Katharine Baird

Supervisor Digital Paint Artist / 24 yrs

San Francisco, CA

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Digital Artist

Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab (2022)

Digital Artist

OLD (2021)

Senior Digital Paint Artist

The Captain (2019)

Digital Artist

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

Digital Artist

Ready Player One (2018)

Digital Artist

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)

Digital Artist

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Digital Artist

The Great Wall (2017)

Digital Artist

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Digital Artist

Stranger Things (2016)

Digital Artist

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Digital Artist

Jurassic World (2015)

Digital Artist

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

Digital Artist

Pacific Rim (2013)

Digital Artist

The Lone Ranger (2013)

Digital Artist

Super 8 (2011)

Digital Paint And Rotoscope Artist

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Roto Artist

Rango (2011)

Digital Artist

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

Digital Rotoscope And Paint Artist

Star Trek (2009)

Digital Artist

Iron Man (2008)

Digital Rotoscope And Paint Artist

The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

Digital Artist

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

Digital Artist

Eragon (2006)

Digital Artist

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Digital Artist

Jarhead (2005)

Digital Roto And Paint Supervisor

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

Digital Paint;rotoscope Artist

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)

Digital Roto And Paint Supervisor

Hulk (2003)

Lead Digital Paint And Roto Artist

Men in Black II (2002)

Digital Paint & Roto Artist

Planet of the Apes (2001)

Digital Roto And Paint Supervisor

Pearl Harbor (2001)

Digital Rotoscope/paint Artist

The Perfect Storm (2000)

Digital Paint And Rotoscope Artist

Mission to Mars (2000)

Digital Paint & Rotoscope Artist

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Digital Paint And Rotoscope Artist

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

Digital Paint/rotoscope Artist

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Digital Paint And Roto Artist

Deep Impact (1998)

Digital Roto Artist

Deconstructing Harry (1998)

Digital Paint/rotoscope Artist

Flubber (1997)

Digital Paint/rotoscope Artist

Men in Black (1997)

Digital Paint/rotoscope Artist

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

Digital Rotoscope And Paint Artist

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Lead Digital Paint Artist

Galaxy Quest

Work History

Digital Paint Artist

Powerhouse VFX

April 2021 - Present
Digital Paint Artist

Powerhouse VFX

June 2021 - July 2021
Shot Finaling Painter

Cinesite

December 2020 - December 2020

Shot finaling paintwork for a BBC production in progress.
Digital Paint And Rotoscope Artist

Pro Unlimited @ Apple

September 2020 - November 2020
Senior Digital Paint Artist

Whiskytree

September 2020 - September 2020
Digital Paint Supervisor

The Madison Square Garden Company

October 2019 - February 2020

San Francisco, CA, United States

Pipeline development and digital paint supervision for MSG Sphere Studios, SF.
Digital Paint Artist

Whiskytree

April 2019 - July 2019
Digital Roto And Paint Artist

Industrial Light & Magic

November 1996 - September 2018

San Francisco Bay Area

Worked on numerous films and commercials as staff digital paint and roto artist.
Digital Roto And Paint Supervisor

Industrial Light & Magic

February 1997 - May 2005

San Rafael and San Francisco, CA

Digital paint and roto supervision: Star Wars Ep 1 Phantom Menace (Underwater/Muren Unit), Galaxy Quest, Men In Black 2, Hulk, Pearl Harbor and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
2D Paint & Rotoscope Supervisor

Industrial Light & Magic

November 1997 - April 2005
CG Training Coordinator

Industrial Light & Magic

June 1996 - November 1996

San Francisco Bay Area
Production Coordinator

Industrial Light & Magic

1994 - 1996
Production Assistant

Industrial Light & Magic

June 1993 - February 1994

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Education

BFA (Hons.) in Theatre & Film Producing

New York University

1990 - 1994