Y24I
Y24I
Yuansi Mai
Yuansi Mai, preferred name is Ivy. I'm a FX artist graduated from Gnomon with production skills.
Currently based in Los Angeles.
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I started my visual effect journey from 2020. I got into Gnomon school of visual effects in Los Angeles, which is a world-famous 3D specialist school in the heart of Hollywood. I learn about modelling, texturing, lighting, animation, rigging, matchmoving and dynamic effects etc. After learning all aspects of 3D general techniques, I found my passion on effects.
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I first learn about Houdini in October 2021, before that I've been studying Maya to make effects. I had a hard time to understand the basic idea of Node based pipeline and all the unique terms created from Houdini. After 6 months of adaptation, I finally feel a bit comfortable of using Houdini. And in the following year, I tried my hardest to learn POP, DOP, SHOP etc like a sponge.
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Now, it's been 2 year of this journey.
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Skill Summary
FX Simulation
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depth knowledge of the motion and timing of photo-realistic dynamic effects.In-
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Create pyro(fire,explosion,smoke), fluid, particle, rigid body, magic, cloth etc.within a shot, or with live-action footage.
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Ability to simulate character effects such as Vellum and fur based on rigs and animation.
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Eligeable of VEX coding, experience with L-system algorithm.
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Intermediate knowledge of creating procedual tools.
CG / VFX Compositing
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Proficiency in tracking, rotoscoping, keying and color grading live-action footage in Nuke.
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Composite environments, effects and matte passes into multiple shots or live-action footages.
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Projecting multi-layer of matte painting. Projecting animated textures from FX simulation.
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Good understanding of DEEP compositing.
Communication
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Creatively solves problems, eliminates roadblocks and focuses on the issue at hand.
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Eager to receive and implement feedback. Adaptable to change, can alter course of action quickly per production needs.
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Desire of self-growth, life-time learning.
A website to share Houdini and FX learning experience, proudly created by Yuansi Mai.
