Experience

Microsoft Game Dev

• United States
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lighting Artist

  • Oct 2022 - Present



Self-employed

• United States

• Visual Effects Artist

  • Mar 2011 - Present

  Hi there, I'm Pratik. Just replace the C in "critique" with a P and you've got it. I am a VFX artist with two BFAs in Visual Effects (India + US), eleven years of industry/freelance experience, and plans to renovate a cabin in the woods. My work focuses on lighting and compositing, look development, and cinematography. Alongside that, I’m a 3D generalist who spends way too much time waiting for projects to render. During said times, I enjoy burning my tongue on masala chai, getting engine oil on my arms, and droning my mountain adventures. Show less



Upwork

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Professional Photographer and VFX Freelancer

  • Jul 2016 - Oct 2022

  Currently developing 3D environments/dynamic scenes with lighting & compositing and producing aerial cinematography. I’ve been freelancing personal and paid projects with Denver/Boulder clients such as TDA_Boulder and Blue Canyon Technologies, working to execute their vision using Maya, Redshift, V-Ray, Renderman, Unreal Engine, Nuke, Modo, Mari, and the Adobe Suite. Currently developing 3D environments/dynamic scenes with lighting & compositing and producing aerial cinematography. I’ve been freelancing personal and paid projects with Denver/Boulder clients such as TDA_Boulder and Blue Canyon Technologies, working to execute their vision using Maya, Redshift, V-Ray, Renderman, Unreal Engine, Nuke, Modo, Mari, and the Adobe Suite.



Hasbro

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• VFX artist at Hasbro

  • Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

  I’ve been responsible for reconfiguring an entire VFX pipeline process using Unreal Engine, Foundry Ecosystem, and analytical judgment. I created VFX and live-action integrated shots for Marvel, StarWars, Nurf, and the My Little Pony toy line using Maya, Redshift, V-Ray, Unreal Engine, Nuke, Modo, Mari, the and Adobe Suite. I’ve been responsible for reconfiguring an entire VFX pipeline process using Unreal Engine, Foundry Ecosystem, and analytical judgment. I created VFX and live-action integrated shots for Marvel, StarWars, Nurf, and the My Little Pony toy line using Maya, Redshift, V-Ray, Unreal Engine, Nuke, Modo, Mari, the and Adobe Suite.



VFX Legion

• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• lighting and Compositing

  • Aug 2017 - Nov 2017

  Responsible for lighting and texturing exterior scenes using Maya V-ray and Nuke. Responsible for lighting and texturing exterior scenes using Maya V-ray and Nuke.



Cafe 78 Barista

• Savannah, Georgia Area

• Manage Cafe

  • Jun 2014 - Jun 2017



Technicolor Creative Studios

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• 3D Lighting and Compositing Artist

  • Dec 2010 - Dec 2013

  Created character/environment lighting, texturing & compositing on projects such as Fanboy and Chum Chum, Kung Fu Panda, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Barbie using Maya, Mental Ray, and Nuke. Created character/environment lighting, texturing & compositing on projects such as Fanboy and Chum Chum, Kung Fu Panda, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Barbie using Maya, Mental Ray, and Nuke.