Goals
Yilu Zhang holds an MA in Animation from SCAD and has honed her skills in look development to find a
position in the film industry as a texturing and lighting artist. She has great familiarity and expertise in
Maya, Nuke, AfterEffect and other Adobe products. With over ten years’ experience in the arts, she
brings positivity, team oriented skills and a strong work ethic, to every piece she contributes to. She
thrives in artistic and collaborative environments with future goals to contribute to the entertainment
industry into the highest level.
Degree
Master of Art | Animation
Savannah College of Art and Design| Savannah
Courses of study included:look development, renderman, Lighting and rendering, Concept art
Date:2012. 11
Bachelor of Arts | New Media
Beijing institute of Fashion Technology| Beijing
Courses of study included: art history, color theory, drawing, philosophy, economy
Date:2007.9
Languages
Chinese
English
Teamwork
*responsible for concept design, Charactors, Enviornments, Props, Story, etc
* created look development: charactors,clothing, environments
* texture placement and development
Film name: Dincoco
Director
Date:2012. 9-2013.3
*responsible for texturing, lighting, rendering and compositing
*created look development of environment
*help with concept design, environment design, character design, etc
Film name: Moment of Tooth
Texturing/ lighting
Date:2012. 9-2012.11
Career
*responsible for texturing and lighting
*bring new ideas to create a better workflow
*help with basic models, UV layout and texture reference collection
*set up big scences and help with look development
Company name: BEIJING Xinyue Film and Television Culture Media Co., Ltd.
3D Artist
Date:2013.5-2013.11
Skill
MAYA
NUKE
ADOBE SUITE
TOON BOOM
FLASH
Learning
Mari
Cinema 4D
Shooting better photos
Creating cute dolls
Company name: Savannah College of Art and Design
Mentor
*help with drawing and software
*develop and review course work
*help with time management, social development and college life
Date:2011.9-2013.1
*responsible for developed and structured drawings
*required to read backgound material and guide lines of products
*collect and organize project background information
Company name: Beijing Vision Culture and Art Limited Company
Illustrator
Date:2008.6-2009.1
*helped develop various styles for character design
*responsible for inbetweens animation
*attend all required meetings with staff and client
Company name: Beijing Vasoon Animation Studio
Character Designer
Date:2007.8-2008.4
Award
2010 - present
2010 - present
Savannah College of Art and Design
The scholarship award of the year 2012 at SCAD for excellent student
Chih-Chun Chang Memorial Scholarship:
Date:2012.6
Honors award scholarships:
Savannah College of Art and Design
Excellence in overall portfolio material
Date:2010-2012
Today Art Students Annual Awards
Digital painting accompanied by hard copy
Nominee:
Date:2007