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Natalia Perez Melendez
Natalia Perez Melendez
CG Generalist
New York, United States

Summary

Being from Mexico, I live for creating color and life in 3D, where viewers can connect with insane characters and worlds as if they were real.

Skills

3D ModelingTexturingLightingRenderingCompositing

Software proficiency

Maya
Maya
ZBrush
ZBrush
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
TopoGun
TopoGun
UVLayout
UVLayout
Photoshop
Photoshop
RenderMan
RenderMan
Arnold
Arnold
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
V-Ray
V-Ray
Cinema 4D
Cinema 4D
After Effects
After Effects

Reel

Productions

    • Movie
      Gracias Mama y Papa - Student Short Film
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Character Modeler
    • Company
      Savannah College of Art and Design
    • Movie
      Birdcage - Student Short Film
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Character Modeler
    • Company
      Savannah College of Art and Design
    • Movie
      Audition - Student Short Film
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Character Modeler
    • Company
      Savannah College of Art and Design
    • Movie
      The Catcher - Student Short FIlm
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Character Modeler
    • Company
      Savannah College of Art and Design
    • Video Game
      Mexico Lindo VR - Student Project
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Director, Producer, Character Artist, Environment Artist
    • Company
      Savannah College of Art and Design

Experience

  • CG Generalist at Gentleman Scholar
    New York, United States of America
    July 2018 - Present

  • Collaborator in The Mill Mentorship TD for Composting at Savannah College of Art and Design
    Savannah, United States of America
    September 2017 - November 2017

    Applied modeling, texturing, shading and compositing skills to collaborative projects

    Worked on production-type teams to create complex 3D integrations with effects

  • Collaborator in SCAD VR Lab at Savannah College of Art and Design
    Savannah, United States of America
    March 2017 - May 2017

    Part of the VR project UMBRA development team

    Worked on 3D assets, 360 videos, & profiles

    Developed 360 CG video introduction to UMBRA

  • Peer Tutor at Savanah College of Art and Design
    Savannah, United States of America
    January 2017 - May 2018

    Supplementing the students’ learning at SCAD

    Resolving doubts and problems about software

  • Student Ambassador at Savannah College of Art and Design
    Savannah, United States of America
    March 2017 - May 2018