We are thrilled to introduce our new instructor, Ciro Cardoso, a Generalist Artist with over 16 years of experience in animation, product, and architectural visualization. Ciro’s expertise spans across various disciplines, including pipeline development, scene assembly, environment design, and surfacing. His impressive portfolio proves his ability to blend technical ingenuity with artistic excellence. Cardoso’s contributions to the industry, including his work on projects like Secretlevel and his development of custom tools and scripts, exemplify his innovative approach to digital art and his dedication to improving production efficiency.
Initially, Ciro Cardoso was responsible for ingesting 3D assets and later transitioned to scene assembly. For this project, he developed a pipeline tool that, based on asset names, converted textures into TX files and automatically updated any new textures. Additionally, he created a camera shot submission tool that loaded the correct USD files, configured the camera, and submitted the shots to the render farm. He also developed texture and material management tools for use in Solaris/USD and many other utility tools.
Cardoso began as the Surfacing Lead, where he created the material library for the Environments. He was responsible for texturing key areas of the spaceship “The Implacable“, including the airlock, kitchen, living room, and other general areas. Later, he transitioned to the role of Environment Lead, overseeing the project’s environments until its completion.
For the Blade project, Cardoso created a Python script that performed a comprehensive sanity check and updated material HDAs, ensuring they incorporated the latest implementations from the LookDev team.
The rest of Cardoso’s projects include more pipeline-related tools and smaller scripts, like Geometry Spliter, Texture Ingest, and Camera Setup. He also has examples of scripts he created during his architectural visualization days.
Ciro brings a unique blend of creativity, technical expertise, and problem-solving skills that make him an invaluable addition to our team. His ability to build custom tools and optimize workflows aligns perfectly with our mission to empower artists with the knowledge and skills to excel in the industry.
We are excited to have Ciro share his wealth of experience with our students and look forward to seeing how his innovative techniques inspire the next generation of VFX artists.
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