Lorena Da Silva Pinzón
Lorena Da Silva Pinzón
Look Development Artist | ex-DreamWorks Animation
Los Angeles, United States

Hey! I'm Lorena, a professional 3D artist who specializes in Texturing and Look Development for characters and environments, with a BFA in Visual Effects from Savannah College of Art and Design. Experienced with working on projects ranging in styles from painterly to physically based. Focused on using efficient workflows through well trained artistic and technical abilities.

I have worked from the development of early look of picture to shot work on the following films: Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken, Trolls: Band Together, and The Wild Robot. During my career, I have worked on characters, environments, props, tested early looks and pipeline, helped other artists on my team, created more efficient workflows, built smart materials, and developed a more artistic eye. My experience ranges from photorealistic to painterly textures and look dev styles.

I am always looking forward to learning new techniques, artistically and technically, to improve my workflow and bring new ideas to my crew. I'm always ready to take on any challenge. I love to create detailed and believable CG art through storytelling and research. I also enjoy teaching and mentoring.

I've also had the opportunity to participate in the Intern Mentorship Program at DreamWorks, twice as a mentor, for 6 months total.

Born and raised in Panama City, Panama, a lot of my inspirations for my ideas come from my experience growing up in Latin America and the tropics.

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Skills

Look DevelopmentTexturingShadingPBR TexturingStylizedSurfacing3D ModelingVisual EffectsLightingRenderingCompositing

Software proficiency

Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Designer
Substance 3D Designer
Maya
Maya
Arnold
Arnold
Houdini
Houdini
ZBrush
ZBrush
Mari
Mari
Nuke
Nuke
Photoshop
Photoshop
Moonray
Moonray
Illustrator
Illustrator

Productions

    • Movie
      The Wild Robot
    • Year
      2024
    • Role
      Look Development
    • Company
      DreamWorks Animation
    • Movie
      Trolls Band Together
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Look Development
    • Company
      DreamWorks Animation
    • Movie
      Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Look Development (uncredited)
    • Company
      DreamWorks Animation
    • Movie
      Kaghati
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Look Development Lead, Asset Modelling, Writing
    • Company
      Indie

Experience

  • Look Development Artist at DreamWorks Animation
    Glendale, US
    July 2021 - June 2024