Diego Augusto Dulinsky Velasco-De Armas

20+ yrs. experience Senior 3D Generalist

Brazilian and Lithuanian nationalities

http://www.velascodearmas.com

dvelasco@gmail.com cel: 55 (11) 99611-9431

Visual Effects Society member

Goal

I would like to create effects for movies, either leading a team, planning FX shots

(on set, too), or dilligently working on the shots themselves. I have always

enjoyed working on challenging shots, especially if I can develop an artistic, or

technically innovative, solution. Being in advertising for so long has given me a lot

of agility to quickly assess how to best approach a wide range of shots. As a

generalist, I can contribute both on the technical, as well as the artistic, fronts.

Skills

Trained artist - BA major in Illustration, minor in Experimental Animation

from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). I have a realistic/ fantasy

art style. I can draw, paint, and sculpt, and enjoy making digital concept

art.

Team management - I am confident that I can extract a team´s best

work, in the shortest time, while still maintaing a good rapport with the

artists. I value a good work environment, and strive to motivate the

creative team in a non-authoritarian, cordial manner.

3D - Deep knowledge of Maya, and many complementary programs

(Marvelous Designer, Zbrush, Realflow, Photoshop, etc.). Intermediate MEL

programming. As a generalist with 20+ years of 3D experience, I have

advanced skills in modeling, rigging, shading, render, and lighting. I have an

eye for detail, and a taste for solving particularly complex tasks.

Compositing - I like to composite my own scenes, when possible. I use

mostly After Effects, but also have a working knowledge of Flame and Nuke.

Post-Production and set experience - I have been working with 3D for

live action and post since 1996. I have a lot of on-set experience for effects

scenes.

Personal - I am easy to get along with, and am open and interested in

other people´s opinions. I speak, read, and write fluently in english and

portuguese, and converse well in french, italian, and spanish.

Professional Experience

MeuApê3D.com - (São Paulo, Brazil / 2015- ) - Creator

I have been working on a personal project with two programmers to

develop a platform for selling real estate online, using 3D and VR. The

project is already in beta.

doBrasil Quituteria & Coffee Shop (São Paulo, Brazil / Mar 2015 - Apr 2016)

Founding Partner

In 2015 I created a brazilian fast-food franchise with my fiancé.

Among other things, I was responsible for all of the visual

characteristics of the franchise.

Oca Animation (São Paulo, Brazil / Nov 2006 - 2015) Founding Partner, TD

I had a continuous role in most of our advertising spots as a Technical

Director, and sometimes as an Art Director, or Director. We have

created over 500 advertising spots since we opened, and most of

them were done in 3D, or compositing.

I continue to be a partner at Oca solely as an investor.

Instituto Europeo di Design (São Paulo, Brazil / 2008 - 2009) Teacher,

Artivisivi

I taught Maya and general 3D and art concepts for 4 hours, twice a

week, while I worked at Oca. I lectured during two terms, to

youngsters between 20 and 26 years old. It was a great learning

experience for me, too!

Trattoria Filmes (São Paulo, Brazil / Mar 2003 - Sep 2006) 3D Dept. Head, TD

I helped train and build the department. The team not only worked

extremely well together, but was also very versatile and eficient.

Conspiração Filmes (Rio, Brasil. Sep 2000 - Mar 2003) 3D Dept. Head, TD

I helped train the artists, and build the department. I worked on

complex effects and characters for the brazillian and international

advertising market, as well as feature films (Redentor, Casseta &

Planeta), and video clips.

Globograph (Rio, Brasil. Mar 1999 - Sep 2000) Senior 3D Artist

I worked with a small team on a pitch for Globo Television of a 2D &

3D motion picture entitled Blur. Though ahead of its time, the project

didn´t receive a green light.

Cutters, Inc. (Chicago, USA. Sep 96 - Sep 98) One-man 3D Dept.

I was the only in-house 3D artist. I worked on jobs for high-profile

clients such as Miller Lite, Pillsbury, McDonalds, Sears, among others.

Education highlights

Sculpture class with Cicero D´Avila (february 2015 -) - traditional

sculpting class with one of brazil´s master sculptors

Illustration with Greg Tocchini (all of 2013) - illustration techniques and

live drawing

Rhode Island School of Design / RISD (Providence, USA / 1992-1996) – BA

in Illustration, minor in Experimental Animation

Escola Americana do Rio de Janeiro, EARJ - (Rio, Brazil / 1979-1992)

Primary School, taught in english