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Nicholas Bolden

Character TD

Summary

Strong technical artist with a concentration on characters.
A diverse range of artistic and technical skills: Rigging, Tools coding, Pipelines, Modeling.
A resourceful team member. Deadline oriented.

Professional Experience

2011 – Current Industrial Light & Magic San Francisco, CA - Character ATD
2008 – 2011 Lucasfilm Animation Nicasio, CA - Character TD II
2007 – 2008 Gnomon School of Visual Effects Los Angeles, CA - Instructor
2007 – 2008 Heavy Iron Studios Los Angeles, CA - Rigger / Character Artist
2006 Climax Group Santa Monica, CA - Jr Technical Artist

Projects & Credits

The Clone Wars
Lucasfilm Animation Ltd.
Character Technical Director II

Up: The Video Game
THQ, Heavy Iron Studios
Character Artist (Rigger)

Wall·E: The Video Game
THQ, Heavy Iron Studios
Character Artist (Rigger)

Silent Hill: Origins
Konami, Climax Group
Jr. Technical Artist

Skills

Character Rigging, Problem Solving, Coding, Pipelines, Tool Development, Modeling, Texturing

Software & Languages

Maya, Photoshop, others | Python, MEL, some C++ (Maya API)

Education

Savannah College of Art and Design - 2001 – 2005
BFA, Computer Art