The Lost Village
  Responsibilities: texturing (environment and props).
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  Senior Surfacing Artist

  Industrial Light & Magic

  July 2015 - December 2015

  Singapore

  Projects: The Great Wall / unfinished animation project
  Responsibilities: surfacing (environments, characters, props). Additional modeling (environment).
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  Senior Surfacing Artist

  Iloura

  June 2014 - May 2015

  
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  Texture Artist

  Wētā FX

  April 2012 - November 2012

  Wellington, New Zealand

  Responsibilities: Surfacing (Environment).
  
  Main Software: Mari, Maya, Photoshop and Weta's proprietary software.
  
  Project: "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"

  
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  Senior Digital Artist (Surfacing)

  Dr. D Studios

  November 2010 - November 2011

  Sydney, Australia

  Project: Happy Feet 2
  Responsibilities: environment and prop surfacing.
  Main Software: Mari, Houdini, UVLayout and Photoshop.
  
  

  
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  Senior Digital Artist (Surfacing)

  Animal Logic

  June 2008 - June 2010

  Sydney, Australia

  Projects: Sucker Punch / Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole / Australia.
  Responsibilities: surfacing ( environment)
  Main Software: Maya, Photoshop, Bodypaint3D, Zbrush, Mudbox, UVLayout, AL's proprietary software.
  
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  Senior Texture Artist (Creature/Environment)

  Double Negative

  April 2007 - April 2008

  London, United Kingdom

  Projects: Hellboy II: The Golden Army / Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
  Responsabilities: creature texturing. Additional texturing and modeling.
  Main Software: Maya, Photoshop, Bodypaint3D, ZBrush, UVLayout.

  
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  Senior Texture Artist (Creature)

  MPC

  August 2006 - April 2007

  London, United Kingdom

  Project: 10,000 BC.
  Responsibilities: texturing skin , tusks, eyes and harness for mammoths.
  Main Software: Maya, Photoshop, Bodypaint3D, MPC's proprietary Software.
  
  
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  Environment Surfacing Artist

  Animal Logic

  June 2005 - July 2006

  Sydney, Australia

  Project: Happy Feet.
  Responsibilities: surfacing (environments).
  Main Software: Maya, Photoshop, AL's proprietary Software.
  
  

  

  

  
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  Texture Artist / Modeler

  Reel FX

  March 2003 - November 2004

  Dallas, Texas, USA

  Films (TV): Halloweentown (Disney) / Pixel Perfect (Disney) / Saving Jessica Lynch (NBC).
  
  Animated films (DVD): Bix (Reel FX) / Action Man (Hasbro) / GI JOE Valor versus Venom (Hasbro) / GI JOE Spy Troops (Hasbro).
  
  Commercials: ROBOTS - Turn off the cell phone (FOX/blue Sky) / My Little Pony: Celebration Castle (Hasbro) / My Little Pony: Cotton Candy Cafe (Hasbro) / Spy Kids 3D Home Theater (Buena Vista Home Entertainment) / Free Movie Tickets - Chef Boyardee .
  
  Responsibilities: Modeling, Texturing,UVs.
  Main Software: Maya and Photoshop.
  
  

• Environment Artist

  Phantagram Entertainment

  June 2000 - February 2003

  Phoenix Area, Arizona, USA - Los Angeles, Californ

  Cinematic trailers: Kingdom Under Fire II : The Crusaders ( E3 2003 ) / Shining Lore ( E3 2002 ) / Strident: The Shadow Front ( E3 2001 ).
  Responsibilities: creating environments (modeling / texturing / UVs). Additional design and lighting.
  Main Software: Photoshop, Max, Maya, XSI. Mental Ray in XSI (Global Illumination, Final Gathering).
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  Texture Artist

  Pyro Studios

  September 1999 - April 2000

  Madrid, Spain

  Video game: Commandos 2, Men of Courage.
  Responsibilities: texturing (terrain/floors) for pre-rendered environments.
  Main Software: Photoshop, Max.
  
  

• Web designer / developper

  MagicImage

  February 1998 - July 1999

  Design websites, including graphics and write the HTML code.
  
  Main Software: Photoshop.
  
  Projects: Several websites for spanish movies, publicity and cultural events.

• Texture Artist

  Rebel Act Studios

  August 1994 - December 1998

  Granada - Madrid , Spain

  Project: Blade of Darkness ( aka Blade, The Edge of Darkness, aka Severance, Blade of Darkness).
  Responsibilities: design and creation of seamless textures, using paintings (gouache over paper), scanners and computer software.
  Main Software: Photoshop.