Jose G. Lopez                                                                                                 << DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION >>
3D Illustrator                                                                                                                                    JoseLopez3D@yahoo.com

SKILLS

3D Studio Max
Modeling characters, buildings. Use of particles for special effects, lighting, texturing, UV unwrapping, Pelt mapping, animation, morpher modifier. Knowledge of Backburner.
V-Ray
Rendering High quality Resolution Images using vray lights and HDRI maps.
Adobe Photoshop
Editing images and pelt maps for textures. Editing images for web.
Adobe After Effects
Post effects for animations, sound editing, video editing, compositing, motion graphic design
Adobe Premiere
Video editing, sound editing
Maya
Poly and sub-d modeling, character animation, lighting, dynamics, UV unwrapping, texturing

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Beck Blue Media Freelance 2009
Using V-Ray to create architectural images illustrating interior and exterior views. Use of blueprints to illustrate in 3ds Max, possible town homes. Worked as environmental artist, and scene prep, for First Baptist Church project.

Nuevo Millenio Website  2008
Created a six page website for small photography and video business. Used Macromedia Flash for photo slide show and to import videos to web. Photoshop was used to compress and prepare images for web.

Amerra Internship 2007
Internship involved creating a one minute animation describing the surgical process involved in the new facial nerve manipulation procedure. Project involved collecting data, becoming familiarized with the project, drawing storyboard, modeling tools, and video editing.

BMW Commercial 2007
Created a 30 second entire 3D animation promoting the latest BMW Z4. Development involved modeling a vehicle using Sub-D modeling techniques using Maya; animating driving sequences, lighting by means of HDRI methods and use of n-cloth dynamics for special effects.

EDUCATION
The Art Institute of Houston                                                                                                                               Houston, TX
Bachelor of Fine Arts - Media Arts & Animation                                                                                                          2007

PUBLICATIONS
The Art Institute Of Houston
FUTURE FORWARD
Course Catalog 2007

AWARDS
Academic Honors Achievement
Dean’s Honor Roll Fall 2007

Academic Honors Achievement
Honor Roll Fall 2005

Merit Scholarship Fall 2004