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Zahir Kahn

Zahir Kahn

Matte painter / texture artist/ modeler/ lighting

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Creator of Viral Films | AI Filmmaker & Director | VFX DMP supervisor for films & animations

  • Education

    • College Inter-Dec

      2008 - 2009
      AEC Film Animation

    • Ecole National de Divertissement Interactif

      2009 - 2009
      Certificat Industriel Video games

      Activities and Societies: modeling, texturing, matte painting

  • Experience

    • Pop6

      Nov 2009 - Jun 2010
      Matte painter / texture artist/ modeler/ lighting

      Ultramarines A Warhammer 40K Movie

    • IKrave Media

      Jul 2010 - Feb 2011
      2D/3D artist / graphic designer Freelance

      Creating game title images for I Phone apps

    • Modus FX

      Feb 2011 - Jun 2011
      Digital Sculptor

      Sculpting environment for a stylised feature film

    • Stellart Media

      Jul 2011 - Sept 2011
      Freelance Concept Artist / Modeler/ Texture Artist

      Created concept work for LG commercials

    • Modus FX

      Aug 2011 - Aug 2011
      Creative Digital Sculptor

      Sculpting environment for a stylised feature film

    • Artifex Animation Studios

      Oct 2011 - Nov 2011
      Digital sculptor/ Texture artist

      Created a stylised character from modeling to shading for a music video.

    • Modus FX

      Nov 2011 - Oct 2012
      Digital Sculptor & Matte Painter

      Films:This Is The End (2013) - ModelingRiddick (2013) - ModelingSarila (2013) - Modeling/ Matte PaintingTelevision Series:Strip The City (2012) - Matte Painting/ 3D generalist

    • Collège Inter-Dec

      Jan 2012 - Jan 2020
      Instructor at Inter-Dec college

      Character Design InstructorCharacter Modeling InstructorTexture Instructor

    • Freelance

      Oct 2012 - Nov 2012
      Freelancer

    • Newbreed Visual Effects

      Dec 2012 - Feb 2013
      Modeler / Texture/ Generalist

      Projects:-Horns (2014) : Modelling / Sculpting-Site 146 (2014) : Modelling / Sculpting / Textures

    • Mikros Image

      Feb 2013 - Feb 2018
      Digital Sculptor / Texture Artist / Matte Painter

      -Mune (Digital Sculptor / Texture Artist / Matte Painter)-The Little Prince (DMP / Texture/ LookDev/ DMP)

    • Mikros Image Canada

      Jan 2016 - Feb 2017
      Concept Artist

    • Squeeze Studio Animation

      May 2018 - Aug 2018
      Character Texture/Shading Artist

    • Cinesite

      Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
      Matte Painter

    • Moving Picture Company

      Jul 2019 - Jan 2020
      Key Artist DMP

    • Cinesite

      Jan 2020 - Apr 2021
      Matte Painter/ Concept Artist/ Environment TD

    • Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies

      May 2021 - Jul 2021
      Lead Matte Painter (DMP/Concept Artist)

    • MPC

      Jul 2021 - Sept 2023
      Lead 3D Digital Matte Painter

    • Lonelion Productions

      Oct 2023 - now
      Founder/ Director/ VFX Supervisor/ Matte Painter

    • STIBAN

      Nov 2023 - Jul 2024
      Creative Director/ Ai Specialist/ Environment & DMP Supervisor

    • Secret Level

      Apr 2024 - Oct 2024
      Creative Director/ Ai Specialist

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certificat Industrielle

      Ecole National de Divertissement Interactif
      Dec 2009

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Zahir Kahn
      Excellence Award for Film Animation College Inter-Dec 2009