CV

Tomas Praestholm
tomas.praestholm@gmail.com

Production Experience:

Dragepigen For Enden Af Regnbuen - Book Illustrations 

Released on the publishing house Calibat

Fall 2016 - Spring 2017

Oprøret pt. 2 - Afsløring af Kobranetværket - Book Illustrations
Released on the publishing house Calibat

Summer to Fall 2016

Oprøret pt. 1 - Gangene Under Jorden - Book Illustrations
Released on the publishing house Calibat
Spring to Summer 2016

Copenhagen Film School - Animation Bachelor Film "Dagni" - Background Painter
Painting a number of village shots for a short film
Spring 2016
Dæmonernes Spil (The Demon's Game) - Book Illustrations
Released on the publishing house Calibat
Summer to Fall 2014
Roles: 35-40 book illustrations for a YA horror novel

Light Apprentice - Computer Game
http://www.lightapprentice.com/
Amazu Media
November and December 2015
Roles: Character Textures

Battle Souls - Computer Game (currently in Alpha)  
http://www.battlesouls.com/
2nd Studio, for Pixeleap
July 2015
Roles: Character Concepts

Opel Adam Commercial
Zoom Film A/S, for Opel
June/July 2015
Roles: Concept Artist, Compositor, Editing, Shading and Texturing

B&O for Aston Martin - In-house Presentation

Bang & Olufsen, for Aston Martin
Fall 2014
Roles: Concept, Painting, Visual Development

Non-disclosed Project

Ubisoft Blue Byte, Düsseldorf

From August 2013 to December 2013

Roles: 3D Artist Intern, creating game assets in 3D.

Trailer Project
The Animation Workshop, Viborg
From August 2011 - December 2011
Roles: Concept Artist, Storyboarder, CG Generalist, Editor

Unimagined Friends - Bachelor film
The Animation Workshop, Viborg
August 2012 - Present
Roles: Character Designer, Storyboarder, CG Generalist, Editor

"Laser Tits" Commercial
Commercial for Roskile Festival - Green Footsteps
The Animation Workshop, Viborg
From April 2012 - May 2012
Roles: Concept Artist, Rotoscoping, Coloring, Animation Cleanup, Compositing, Editor

Project Quadruped
The Animation Workshop, Viborg
January 2012 - April 2012
Roles: Concept Artist, CG Generalist, Editor

The Princess and the Frog - Interactive Animation
The Danish Film School, Copenhagen
July 2011 - August 2011
Roles: Texture Artist

Teaching Experience: 

Viborg Art School

2011-2012

Cartoons and basic drawing for kids aged 5-10

Sønderborg Kunstskole

February 2014

Teaching Animation Design principles and techniques to BGK (Billedkunstnerisk Grundkursus) students. (ages 16 and up.) 

Languages
Danish - Native
English - Fluently

Programs
Sketchbook Pro
Clip Studio Paint
Autodesk Maya

3D Studio Max

Autodesk Mudbox
Nuke
Adobe Photoshop (Main Software) 
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Premiere
Zbrush
Headus UV Layout

CrazyBump

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Render Engines
Vray for Maya
Mental Ray for Maya