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Luca Nemolato
Senior Concept Artist luca.nemolato@gmail.com
Los Angeles, United States

Summary

AVAILABLE FOR FREELANCE PROJECTS AND TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS
Online Portfolio : https://www.artstation.com/lucanemolato
https://cara.app/lucanemolato
Direct booking: luca.nemolato@gmail.com

USA and EU Citizen.
CDG IATSE Local 800 \ 892 \ 839 Member

Concept Art Reel: https://vimeo.com/164059050

SERVICES: Art Direction, Concept Art, Costume Illustration, Character Design, Creature Design, Costume Design, Prop Design, CG Modeling & Texturing, Storyboard

Luca Nemolato is an Italian Concept Artist working for Films, Tv Shows ,Video Games and Commercials. He has professional experiences working both in Italy and USA, where he is a member of the ADG local 800 \ CDG 892 and AG 839.Luca started his education in Italy where he graduated in fine art in 2010, specializing in painting and sculpting. He then continued his education in the USA when he moved to Los Angeles to attend courses at the Gnomon School of VFX to learn from some of the best concept artists in the industry such as Jerad S. Marantz and Aaron Sims. He has made a name for himself working on projects such as The Shape of Water, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,Jungle Cruise,The Boys, HBO Westworld, Netflix Sweet Tooth, Ashes of Creation ,Middle Earth :Shadow of War video game, 4 Unannounced video games and many more.
He is also the author of two tutorial DVDs with the Gnomon Workshop and he was a CG Society/CGMA Workshop Instructor for several years.

TECHNICA SKILLS: Drawing (traditional and digital ) , Painting (traditional and digital) , Sculpture (traditional and digital)

SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE: Photoshop ,Blender ,Zbrush, Unreal Engine 5, Maya , Keyshot ,Topogun , Marvelous Designer, V-Ray, Mental Ray ,Painter, Premiere

Skills

Look DevelopmentConcept ArtConcept DesignIllustration3D ModelingCreature ModelingEnvironment ModelingHard Surface ModelingProp ModelingCharacter DesignProp DesignCreature DesignArt DirectionCostume Design

Software proficiency

ZBrush
ZBrush
Photoshop
Photoshop
Keyshot
Keyshot
Maya
Maya
3ds Max
3ds Max
TopoGun
TopoGun
Mari
Mari
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Blender
Blender
Marvelous Designer
Marvelous Designer

Reel

Productions

    • Movie
      Independence Day 2
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Freelance
    • Movie
      Pixels
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Freelance
    • Movie
      Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
    • Year
      2014
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Freelance
    • Movie
      The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Freelance
    • Movie
      Krampus
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Freelance
    • Movie
      Noah
    • Year
      2014
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Freelance
    • Movie
      Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    • Year
      2014
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Freelance
    • Movie
      Jupiter Ascending
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Freelance
    • Movie
      Edge of Tomorrow
    • Year
      2014
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Freelance
    • Movie
      Maleficent
    • Year
      2014
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Freelance
    • Movie
      X-Men: Days of Future Past
    • Year
      2014
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Freelance
    • Movie
      300: Rise of an Empire
    • Year
      2014
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Freelance
    • Movie
      The Conjuring
    • Year
      2013
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Freelance
    • Movie
      I, Frankenstein
    • Year
      2014
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Freelance
    • Movie
      The Amazing Spider-Man 2
    • Year
      2014
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Freelance
    • TV Production
      Falling Skies
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Freelance
    • TV Production
      Wayward Pines
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Freelance
    • TV Production
      Supergirl
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Encore Hollywood
    • TV Production
      The Whispers
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Encore Hollywood
    • TV Production
      Once Upon A Time
    • Year
      2012
    • Role
      Concept Artist
    • Company
      Freelance

Experience

  • Art Director / Concept Artist at Freelance
    Los Angeles, United States of America
    July 2014 - Present

    Working with Various Clients in Art Direction, Character Design, Creature Design, Costume Design, Props Design, Look Development ,CG Modeling & Texturing for Films,Tv Shows, Video Games and Commercials.

  • Art Director at WonderFish-Media
    Los Angeles, United States of America
    October 2015 - Present

    Working as Art Director on the TV Show "The FuzzBunz" currently in development at the production company "WonderFish Media"

    In charge of art direction, concept design, storyboard and hiring and managing a Team of 5 Artist together with VFX Supervisor Sebastiano D'Aprile.

    WonderFish Media is a creative think tank dedicated to producing innovative branded

    content for television, film, and new media. We develop innovative, story-driven

    projects with massive merchandising and cross-promotional potential. Our content

    is produced for multiple platforms including TV, film, web, mobile and gaming.

    Emphasis is placed on properties that translate smoothly across cultures to reach

    the largest potential audience worldwide. There is an ocean of content out there.

    WonderFish Media swims ahead of the current, consistently motivated to

    surprise, delight and inspire.

  • Concept Artist at Tinsley Studio
    Los Angeles, United States of America
    October 2015 - Present

    Working as 2D \ 3D Concept Artist for Movies and TV Shows at the practical effects house "Tinsley Studio".

    Tinsley Studio specialize in Character Makeups/Creatures/Suits, Prosthetic Transfers, Custom Tattoos/Tattoo Suits, Animals, Hair Goods and much more.

