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Tony Ascroft
Digital Artist
Acton, Ontario, Canada

Summary

Digital Artist- modeling, texturing, lighting, rendering, environments and assets.

Through the years I’ve worked on over 10 seasons of episodic work, two films, three games and numerous studio demo’s as a Modeling/Texturing Supervisor and Lighter/Compositor. I was also Project Manger on Mary Engelbreit's: The Night Before Christmas TV special. Production Supervisor on Journey to the Edge of the Universe an animated documentary for National Geographic, and Supervising Production Manager on Super Why a Nickelodeon/PBS Production.

I have a BSc in Geology and Biology and I trained as an Electronics/Electro-Mechanical Technician with the Canadian Army.

Tony

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Skills

LightingCompositingDigital Painting3D ModelingTexturingPhoto-manipulationPhotoshop re-touchingEnvironment ModelingEnvironment Design

Software proficiency

Quixel Mixer
Quixel Mixer
Blender
Blender
3ds Max
3ds Max
Maya
Maya
Nuke
Nuke
Photoshop
Photoshop
After Effects
After Effects
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine

Reel

Productions

  • Sw super why
    • TV Production
      Super Why!
    • Year
      2008
    • Role
      Supervising Production Manager
    • Company
      CORE Animation

Experience

  • Senior LRC Artist at Snowball Studios
    Toronto, Canada
    October 2020 - April 2021

    Fancy Nancy. Disney.

  • Senior Lighter - Look Development at Industrial Brothers
    Toronto, Canada
    February 2019 - December 2019

    Kingdom Force. Animated series. CBC

  • Modelling Department Head at IMAX
    Toronto, Canada
    February 2006 - October 2006

    Superman Returns. The world's first live action feature to have selected segments converted from 2D into IMAX 3D.

  • Modelling and Texturing Supervisor at Elliot Animation
    Toronto, Canada
    July 2001 - June 2005

    Sitting Ducks - United Artists

    Care Bears- Return to Joke-a-Lot

    Back Yardigans

    Mary Engelbreit's: The Night Before Christmas.