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Gabriel Daniel Chifor

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I am an experienced Roto-Paint Artist with over 8 years in the film and VFX industry, including 3+ years as a Roto-Paint Lead.

About

I am an experienced Roto-Paint Artist with over 8 years in the film and VFX industry, including 3+ years as a Roto-Paint Lead. In recent years, I have also been developing AI-driven image and video workflows focused on high-quality visual production, combining traditional compositing expertise with modern generative AI tools.

I am passionate about delivering exceptional quality, realism, and creativity in every project. My strong communication skills, developed through years of collaboration with diverse teams, enable me to work efficiently both independently and within fast-paced production environments.

My passion for photography and aquascaping reflects my strong attention to detail, composition, and visual storytelling — qualities I bring into every creative project while constantly exploring new ways to push visual boundaries and achieve outstanding results.

  • Joined May 2026

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment

Projects · 1

A test project exploring AI-assisted automotive visual production.

The workflow starts from a 3D playblast and uses AI image/video generation to create a more realistic final look while preserving the original camera movement, composition, and vehicle geometry.

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Work experience· 10 roles

Matte Painter · Isar AnimationNov 2025 – Dec 2025 · 2 mos

Created 360° latlong (spherical) backgrounds for animated teaser trailers, reused across multiple shots. Built layered environment/sky elements in Photoshop with wrap-around continuity. Delivered shot-ready comps and reusable setups in Nuke; supported projection/layout tasks in Maya. Used ComfyUI for fast look exploration, then refined and finalized assets to match the show style.

Matte Painter and Paint Artist · Skylite StudiosMay 2024 – Sep 2024 · 5 mos

Integrated CG cars into real image; Recreated the background, added the color grading; Retouched the backgrounds for the images for commercials; Worked closely with production and improved the workflow for some specific tasks.

Matte Painter and Paint Artist · Skylite StudiosJan 2024 – Mar 2024 · 3 mos

Integrated CG cars into real image; Recreated the background, added color grading; Retouched the backgrounds for the images for commercials; Worked closely with production and improved the workflow for some specific tasks.

Roto-Paint Lead · Scanline VFX EuropeFeb 2020 – Jan 2024 · 4 yrs
Senior Paint and Rotoscope Artist · Scanline VFX EuropeOct 2015 – Feb 2020 · 4 yrs 5 mos
Freelance 2D Artist · 3DEXCITE with Dassault SystèmesMar 2015 – Apr 2015 · 2 mos
VFX Assistant, Rotoscope and Precomp Artist · Scanline VFX EuropeNov 2014 – Mar 2015 · 5 mos
Intern Nuke Compositor · Scanline VFX EuropeOct 2014 – Nov 2014 · 2 mos

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering · Transilvania University Brasov, Romania2030 – 2026

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