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Udaya Shankar Kumaresan

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I am a Lighting Artist with 10+ years of experience across Animation, 3D Visualization, VFX, Games, and AR/VR.

About

I am a Lighting Artist with 10+ years of experience across Animation, 3D Visualization, VFX, Games, and AR/VR. I bring strong project management and client expectations management skills, and I have provided onsite technical support for high-profile European clients at marketing tradeshows. I am excited to contribute to a team with a focus on innovative visuals and interactive experiences.

My strengths include shading, lighting, and look development, with hands-on experience in Unreal Engine, Blender, and asset pipelines. I look forward to applying my expertise to new challenges and helping teams deliver compelling, immersive visuals.

  • 13 years' experience
  • Joined March 2026

Languages

  • EnglishFluent
  • TamilAdvanced

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Professional Services
  • Healthcare
  • Manufacturing
  • Education

Work experience· 5 roles

Care Giving BreakSep 2024 – Dec 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos
3D Artist - Lighting & Look Dev · THE TMRW FOUNDATIONOct 2023 – Jul 2024 · 10 mos

Accountable for Environment Creation, Shading, Lighting & Lookdev for Bank3D Project. Developed various cinematics using Unreal Engine for marketing purposes. Collaborating with code developers to add numerous artistic features in Reality OS.

Lighting Artist · FreelanceAug 2022 – Sep 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

Asset optimization for glTF workflow. Scene lighting and light baking in Blender.

Lead Lighting & Look Dev · BuMo XRAug 2014 – Jun 2022 · 7 yrs 11 mos
Lighting Artist · Fat Balloon AnimationsApr 2012 – Jul 2014 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Education

Master of Arts · Alagappa University2009 – 2011
Bachelor of Science · Guru Nanak College, Affiliated by University of Madras2004 – 2007

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