Chika Saito
Chika Saito
VisDev Environment Artist at Skydance Animation
Los Angeles, United States
contact.chikasaito@gmail.com

About

Konnichiwa! I am a passionate environment artist who enjoys combining my creativity and technical skills to create stunning environment for films. I love story telling and collaborative process with a team. Let’s create something amazing to inspire the future generations!

I am currently working as a visual development environment artist at Skydance Animation. I've been a part of entertainment industry with experience in film, commercial and advertisement since 2013 after graduating from Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood, CA.

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Skills

Environment ModelingHard Surface ModelingDigital SculptingTexturingShadingSet DesignLow-poly ModelingHigh-poly Modeling3D ModelingLook DevelopmentUV MappingSet DressingLayout

Software proficiency

Maya
Maya
ZBrush
ZBrush
Mudbox
Mudbox
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Designer
Substance 3D Designer
3ds Max
3ds Max
Marmoset Toolbag
Marmoset Toolbag
Photoshop
Photoshop
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
World Machine
World Machine
Gaea
Gaea
Houdini
Houdini
Vray
Vray
Redshift
Redshift
Arnold
Arnold
RenderMan
RenderMan

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Productions

    • Movie
      Miracle
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Environment Artist
    • Company
      Taiko Studios
    • Movie
      Boss Level
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Sr. Environment Artist and Lighter
    • Company
      Encore VFX
    • TV Production
      Doom Patrol Season 2
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      Sr. Environment Artist
    • Company
      Encore VFX
    • Movie
      Canvas
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Prop & Set Modeler
    • Company
      Chainwheel Productions/Netflix
    • TV Production
      Doom Patrol
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Sr. Environment Artist
    • Company
      Encore VFX
    • TV Production
      Supergirl
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Sr. Environment Artist
    • Company
      Encore VFX
    • TV Production
      The Flash
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Sr. Environment Artist
    • Company
      Encore VFX
    • TV Production
      BLACK LIGHTNING
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Sr. Environment Artist
    • Company
      Encore VFX
    • TV Production
      Titans
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Sr. Environment Artist
    • Company
      Encore VFX
    • TV Production
      Crisis on Infinite Earths
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Sr. Environment Artist
    • Company
      Encore VFX
    • TV Production
      BAT WOMAN
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Sr. Environment Artist
    • Company
      Encore VFX
    • Movie
      AVATAR 3
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      Environment Artist/ Sr. Modeler
    • Company
      Lightstorm Entertainment
    • Movie
      AVATAR 2
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Environment Artist/ Sr. Modeler
    • Company
      Lightstorm Entertainment
    • Movie
      Ralph Breaks the Internet
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Modeler
    • Company
      Walt Disney Animation Studios
    • Movie
      Olaf's Frozen Adventure
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Modeler
    • Company
      Walt Disney Animation Studios
    • Movie
      Zootopia
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Modeler
    • Company
      Walt Disney Animation Studios
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Bloodborne
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Modeler
    • Company
      Psyop
    • Movie
      Big Hero 6
    • Year
      2014
    • Role
      Modeler / Visual Development Assistant
    • Company
      Walt Disney Animation Studios

Experience

  • Props & Set Modeler at Chainwheel Productions/Netflix
    Los Angeles, United States of America
    July 2019 - November 2019

  • Sr. Environment Artist at Encore VFX
    Burbank, United States of America
    October 2018 - Present

    Create variety of high quality photo-realistic models, textures and shadings for props and environments to our client's needs.

  • Environment Artist at Lightstorm Entertainment
    Manhattan Beach, United States of America
    February 2018 - September 2018

    Collaborates with art department and create production ready assets from concept designs for use on stage for capture and also serve as starting point for WETA Digital to iterate upon. Provide mentor ship and training to modelers as a lead.

  • Modeler at Walt Disney Animation Studios
    Burbank, United States of America
    February 2015 - September 2017

    Collaborated with art directors, production designers, layout, look, and modeling supervisors to create environments and props in feature films. Responsibilities included environment scouting, set dressing, and compositional decisions to accomplish art direction goals for making a believable and appealing world.

  • Modeler at Psyop
    Los Angeles, United States of America
    November 2014 - January 2015

    Modeled environments and props under a tight schedule for projects in advertising, video games, and music videos.

  • CG Generalist at Daniel Clark Creative
    Studio City, United States of America
    June 2014 - July 2014

    Created advertising campaign artwork for entertainment and traditional advertising for studios like Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, FOX and many others.

  • Visual Development Assistant at Walt Disney Animation Studios
    Burbank, United States of America
    January 2014 - April 2014

    Created Japanese graphics and calligraphy for Big Hero 6. Advised and art directed look development artists to create authentic and respectable Japanese designs.

  • Modeling Apprentice at Walt Disney Animation Studios
    Burbank, United States of America
    April 2013 - April 2013

    Developed an understanding of workflows and pipelines within a proprietary feature film production. Responsibilities included modeling sets and props on Big Hero 6.

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