Name
Linhan Ye
About
Multidisciplinary Visual Artist/Creative Director based in Auckland New Zealand. Commission open for Illustration/Design/Animation projects. Please drop me a line for any inquiry.
Experience
CGI Artist
Soulmachines, Auckland, New Zealand
Acquisition of 3D scan data from light stage and 3D assets processing in making photorealistic digital avatars.
Created realistic textures and look-developed shaders/materials for various celebrities’ digital twins in both inhouse renderer and Unity.
Art Director
Faraway Animation, Auckland, New Zealand
Collaborated closely with director/client to ensure their visions are realized in the final product.
Supervised production pipeline including Conceptual design/Storyboarding/3D Assets/Editing to ensure production quality.
Digital Artist
Virtual Art Department, Weta Digital, Wellington, New Zealand
Created 3D characters/props/environments for Mocap/Layout/Animation departments on various feature projects.
Onset mocap stage work assisting directors in virtual production.
Feature titles include: the BFG(2016)/War for the Planet of the Apes(2017)/Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets(2017)/Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2(2017)/Maze Runner: The Death Cure(2018)/Alita: Battle Angel(2019)/Avatar: the Way of Water(2022)(pre-production)
Lead 2D Artist & 3D Generalist
Custardsquare games, Auckland, New Zealand
Created 2d/3d in-game art and cutscenes.
Created marketing materials.
Lead 3d Assets Artist
Oktobor Animation, Auckland, New Zealand
Created 3D assets for Nickelodeon animation series.
Worked closely with supervisors and 3D artists to ensure production quality.
Animation titles include: Fanboy & Chum Chum/Robot & Monster
/Monsters vs Aliens/penguins of Madagascar/TMNT
Education
Diploma of 3d Computer Animation
Media Design School, Auckland, New Zealand
Bachelor of Graphic Design
Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
Specialties
- 3D Visulization
- Illustration
- Conceptual Design
- Animation Production
- Graphic Design
- Art Direction
- 3D Scan
Skills
- Photoshop
- Maya
- Zbrush
- Mari
- Substance Painter
- Blender
- After Effects
- Premiere
- Nuke
- Unity