Jason Baldwin

Work History

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  sr modeler

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  January 2017 - Present

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Character/environment modeling. Hair grooming/simulation setup. Shotwork. Hair pipeline development
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  Sr. technical artist

  Apple Inc.

  May 2015 - January 2017

  Apple

  Quickly create prototypes for Vr (Vive, Oculus), realtime and offline Renderers (Unreal 4, Unity, Arnold) with a focus on photorealism.
  Photogrammetry/HDRI captures and processing (Photography, Agisoft, PTgui, Nuke) for both materials and humans.
  Photoreal hair development for realtime/offline renderers.
  Extensive material work for photoreal realtime environments using custom photogrammetry, quixel megascans and the Substance toolset (designer, painter, B2M)
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  modeler

  DreamWorks Animation

  May 2009 - April 2015

  Modeled characters and environments. Modeled and simulated dynamic hairstyles and fur.

  

  

  

  
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  Character Modeler

  Animal Logic

  September 2008 - April 2010

  Modeled layout, low, mid and high versions of main and secondary characters.

  
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  teacher

  The Art Institute of Portland

  September 2007 - August 2008

  Re-worked the Advanced modeling course and created unique "poly puzzle" exercises to demonstrate techniques to re-work topology.
  
  Created and taught the "Special topics: advanced modeling" class, a 400 level modeling course with an emphasis on speed and complex modeling.
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  modeler

  Laika

  September 2005 - August 2008

• Generalist

  Reality Engineering

  2004 - 2006