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Tony Tsao
Tony Tsao
3D Artist / Motion Designer
New Taipei City, Taiwan

Summary

Hi I'm Tony
A Motion graphic designer based in Taipei, Taiwan.
Available for freelance work.

Skills

2D Animation3D AnimationMotion GraphicsEnvironment ModelingLightingTexturingEnvironment BuildingUnrealkey artVideo Production3D ARTcommercialkey visuallive eventUE5Visual EffectsShadersVideo EditingAfter EffectsVFXUnity

Software proficiency

Cinema 4D
Cinema 4D
Redshift
Redshift
Octane Render
Octane Render
Unity
Unity
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Mixer
Mixer
ZBrush
ZBrush
After Effects
After Effects
Premiere
Premiere
Photoshop
Photoshop
Illustrator
Illustrator

Reel

Productions

    • Mobile Game
      Resident Evil Resistance
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      Lighting Artist
    • Company
      NeoBards Entertainment Ltd
    • Video Game
      Resident Evil 2 Remake - Ray Tracing (Level & Cinematics lighting)
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Lighting Artist
    • Company
      NeoBards Entertainment Ltd
    • Video Game
      Resident Evil 3 Remake - Ray Tracing (Level & Cinematics lighting)
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Lighting Artist
    • Company
      NeoBards Entertainment Ltd

Experience

  • Senior 3D Generalist at HTC VIVE ORIGINALS
    February 2022 - April 2024

    ● Worked closely with the programming team to deliver high-quality online concert visuals while maintaining optimal performance on multiple platforms, such as PC, mobile devices, AR, and VR.

    ● Responsible for Art Direction, Concepting, Animation, Lighting, Environment Building, Shader Development, Optimization.

    ● Communicated seamlessly with producers, clients, singers, subcontractors, directors, and the marketing team to ensure every project went smoothly and the final product exceeded expectations.

  • Lighting Artist at NeoBards Entertainment Ltd
    March 2019 - November 2021

    ● Communicated closely with the art director and the environment team on level lighting & cinematics, to provide a high-end, AAA, and visually stunning multi-player online experience on PS4, Xbox, and PC.

    ● Worked with technical artists on building custom tools to fulfill the gameplay requirements.

    ● Provided insights & gameplay mechanics ideas for level designers to help solve problems under tight deadlines.

    ● Worked with the team's Japanese translator/Project manager under Capcom's supervision on the ray tracing project for the Resident Evil 2 & 3 remake while maintaining visual fidelity.

  • 2D/3D Animator, 3D Generalist at Punch Visual
    TW
    September 2017 - March 2019

    ● Created visually appealing 2D, 3D animations for numerous renowned singers' concerts and LIVE events in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China, such as 林俊傑JJ Lin, 林志炫Terry Lin, 周湯豪Nick Chou, 劉若英Rene Liu, Taipei year-end party concert visuals, etc.

    ● Brainstormed concepts and communicated with clients to make sure the final animations were aligned.

    ● Produced 3D projection-mapping animations & worked closely with a professional projection hardware company for the National Palace Museum.

  • Compositer/Animator at MaxIdea Ltd
    TW
    October 2016 - September 2017

    ● 2D, 3D motion graphics for big local companies, such as CTBC, CHB, 1st banks, FETnet telecom, and Taian Insurance.

    ● Collaborated with on-set directors & helped them deliver their vision on short films and commercials.

    ● Worked closely with professional illustrators on creating storyboards and designs to help facilitate the pipeline.