Summary
Rigging Artist
2D/3D Artist
Phone: (915)201-9791
kat.bretz1215@yahoo.com
kat.bretz1215@gmail.com
Education
• Fabens High school Graduate June 2013
• Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Animation from Full Sail University August 2020
Work Experience
• Customer Service Representative Alorica El Paso, TX September 2013- May 2014
o I was a customer care representative while I worked here, taking care of customers issues and needs. Received awards and promotion for great service to customers
• Independent contractor Odessa, TX May 2017
o I was an independent contractor, I was cleaning homes with a group/ company
• Personal caregiver/Hospice Independent El Paso, TX May 2018- December 2019
o I was an independent caretaker for a sick family member, I would take them to appointments and treatments, check in with DRs, keep medication schedule and once the situation moved to a hospice level I was being trained by the company, giving bed baths, learning proper ways to move the patient, load into vehicle and maintaining appointments, treatments and medication.
Skills
• Skilled with Photoshop
• Highly knowledgeable with Maya
• Highly capable in Digital Art
• Capable with Z brush
• Highly capable in Traditional Art
• Knowledgeable in Flip book animation
Course List
• 3d Foundations
Skills acquired - Basics of modeling in Maya and basics of baking ambient occlusion maps
• Model Creation
Skills acquired - How to UV Objects and bake normal maps in Maya
-How to apply to hold edges and bevels to objects
• Fundamentals of Art II
Skills acquired – Advanced Photoshop skills and understanding of human and creature anatomy
• Portfolio I
Skills acquired – More Basics and techniques for Maya
-Organization of scenes
• Character Modeling Fundamentals
Skills acquired – How to create a character from start to finish
-Modeling accurate anatomy
• Character Rigging
Skills acquired – How to rig a character, create controls and blend shapes
• Portfolio IV
Skills acquired – Advanced Quadruped rigging techniques on independent level
• Portfolio V
Skills acquired – Advanced Biped rigging techniques on independent level
• Production Modeling
Skills acquired – Advanced modeling techniques
-How to create hair using Fiber mesh
• Technical Animation
Skills acquired – How to use Human IK
-Bind the Human IK to a Model
-How to make jiggle physics
-How to add Ncloth
• Portfolio VI
Skills acquired – Advanced Quadruped Rigging
• Portfolio VII
Skills acquired – Advanced rigging techniques and finalization
Skills
Software proficiency
