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john rader

Lead CG Painter/ Look Dev Artist / 20 yrs

San Francisco, CA

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CG Paint Supervisor

The Curse of Turandot (2021)

CG Paint Supervisor

Soul Snatcher (2020)

CG Painter

Lost in Russia (2020)

Lead CG Painter

Crazy Alien (2019)

Roto / Paint Supervisor

Legend of the Ancient Sword (2018)

Lead CG Painter

Sweet Dreams (2018)

Paint Lead

Genghis Khan (2018)

League of Gods (2016)

Gods of Egypt (2015)

lookdev/ texture painter

Ted 2 (2015)

Visual Effects

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

Texture Artist

A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)

Surfacer

Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)

Surfacer

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)

CG Painter

Immortals (2011)

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)

Texture Painter

MutantLand (2010)

CG Painter

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

CG Painter

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

CG Painter

Drag Me to Hell (2009)

CG Painter

Bedtime Stories (2008)

CG Painter

Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)

CG Painter

The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

Paint Artist

Enchanted (2007)

Lighter

Charlotte's Web (2006)

Painter

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)

Lighter

Son of the Mask (2005)

CG Lighting Artist

Constantine (2005)

Lighter

The Stepford Wives (2004)

Visual Effects

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004)

monster strike Commercial

Anhui Fly Ride

Work History

Paint/ Look Dev Supervisor

Tippett Studio

June 2012 - February 2024

Berkeley CA

I developed all aspects of an asset’s surface look and worked closely with lighting TD’s to create photoreal assets and characters. This includes production of texture maps in Mari and building node based shaders in Renderman for Katana, as well as grooming fur with Yeti and a proprietary node based program.
Lead duties included providing bids on projects, developing templates and workflows, working with production to assign tasks, and guiding new painters with aesthetic and technical issues.
Credits include League of Gods, Orville, Gods of Egypt, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, A Million Ways to Die in the West, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and multiple commercials, Chinese films, and rides.
Look dev/ texture painter

Tippett Studio

August 2003 - November 2009

Berkeley Ca

Beginning as a Lighting TD for my first three years, I transitioned into paint and look dev.
Avatar texture paint and look dev

META

June 2022 - June 2024
Texture and Look Dev Lead

Tippett Studio

December 2012 - June 2022

Berkeley CA
DreamWorks Animation

November 2009 - December 2012
Tippett Studio

August 2003 - November 2009

2006-2009 Texture Painter
2003-2006 Lighter

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Education

MFA in computer animation

Savannah College of Art and Design

November 1998 - November 2001