TAMARA TOPPLER

Visual Effects Artist specialising in Digital Matte Painting and 2.5D Environments
Current Position and Location: Head of Digital Matte Painting at BlueBolt Ltd., London UK

- Primary Software: Photoshop, Nuke & Maya
- Secondary Software: Houdini, Mari, Adobe Creative Suite, Substance Painter, World Machine
- Key Areas of Interest: digital matte painting, 2.5D projection techniques, environment layout and setup
- Traditional painting and drawing skills
- Experience in using mental ray, mantra & arnold
- Linux, Win & Mac user
- VFX Job Experience: 10 years
- Creative Industry Job Experience: ca. 13 years

WORK:

• since Nov 2018: Head of DMP/Environment TD at BlueBolt Ltd.

• Oct 2016 - Nov 2018: Matte Painter/ Environment TD at BlueBolt Ltd.

• Oct 2014 - Oct 2016: Digital Matte Painter & Compositor at Realise Studio

• Sept - Feb 2014: VFX Specialist for Prohealth 360 (environment TD, compositing and concept design)
  

• July 2011 - May 2013: Software Interface Designer & CG Generalist at LogicX Consulting & Workflow Integration GmbH

• others: Graphic Designer for LineUp Media, University Vienna, CreativeArts Worldwide and Showdance Academy Klagenfurt

EDUCATION:

• 2013-14: Master of Arts in Digital Effects with First Class Honours, Bournemouth University

• 2010-13: Bachelor of Arts in Computer Animation Arts with First Class Honours, Bournemouth University

• 2005-10: Higher Technical College for Industrial Design, Austria
  ISCED Level 3, Final Diploma Examination Certificate/ Higher Education Degree in Industrial Design
  passed with excellent achievement/ 1:1