Hi there—I'm Israel Paucar, a visual effects artist with around four years of experience crafting high-end FX for feature films. I specialize in rigid bodies, vellum grains, and particle systems, backed by a solid mathematical foundation and procedural control. I work across technical, creative, and artistic disciplines and have collaborated in diverse pipeline environments. My background includes compositing and creative coding (JavaScript, Python), which enhances my Houdini-VEX work. Most recently, I served as a simulation artist on The Eternaut (Netflix), where I led look development and full-shot execution. I enjoy translating the director's vision into robust, efficient simulations and love collaborating with external vendors to keep productions on schedule while maintaining artistic intent.

Israel Paucar

Hi there—I'm Israel Paucar, a visual effects artist with around four years of experience crafting high-end FX for feature films. I specialize in rigid bodies, vellum grains, and particle systems, backed by a solid mathematical foundation and procedural control. I work across technical, creative, and artistic disciplines and have collaborated in diverse pipeline environments. My background includes compositing and creative coding (JavaScript, Python), which enhances my Houdini-VEX work. Most recently, I served as a simulation artist on The Eternaut (Netflix), where I led look development and full-shot execution. I enjoy translating the director's vision into robust, efficient simulations and love collaborating with external vendors to keep productions on schedule while maintaining artistic intent.

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Hi there—I’m Israel Paucar, a visual effects artist with around four years of experience crafting high-end FX for feature films. I specialize in rigid bodies, vellum grains, and particle systems, backed by a solid mathematical foundation and procedural control. I work across technical, creative, and artistic disciplines and have collaborated in diverse pipeline environments. My background includes compositing and creative coding (JavaScript, Python), which enhances my Houdini-VEX work.

Most recently, I served as a simulation artist on The Eternaut (Netflix), where I led look development and full-shot execution. I enjoy translating the director’s vision into robust, efficient simulations and love collaborating with external vendors to keep productions on schedule while maintaining artistic intent.

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Work Experience

FX Artist at K&S
April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
Work included look development and full-shot execution involving complex simulations using Houdini. Optimized the studio's snow simulation system to run 3× faster by reducing the number of simulated points by 80%, strategically separating contact areas from non-contact zones while preserving the intended artistic behavior. Collaborated closely with the director to develop visual references that streamlined communication with external vendors, ensuring alignment between the director’s vision and vendor execution. Performed across 57 shots.
FX Artist at GIZMO
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Short-term engagement assisting the visual effects department on two high-priority projects: Final Fantasy XVI - Las Vegas Festival and Hearthstone - Blizzard Entertainment. Created choreographed flag and cloth animations for Final Fantasy XVI and designed and simulated several fireworks effects via Houdini particle simulations; contributed cloth simulations for Hearthstone to respond aesthetically to magical effects.
Compositor / FX Artist at GIZMO
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023
Started as a Compositor and quickly progressed to FX Artist, working on high-end projects in fire, debris, destruction, smoke, and magic. Contributed to Tetris (Apple TV) and Peter Pan & Wendy (Disney) (uncredited). Also worked on several original series from Star+, HBO Max, Netflix, and Amazon Prime.

Education

3D digital Animation Associate degree at Universidad de las americas
October 27, 2013 - October 27, 2017

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