Hi, I’m Maritza Louis (Klukʷtús Skʷukʷúsnt), a member of the Syilx/ Secwépemc Nations in the Okanagan/ Shuswap regions of BC, Canada, and I am a Visual Development Modeler with over 20+ years of experience in Feature Animation, Game, VFX and Cinematics. With a focus on character creation and visual development. My affinity for the visual medium of form has driven me in pursuit of new challenges and methods of technical expression that the CG’s diverse industry can offer. To push the limits of the polygon with such productions as Moana 2, GTA V, Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse, Sausage Party, Spiderman: Homecoming, Ghostbusters, DC League Of Super-Pets, Hill Agency: PURITYdecay, Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire; Tiana; Moana 2; Hexed and many others.

As the author of my own narrative and I push for my own continued learning and for more indigenous representation in animation. I supports fellow BIPOC artists in animation through her volunteer work as a mentor for Rise Up Animation, a member of Women In Animation, advisory Board Member of Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College, Program Advisory Committee member for the Centre for Digital Media and various Indigenous STEAM advocacy initiatives.

I am always interested in new challenges and an exciting projects to join, please feel free to contact me.

Skills
Team & Individual Work Environments • Work closely with Director/Client/ Production Designers • Strong 2D to 3D Visual Translating • Asset Management • Scheduling & Bidding • Peer Mentoring • Workflow Development • Production Mindful Sculpting Approach • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage deadlines

Proficiency
Character Modeling • Character Visual Development • Organic Modeling • Hard Surface Modeling • Posing & Expression Presentation Sculpts • Production Models • Retopologizing • UV Creation/ Layout • Texture Creation • Environment Modeling • Vehicle Modeling • Blendshapes • Base Mesh Creation • Costume & Associated Prop Creation

Software
Autodesk Maya • Pixologic Zbrush • Marvelous Designer • Adobe Photoshop • Substance Painter • Unreal Engine • Unity • Redshift • Vray • Mari • Substance Designer • UV Layout • Procreate • Shotgun • Ftrack • Perforce • Adobe Premiere • Microsoft Applications

Pipelines
Feature Animation • VFX • Games • Cinematics • Commercial • Shorts • Collectibles • Remote Ready • In-Studio

Operating Systems
Windows • Linux • Mac

Dual Citizenship Canada/ USA

https://linktr.ee/Maritza_Louis

NO NFTs
None of the Models/ Assets on portfolio are for sale.