Sonali Dutta

Work History

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  Senior Look Development Artist

  Image Engine

  March 2023 - Present

  • Produced photorealistic shading for visual effects
  • Developed physically-accurate light rigs to match live-action references
  • Painted and procedurally generated textures for environments
  • Trained new hires in studio pipeline and demonstrated Gaffer workflows
  
  Projects:
  • Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
  • Dune: Prophecy
  • Avatar: The Last Airbender
  • Alien: Romulus
  • Kraven the Hunter
  • 3 Body Problem
  • Star Wars: Ahsoka
  • The Mandalorian: Season 3
  • Lift
  • Leave the World Behind
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi
  • Book of Boba Fett
  • Hawkeye
  • School for Good and Evil
  • Snowpiercer: Season 3 and 4
  • Swan Song
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  Look Development Artist

  Image Engine

  May 2021 - March 2023

  
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  Unreal Fellowship for Virtual Production

  Epic Games

  March 2021 - April 2021
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  Character Artist

  Blue Sky Studios

  September 2019 - April 2021

  Greenwich, Connecticut

  • Created materials using hand-painted and procedural textures for characters, props, and environments
  • Collaborated with art directors to achieve aesthetic goals on Nimona (2022) and unannounced projects
  • Debugged technical issues within new USD, RenderMan, and Houdini pipeline

  
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  Character Intern

  Blue Sky Studios

  June 2019 - August 2019

  Greenwich, Connecticut

  • Groomed and textured characters under the mentorship of senior artists from
  Fur and Materials departments
  • Responsible for fur and materials for assets on Nimona