I am a digital artist based in San Francisco, CA.
I have life-long fine art background, multiple skills from different aspects in the computer graphic, excellent skills in digital painting using Photoshop, Illustrator and so on. I enjoy seeking out new techniques and am a good problem-solver. I am particularly adept at communicating and collaboration with team members, and have a great sense of humor. I continually desire to discover projects and opportunities that stretch my abilities and grow my knowledge.
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About Vita Hsieh
CHANGYOU.COM(US), Santa Clara, CA (November 2010- March 2012)
Creative Artist
SONY PICTURES IMAGEWORKS, Culver City, CA (May 2007- December 2007)
Associate Technical Director of Lighting and Composting
Beowulf (2008)
Award winning digital artist with hands-on experience with digital painting, illustration and working in 2D and 3D graphics. Driven to stay current on all new techniques and solve any problems that come up in projects. Excels in time-management and is known for applying enthusiasm to work. Particularly adept at sourcing reference images, communicating and collaborating with team members, with a good eye for color.
Specialties
• Excellent skills level with Photoshop, Illustrator, Autodesk Maya, BodyPaint 3D.
• Soild understanding of user-centered design principles, layouts, print and CG pipeline.
• Proficient in 3D digital painting, 2D illustration and traditional art.
• Bilingual Language: Mandarin / English
Skills
Worked with Linux, Windows, Mac OS X. Experience with the following software:
2D Software: Photoshop, Illustrator.
3D Software: Maya, Mental Ray, Bodypaint 3D, Mudbox, Zbrush.
Compositing: Nuke, Shake, After Effects.Editing: Adobe Premiere, Apple Final Cut Pro.
Acrylic / Oil / Watercolor painting, Drawing with pencil and Multimedia collage.
Photography
Experience
Specialties
• Excellent skills level with Photoshop, Illustrator, Autodesk Maya, BodyPaint 3D.
• Soild understanding of user-centered design principles, layouts, print and CG pipeline.
• Proficient in 3D digital painting, 2D illustration and traditional art.
• Bilingual Language: Mandarin / English
Skills
Worked with Linux, Windows, Mac OS X. Experience with the following software:
2D Software: Photoshop, Illustrator.
3D Software: Maya, Mental Ray, Bodypaint 3D, Mudbox, Zbrush.
Compositing: Nuke, Shake, After Effects.Editing: Adobe Premiere, Apple Final Cut Pro.
Acrylic / Oil / Watercolor painting, Drawing with pencil and Multimedia collage.
Photography
Experience
Freelance Digital Artist Present
• Texture artist
-“The New Kind”, a sci-fi web series
project by Peter Hyoguchi. (Los Angeles, CA) (April 2012- Oct. 2012)
• Illustrator / Game artist ( June 2011- Present )
-Meta
Game Media, Inc. (California. USA.) Creat mock-up and art assets for a unique social platform of facebook and mobil.
• Illustrator
• Illustrator
- Illustration for Kid’s English education. (China) ( March 2012- September
2012)
• Graphic designer
-Nuforce Inc. (Milpitas, CA,
USA) ( 2005 - Present)
Created retail
consumer product packaging designs and advertisings and print layouts for
company’s Web site, brochures, and CD/DVD cover designs.
CHANGYOU.COM(US), Santa Clara, CA (November 2010- March 2012)
Creative Artist
Provide the concept design texture paint and matte painting for trailer, create the motion graphic in After Effects Project: Dragon Oath, Zentia, Battle Of Destiny, Sword Girls
IMAGEMOVERS DIGITAL (subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company), Novato, CA (January 2008- October 2010)
Digital Texture Painter
Digital Texture Painter
Mars Needs Moms (2010)
A Christmas Carol (2009)
Associate Technical Director of Lighting and Composting
Beowulf (2008)
Texture artist
Film "Half Life” by Jennifer Phang, 2006
I developed short animation and created light and texture for the independent movie"Half Life". Winner of Asian American International Film Festival in 2008, Los Angeles, CA.
EducationFilm "Half Life” by Jennifer Phang, 2006
I developed short animation and created light and texture for the independent movie"Half Life". Winner of Asian American International Film Festival in 2008, Los Angeles, CA.
Extension Education 2012
Summer/Fall, Visual Development, Academy
of Art University, San Francisco, CA.
Extension Education 2012 Spring, Visual Story-Telling, California College of the Art, Oakland, CA.
Extension Education 2012 Spring, Visual Story-Telling, California College of the Art, Oakland, CA.
Master of Fine Art, May 2007.
School of Animation and Visual Effects, Academy Of Art University, San Francisco, CA., specializing in 3D Lighting, Texturing, Rendering and Compositing.
Bachelor of Fine Art, July 2003.
Bachelor of Fine Art, July 2003.
School of Visual Communication Design, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (NYUST), Taiwan., specializing in photography, filmmaking, and 3D animation.
Academy Honors
· Best Visual Effects of Epidemic Film Festival 2007. “Mutated Plant”.
· Best Texture Painting of Academy Of Art University Spring Show 2007, “Mutated Plant”.
· Best Texture Painting of Academy Of Art University Spring Show 2007, “Mutated Plant”.