  • Concept Artist at Amalgamated Dynamics Inc
    Los Angeles, United States of America
    February 2016 - February 2016

    Working as 2D \ 3D Concept Artist for Movies at the practical effects house AMALGAMATED DYNAMICS, INC.

    AMALGAMATED DYNAMICS, INC.

    We are Academy Award winning creators of special characters and character effects. Calling upon a diverse range of talents and techniques, we create prosthetic make-ups, animatronic puppets, actor duplicates and replica animals. With over twenty-five years of professional experience, we bring "real" character effects to the set to interact with actors, lighting, and practical atmosphere. We pride ourselves on working with the industry's leading cgi companies to find the right balance of digital and practical effects. We continue to provide film-makers with realistic and economical character effects that best serve the story and the production.

    Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. (ADI).

  • Concept Artist at Method Studios
    Los Angeles, United States of America
    January 2016 - March 2016

    Concept Artist \ Look Development Artist for a Marvel feature film.

    Method Studios is an award-winning international visual effects group with facilities in Los Angeles, Vancouver, New York, London and Australia. As an artist-driven company known for its creativity, the company services high-end feature film, commercial, television and motion graphics clients in the global marketplace.

  • Concept Artist at Legacy Effects
    Los Angeles, United States of America
    June 2015 - Present

    2D \​ 3D Concept Artist - 3D Artist , specialized in designing Characters,Creatures,Costumes,Props for Films,Tv Shows, Video Games and Commercials

    Legacy Effects, LLC is an L.A. based special effects studio specializing in creature design, prosthetic make-up, animatronics, and specialty suits.

    Legacy Effects has contributed practical effects for groundbreaking films including Avatar, the Iron Man series, Avengers, Alice in Wonderland, Snow White and the Huntsman, Muppets, Life of Pi, Thor, Robocop, Pacific Rim, and X-Men: Days Of Future Past. Their work has garnered Best Visual Effects Academy Award nominations for Real Steel and Iron Man.

  • Concept Artist at Locktix VFX
    Los Angeles, United States of America
    February 2016 - March 2016

    Working as a Concept Artist for a Feature Film.

    Locktix brings together years of talent and experience from all over the world to create breathtaking visual effects. Founded in 2010, Locktix prides itself on artistry, the fine details, and highest quality.

    Regardless of what time it is, or where you are in the world, we are hard at work. We offer around the clock services from pre-production to on-set supervision/production to post production and final delivery of visual effects.

  • Freelance Concept Artist at Stardust
    Los Angeles, United States of America
    June 2015 - June 2015

    I worked as a Freelance Concept Artist, sketching for a Commercial at Stardust Studios.

    Stardust is a fully integrated production company with offices in Santa Monica and New York. We specialize in design, live-action, animation and all aspects of in-house post-production and finishing. We are a collective of artists and creative thinkers across a range of disciplines and skillsets and are best known as creative problem solvers and consummate collaborators.

    In late 2012, Managing Director Dexton Deboree and Executive Creative Director Seth Epstein acquired and re-launched the company with an eye towards elevating both its creative output and approach to servicing its clients and partners.

  • Concept Artist - 3D Artist at Encore
    Los Angeles, United States of America
    November 2014 - June 2015

    2D \ 3D Concept Artist for TV Show, focusing on Scenes, Characters, Creatures and Look Development.

    For over 25 years ENCORE has provided services to the entertainment industry, with clients including HBO, FOX, NBC, ABC, LIFETIME, PARAMOUNT, WARNER BROS, SHOWTIME, TNT and more, working on shows including Bates Motel, Beauty & The Beast, Castle, CSI: New York, Fringe, House, Game of Thrones, Heroes, Weeds, Lost, Pushing Daisies...

  • Concept Artist at Method Studios
    Los Angeles, United States of America
    September 2014 - September 2014

    2D \ 3D Concept Artist specialized in Characters and Creatures for the series of "GAME OF WAR: FIRE AGE" Commercials.

    Method Studios is an award-winning international visual effects group with facilities in Los Angeles, Vancouver, New York, London and Australia. As an artist-driven company known for its creativity, the company services high-end feature film, commercial, television and motion graphics clients in the global marketplace.

  • Concept Artist at Moo Studios
    Los Angeles, United States of America
    July 2014 - July 2014

    2D Keyframes Concept Artist for Commercials.

    MOO is collection of artists, directors, animators and craftspeople who transform a client’s concept using the most appropriate technique for the idea and take the project from concept though post.

    MOO provides the infrastructure, imagination and inspiration with a team of inquisitive, intelligent people who thrive on the excitement and explore the limits of artistry.

  • Concept Artist - 3D Artist at The Aaron Sims Company
    Los Angeles, United States of America
    June 2012 - June 2014

    2D \ 3D Concept Artist - 3D Artist , specialized in Characters,Creatures,Costumes,Props,Modeling and Texturing for Films,Tv Shows, Video Games and Commercials

    From Animation to Compositingto Matte Painting, the Aaron Sims Company is a one-stop shop. By working with the client from pre-production to the final product, we art-direct the entire process to ensure integrity and consistency.