I’m Rakesh Kumar Lad, a digital matte painter and visual effects artist based in Budapest, Hungary, with 18+ years of experience across high-end feature films, episodic productions, animation, and commercial VFX. I specialize in photorealistic environments, matte painting, set extensions, and cinematic compositing, with extensive workflow experience in Photoshop and Nuke, including 2.5D/3D projection setups. I also contribute to visual development and production through environment reconstruction, image-to-video and AI-assisted concept development, and integration of key shots into CG pipelines with close cross-department collaboration. Alongside classic VFX fundamentals, I’m currently incorporating generative AI tools into real production workflows to accelerate ideation and support final-quality output.…I’m Rakesh Kumar Lad, a digital matte painter and visual effects artist based in Budapest, Hungary, with 18+ years of experience across high-end feature films, episodic productions, animation, and commercial VFX. I specialize in photorealistic environments, matte painting, set extensions, and cinematic compositing, with extensive workflow experience in Photoshop and Nuke, including 2.5D/3D projection setups. I also contribute to visual development and production through environment reconstruction, image-to-video and AI-assisted concept development, and integration of key shots into CG pipelines with close cross-department collaboration. Alongside classic VFX fundamentals, I’m currently incorporating generative AI tools into real production workflows to accelerate ideation and support final-quality output.WWWW…