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Mario Cortez
Mario Cortez

Mario Cortez

  United States

I wish to be apart of a team of talented like-minded people who wish to never stop developing their skills.

I was browsing social media when I came across an ad about a game creation course. I had been working in a nutrition store and decided to look into education involving 3D. I started to draw daily on a pad with purple Planet Fitness pens in between customers and then set out to get started on my journey. I moved into my aunt's camper in her backyard in California to one day study at Gnomon. Through the freezing nights, rain drops leaking onto my bed and a pesky dog I worked until I got accepted.

Learning: Gnomon

Skills: Adobe Photoshop Arnold Autodesk Maya Foundry MARI Mari Maya Mudbox Photoshop Substance Painter V-Ray XGen Zbrush

Expertise: Visual Effects

  • Skipped Debut TBD
  • Skipped Player N/A
  • Leveled up to Contender Jan 05, 2020
  • Leveled up to Rookie Mar 23, 2020
  • Pro TBD

Experience

Sculptor Assistant
Los Angeles | Jun 2018 - Jun 2019

I aided many new students assemble their supplies, build their armatures and help sculpt their concept sculpt to completion.

3D Toy Sculpting
Los Angeles | Jun 2019 - Nov 2019

I sculpted 3D models based on 2D concepts to be 3D printed for Hebru.

Asset Artist
Santa Monica | Mar 2020 - Present

I joined to asset department for Luma Pictures.

Current Education

Gnomon
Class of 2020

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