Jose Pinerua

Detail-oriented, organized and meticulous Digital Artist. Works at fast pace to meet tight deadlines. Enthusiastic team player ready to contribute to company success.

DATA ENTRY: Portal   3D/2D Lead Animator , Modeler & Game Developer | 2023 - Present

The Re-envisioned of the 1986 game originally created by Rob Swigart’s and published by Activision.

· Led the animation team.

· Developed VR (Virtual Reality) environments with Maya and Unreal Engine 5.

· Designed, Modeled, Textured, Rigged, and weight painted Main Assets & Main Characters.

· Compiled, edited & imported animations and assets in Unreal Engine 5.

War & Human Nature   3D/2D Lead Animator & Modeler | 2022                                          https://vimeo.com/802544718

Inspired by the interaction between humans and machines, this 3D & 2D animation focuses on human behavior & its relationship with social conflicts. Pulling from a sci-fi post-apocalyptic style.

· Composited illustrated storyboarding.

· Designed, Modeled, Textured, Rigged, and weight painted Background Assets & Characters.

· Animated character and background assets with the use of MASH & Blend Shapes.

· Rendered the entirety of the animation with Arnold Maya and edited the final animation with Adobe After Effects.

Pawn of The Dead   3D/2D Lead Animator & Modeler | 2021                                   https://vimeo.com/655074408

3D animation that explores the conflict between two factions and the consequences of them

actions, designed in a thriller style.

· Composited illustrated storyboarding.

· Modeled, Textured, Rigged, and weight painted Background Assets & Characters.

· Developed, planned, and created environments with proper lighting.

· Animated character and background assets.