Pedro Carvalho

Pedro Carvalho

Lead 3D Generalist / 21 yrs

Toronto, Canada

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Surfacing Supervisor

What If...? (2021)

Surfacing\modeling Artist

Fancy Nancy (2018)

Work History
  • Trainer

    Double Negative

    May 2022 - Present
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    - Scene and model creation for training.
    - Internal wiki organization and maintenance.
    - Collaborating with Supervisors and Heads of departments to develop training and documentation for artists.
    - Standardizing training content delivery and ensuring proper brand usage.

  • Lab-monitor

    Centennial College

    January 2020 - December 2022
    Toronto, Canada Area

    Provide students with help related to any questions about the 3D animation program, supporting them with technical matters or providing them references, so that they can complete their assignments.

  • Surfacing Supervisor

    Company 3 Animation

    April 2021 - April 2022
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Marvel's What If...?:
    -R&D- In collaboration with the LGT team, we developed a new pipeline to achieve the desired look and process the renders output in a smart and simple manner.
    -Support all departments with fixes/changes and any surfacing issues that may
    arise during the course of production.
    -Collaborating with the CG Supervisor, Art Director, and key creative team to
    develop the visual style of all assets of a project, working from 2D and 3D
    visual development reference.
    -Oversee delegation, review, and approval of surfacing on all assets with local
    and international artists.
    -Training and coaching the Surfacing team of varying degrees of talent to produce
    high-end feature quality images properly and on schedule. This includes
    ensuring established procedures are being followed, answering questions, and
    working with Surfacers to find creative solutions for problems that may arise.
    -Help manage and maintain targets and quotas for the team.

  • Interim Coordinator

    Centennial College

    June 2021 - August 2021

    Interim Coordinator for the Summer term.

  • Senior Asset Artist

    Snowball Studios

    October 2020 - April 2021
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    S.M.A.S.H! :
    -Modeling, texturing and surfacing of characters, props and environments.

  • Senior surfacing artist

    Snowball Studios

    August 2019 - October 2020
    Toronto, Canada Area

    Disney’s Fancy Nancy:
    -Texturing, shading, Uv mapping, and grooming of characters, assets and environments.
    -Modelling characters, assets and environments.

  • FX Artist

    Autodesk

    May 2019 - July 2019
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    HSM project:
    Responsible for Fx shot using the new Bifrost and Arnold.
    Tested Bifrost and Arnold and reported back about my impressions and discoveries. Worked together with a team of developers, UX designers and QA analysts to troubleshoot, report bugs and provide ideas for eventual improvements.

  • On-line Instructor

    N-PIX | Escola online de artes digitais

    June 2013 - January 2019

    I was responsible for creating and teaching the archviz classes.
    The purpose was to create and, or to reproduce environments
    from modelling to job finalization using tools 3DS Max and V-ray as primary tools.

  • 3D Generalist

    NEORAMA

    October 2016 - January 2017
    Porto Alegre e Região, Brasil
  • 3D Generalist

    NEORAMA

    June 2013 - July 2015
    Porto Alegre e Região, Brasil
  • Co-Founder

    CG Monkey

    March 2011 - June 2013
    Rua Padre Chico,85 cj 21

    Advertising and Archviz

  • Production manager - 3D Generalist

    Visualize

    January 2010 - February 2011
  • 3D Generalist

    Fernanda Marques Arquitetos

    January 2009 - June 2009
  • Architect - 3D artist

    b+n Arquitetos

    January 2003 - May 2007
Education
  • Diploma in Animation 3D

    Centennial College

    2018 - 2019
  • 3D Modeling

    MELIES | Escola de Cinema 3D e Animação

    2009 - 2009
  • Bachelor's degree in Architecture and Urban Planning

    Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie

    2001 - 2006