Irene Smirnova

Irene Smirnova

Senior Lead Texture Artist / 24 yrs

Montréal, Canada

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Digital Artist

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)

Visual Effects Artist

Kandahar (2023)

Texture Lead

Tetris (2023)

Visual Effects Artist

The North Water (2021)

Visual Effects Artist

Tribes of Europa (2021)

Texturing Artist

Trouble (2021)

Texture Artist

Respect (2021)

Visual Effects Artist

Transplant (2020)

Visual Effects Artist

Locke & Key (2020)

Asset Artist

Angel Has Fallen (2019)

3D / VFX Artist

Murder Mystery (2019)

Texture Artist

The Witcher (2019)

Modelling / Texture / Look Dev Artist

RocketMan (2019)

Texture

Raising Dion (2019)

Texture Lead

Welcome to Marwen (2018)

Lead Texture Artist

Manifest (2018)

Texture Lead

The Predator (2018)

Texture Artist

Lost in Space (2018)

Texture Artist

The Commuter (2018)

Texture Artist

Assassin's Creed (2018)

Texture Artist

Dark (2017)

Modeller / Texture Artist

American Gods (2017)

Texture Artist

Stranger Things (2016)

Texture Artist

Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

Texture Artist

Now You See Me 2 (2016)

Texture Artist

Warcraft: The Beginning (2016)

Texture Artist

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

Texture Artist

The Revenant (2016)

CG Artist

Gods of Egypt (2015)

Texture Artist

The Last Witch Hunter (2015)

Senior texture artist

The Walk (2015)

Senior texture artist

Furious 7 (2015)

Senior texture artist

Tomorrowland (2015)

Senior texture artist

Jupiter Ascending (2015)

texture artist

Fantastic Four (2015)

Senior texture artist

Birdman (2014)

Senior texture artist

Unbroken (2014)

Senior texture artist

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

CG Artist

Enemy (2014)

CGI Artist

Lucy (2014)

CGI Artist

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

CG Artist

Jerusalem (2013)

Texture Artist

Now You See Me (2013)

Visual Effects

Pacific Rim (2013)

Visual Effects Artist

Je vous ai compris (2013)

Visual Effects Artist

Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia (2012)

Senior texture artist

Game of Thrones (2011)

Roto Artist

Immortals (2011)

Model / Texture Artist

Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)

Texture Artist

Fantastic Four (2005) (2005)

Texture Artist

Alien Planet (2005)

Texture Artist

Catwoman (2004)

Lighting Artist

Dinosaur Planet (2003)

Technical Modeling Artist (Unknown Episodes)

Extreme Engineering (2003)

Modeler

Expedition: Bismarck (2002)

Work History
  • Texture department lead

    Cinesite

    September 2018 - Present
    Montreal, Canada
  • Texture department lead

    Atomic Fiction

    June 2017 - September 2018
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Worked on following:
    “Stranger things” season 2

  • Senior Texture, shading artist

    Cinesite

    January 2015 - July 2017
    Montreal, Canada Area

    Senior Texture artist, shading, modeling artist:
    "Commuter"by Joame Collet-Serra
    "American Gods" series by David Slade
    "Assassin's creed" by Justin Kurzel
    "Independence Day: Resurgence" by Roland Emmerich
    "X-men Apocalypse" by Bryan Singer
    "The Revenant" Alejandro González Iñárritu
    "Now you see me: second act" by Jon Chu
    "Last witch hunter"​ by Breck Eisner

  • Rodeo FX

    June 2012 - January 2015
  • Texture/lighting/lead

    Mikros Image

    February 2012 - June 2012
    Montreal, Canada Area

    responsible for modeling, texturing and shading, look development.

    Projects worked on:
    "Asterix au service de sa majesté" by Laurent Tirard
    "Je vous a compris" by Frank Chiche

    Software - Maya, Arnold, Photoshop

  • senior texture/surfacing artist

    Digital Dimension

    August 2011 - February 2012
    Montreal, Canada Area

    creating textures for characters and backgrounds for cinematic for video game
    Software - XSI, Mudbox, ZBrush, 3Delight

  • senior CG artist, generalist, look development

    Lumiere VFX Inc.

    October 2010 - April 2011


    Responsible for modeling and texturing of 3D environments and characters of CG feature for National Geographic.
    Sofftware - Maya, 3Delight, ZBrush

  • senior 3d artist

    Fake Studio/RED FX

    August 2010 - October 2010


    responsible for 3D modelling, texturing for the trailer of the film "Immortals".
    Maya, XSI, Mental Ray

  • Artistic director consultant, producer, 3D artist

    Freelance

    2007 - July 2010


    Freelance work, numerous projects for Canadian Space Agency, Pratt and Whitney and many other companies.

  • senior CG artist, team lead

    Meteor Studios

    2002 - 2007


    technical modeling artist, texture artist, lighting artist

    Projects accomplished:

    2008 Journey to the Center of the Earth (model/texture artist)
    2005 Fantastic Four (texture artist: Meteor Studios)
    2005 Alien Planet (TV documentary) (texture artist: Meteor Studios)
    2004 Catwoman (texture artist: Meteor Studios)
    2003 Wright brothers web project: https://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/wright/flights/flights.html
    2003 Nubia (Discovery Channel documentary)
    2003 Dinosaur Planet (TV mini-series documentary) (lighting artist)
    2003 Extreme Engineering (TV series documentary) (technical modeling artist)
    2002 Expedition: Bismarck (TV documentary) (modeler)
    2003 Sierra Games cinematic "Hobbit2" video game

    Maya, ZBrush, RenderMan, Mental Ray

  • senior CG artist, concept, look development

    Voodoo Arts

    2000 - 2002


    3D generalist
    numerous commercials and music video projects, Sierra Games video game cinematic "Hobbit1".

    Softimage/XSI, Mental Ray

  • senior CG artist

    Tube Images

    1998 - 2002


    One of the 1st VR project - "Oceania" - CG artsit
    look development, 3D environment artist, texture artist, modeling artist
    "INUK" CBC television series

    Softimage 3D, Mental Ray

  • CG artist

    PTM

    1999 - 2000


    Worked as a CG artist at the beginning of "Virtual Model" project.

  • NAD Centre

    December 1997 - December 1998
Education
  • Interior Design Institute, Vancouver

    2014 - 2014
  • NAD Centre

    1997 - 1998
  • Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)

    1987 - 1992
  • 17 spec school

    1977 - 1987
  • Art school

    1975 - 1987