Alberto Santiago
At A Glance
| Job Title | Artist, Designer, Animator |
| Industry | Animation & VFX, Film, Gaming, TV, Visual Arts |
| Profession | View More Animator / VFX Artist |
| Expertise | 3D Computer Animation |
| Level | Management |
| Profession | Visual Artist |
| Expertise | Painting |
| Level | Management |
| Availability | Looking for Work |
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Will relocate | Yes |
| Residency / Visa | Australia / New Zealand |
| Website | http://www.canvas.net.au |
My Loop
About Me
Founder of Studio Canvas.
Company: http://studiocanvas.com.au
Art of Alberto Santiago: http://canvas.net.au
DSLR.Bot: http://www.dslrbot.com
Education
| 2002-2005 |
University of Western Sydney Bachelor of Arts in Design Study and development in animation, photography, illustration, and graphics design. |
| 2000-2001 |
Martin College Diploma of Graphics Design and Business Study and development in typography, colour, drawing, desktop publishing, advertising, marketing, business communication, digital prepress, multimedia, and web design. |
Employment History
| Nov 2009 - Jan 2010 |
Compositor Hive Studios Space Traveler (Documentary) |
| Jan 2009 - Sep 2009 |
CG Artist Umeric Discovery Chanel (TVC), Avolution (TVC), MTV Playground (TVC), MSN Talk Butterflies (TVC). - Animation / Effects / Particle Simulation • Modelling / Texturing / Lighting |
| Dec 2008 |
Modeller & Texture Artist Cutting Edge Coke Cola Fusion (TVC) |
| Apr 2008 - Jul 2008 |
CG Artist Monkey Lab Optus Sushi Chef (TVC), Pilot Pen (TVC), Telstra LG Phone (Print), Mars Chocolate Celebrations (TVC). - Lighting & Rendering / Animator / 3D Modeller |
| Mar 2008 - Jun 2008 |
CG Artist Plastic Wax Dawn of War 2 (Game Cinematic) - Cloth FX, Rigging, Modelling, Texturing - Special FX - Explosions, Blood, Dust |
| Oct 2007 - Nov 2007 |
CG Artist Monkey Lab Optus Koala (TVC), The Great Debate (TVC) - Advanced bone and muscle rigging - Set Modelling, Texturing & Lighting |
| Jun 2007 - Jul 2007 |
CG Artist Plastic Wax Mafia 2 (Game Cinematic) - Cloth FX, Rigging - Modelling, Texturing - Motion Capture |
| Apr 2006 - Jul 2006 |
CG Aritst Plastic Wax Justice League Heroes (Game Cinematic) - Camera Mapping - Cloth FX, Rigging - Special Effects, Particles - Screen Sequence Motion Graphics - Compositing, AfterEffects - Set Modelling, Texturing |
| Feb 2005 - Dec 2005 |
Senior Motion Designer Katana Productions - Post Production - Motion Graphics, Visual Effects - 3D Modelling, Animating - Camera Tracking, Blue Screen Keying - Flash / Web designing & programming |
| Feb 2005 - Dec 2005 |
3D Modeler Studio Kite - Zbrush 2, 3D Modelling - 3D Studio Max, Polygons/Nurbs 3D Modelling - GeoMagic |
Awards & Achievements
| March 2010 |
Dream Life Carnival Exhibition Design Fiesta Gallery, Tokyo Harajuku |
| 2005 |
Keep Left Magazine Feature Article |
| Oct 2004 |
Finalist Moving Pictures SOYA Animation, Noise Festival Title: Bunny Drunk Credits: Alberto Santiago & Phil Jennings |
| Oct 23, 2004 |
Animania Festival Guest Speaker 3D Animation Workshop |
| Oct 2003 |
Winner Digital Allsorts Competition Online New Media Artwork, Noise Festival Title: Familia Tree |
