Pablo F. Molina

Pablo F. Molina

Cg Artist.

Senior Lighting Artist / Senior FX Artist / 12 yrs

Spain

Hire Me

Lighting Artist

The Magician's Elephant (2023)

Lighting Lead

Lil Dicky: Earth (2019)

Lighting & Compositing

Underdogs (2013)

Visual Effects Artist

Chinese Take-Out (2011)

Special Effects

Arroz y fósforos (2015)

Simulation And Effects Artist

Yanka y el espíritu del volcán (2018)

Visual Effects Artist

On The Milky Road (2017)

FX Artist

Adventure Force 5 (2019)

I have eighteen years of experience in computer generated graphics, strongly interested in Lighting, Lookdev and Fx issues. ability to solve problems and Self-taught learning. I have worked for commercial, Films and Architectural visualizations.
With strong technical knowledge from designing tools with python or maxscript to managing computer networks. Very curious and always wanting to learn new things. with the ability and experience to lead small work teams



SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE.

3DStudio Max
Maya
Houdini
Realflow
ParticleFlow
tyflow
FumeFx
Krakatoa (with magma flow)
Rayfire
Afterburn
Nuke
Fusion
AfterEffects


RENDER ENGINES

Arnold.
Vray
MentalRay.


SCRIPTING

Maxscript
Python
Work History

  • Lighting Artist.

    Freelance

    November 2012 - Present

  • Senior lighter

    Skydance

    November 2022 - February 2023
    Madrid, Spain

  • lighting artist

    Animal Logic

    September 2021 - August 2022
    Sydney, Australia

  • Senior Lighter

    Gizmo

    October 2020 - September 2021
    Greater Buenos Aires · On-site

  • FX Artist.

    Freelance

    July 2014 - October 2020

    Fluid simulations (liquids and gases), Particles, RBD for commercials.

  • Senior Lighter

    Freelance

    2013 - October 2020
    Buenos Aires.

  • CG/Lighting Lead

    3Dar

    January 2019 - March 2019
    Greater Buenos Aires

    Senior Lighter and cg supervisor from the first sequence (Eden insede a book) of Liltle Dicky "Earth" (2019) Music Video.
    I supervised technically and artistically a group of artists to make this sequence from scratch, modeling, shading and texturing FX, lighting and composition.

  • CG Supervisor - Owner.

    Plasma animation

    March 2015 - September 2017

  • Lighting TD.

    TRONCO™

    December 2014 - March 2015

  • FX, Lighting and composition Artist.

    Spacehippie

    August 2014 - November 2014

  • FX/Lighting artist.

    Arroz y Fosforos

    October 2013 - August 2014

  • FX / Lighting Artist.

    Matchstics animation studios.

    March 2013 - August 2014
    Buenos Aires, Argentina.

    Vfx artist / supervisor for the animated shortfilm "rice and matchsticks", developed several effects like, Rigid bodies collisions, smokes, dust, fire, cloth simulations, particle effects, liquid simulations and more. In addition, I helped to design the production pipeline, researching some tools and folder systems for all the departments.

  • FX / Lighting artist,

    Gizmo

    2014 - 2014

  • FX/Lighting artist,

    Gizmo

    November 2013 - November 2013

  • Lighting and Compositng Artist.

    Catmandu

    May 2012 - June 2013
    Buenos Aires.

    Shot Lighting and compositing for animated Film "Foosball" directed by Juan Jose Campanella
    (Maya, Arnold, Nuke)
    www.catmandu.biz.

  • CG artistist - Generalist

    Plenty

    June 2011 - December 2012
    Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

  • Co-founder & CG Supervisor

    M4TM.tv

    March 2010 - June 2012

    Co-founder and effects supervisor. studio dedicated to audiovisual design.
    Brandig for television channels, Videoclips and graphic design.
    www.m4tm.tv

  • FX Artist,

    Bleed

    November 2011 - March 2012
    Buenos Aires.

    I realized Vfx, Lightin and shading and composition works as freelance for various commercials proyects.
    (3ds Max, fusion, After Effects)

  • Visual Effects Artist

    In post we trust

    June 2010 - December 2011
    Buenos Aires · On-site

  • FX/Linghtng Artist - Freelance

    Plenty

    February 2011 - February 2011

    Enviorment modeling/texturing and cars animation for "Carburando" intro.

  • FX Artist

    In post

    December 2010 - January 2011

    Dust, particles and Rigid bodies simulations for Film "Chinese Take-Out" (Un cuento chino)
    (3ds Max, FumeFx, Afterburn, Realflow, Vue)
    www.inpostwetrust.com
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1705786/

  • FX/lighting artist - Freelance

    Shango VFX

    October 2010 - November 2010

    Vfx artist. Fluids and dynamics simulations, particle effects, lighting and rendering.

  • FX/Generalist Artis.

    Odica

    July 2010 - July 2010

    Particle Effects, RB simulations, Smoke simulation.

  • FX Artis.

    Che Revolution Post

    July 2010 - July 2010

    Dust simulations for a "Movistar" Comercial.
    Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpqIGLcO4FQ
    (3ds Max, Vray, FumeFx,)

  • FX/Lighting artist

    3DN s.a.

    January 2010 - April 2010

    Fluids simulations, stills and animation. - Realfow.
    Dust Simulations, FumeFX.
    Lighting and rendering - 3dsMax + Vray.

  • CG artist - Generalist

    superestudio

    February 2008 - December 2009

    Modeling, lighting and rendering, simulations and particle effects.

  • FX Artist - Freelancer

    3DN s.a.

    July 2009 - August 2009

    Fluids Simulations

  • Generalist - Frelancer

    Bleed

    April 2009 - June 2009

  • Architectual Visualizations - Owner

    PIXELdesign

    January 2007 - December 2008

    Architectural visualizations, Still images

  • CG artist - Architectural Visualization

    Bit

    September 2006 - February 2008

    Modeling, texturing, lighting and renderig for architectural proyects.
    Still images and animations.

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Education

  • Computer Programming

    EANT - Escuela Argentina de Nuevas Tecnologías

    2019 - 2019

  • Entornos y simulaciones Dinamicas, Vfx

    Image Campus

    2007 - 2008

  • Maestro Mayor de Obras in Contruction

    E.N.E.T. 34 - Ing. Hermitte

    2002 - 2005

  • Universidad de Buenos Aires

    ? - ?