Pipeline TD
Technical Artist
Compositor
Lighting Artist
VFX Artist
3D Generalist
Skills
I have experience building tools and pipeline workflows with the following technologies:
- Python
- PyQT
- Pyside
- Flask
- Pyblish
- Maya Cmds API
- Maya PyMEL API
- C#
- C++
- PHP
- CSS
- Javascript
- Git
- Docker
- Object Oriented Programing
- Functional Programming
- Microservice Architecture
- RESTful API
- Generative AI
- Procedural Content Creation
- USD
I have created digital content with a wide range of software such as:
- Maya
- Vray
- Arnold
- Houdini
- Mantra
- Katana
- Unreal Engine
- Unity
- Blender
- Deadline
- Premiere
- DaVinci Resolve
- Nuke
- Fusion
- After Effects
- Photoshop
- Ftrack
- Autodesk Flow Production Tracking
- (formerly Shotgun, Shotgrid)
For my complete resume, click here.
Visual Effects Demo Reel – 2024
This reel highlights some of the visual effects that I have created. This includes shots created for feature films, television shows, short films, and web projects.
To read more about my involvement, click here.
Asset Publish Tool and USD Workflow Example
In this video demo, I discuss the new Asset Publish Tool that I am writing in Python to process assets in Blender. The goal is to build my own USD pipeline for moving assets between Blender and Unreal Engine 5.
In this follow-up video demo, I discuss how I’ve automated the process for transferring whole scenes from Blender to Unreal Engine using my Python script and some of my own custom tools to convert the scene into a USD stage.
Unity and C# Example
This is an example of a space flight simulator that I built using Unity and C#.
You can try out a playable demo at https://www.keithlaplume.com/flight/
Custom Real-time Particle Example
This is an example of a real-time particle system that I built from scratch. It provides better options for customization than Blender’s built in particle system and it’s simple interface offers powerful customization features.
Houdini HDA Example
I built a generator in Houdini so that I will have a Houdini Digital Asset that will provide artists with an easy to use interface to generate a wide variety of rocket ships. This approach uses a few simple parameters to create the customization and this results in many looks while keeping the rocket variants inline with the established design language and style of the project.
Visual Effects Demo Reel – 2018
This reel highlights some of the visual effects that I have created. This includes shots created for feature films, television shows, short films, and web projects.
To read more about my involvement, click here.