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I'm Akash Thiyagu, a Lighting Artist with experience in real-time and cinematic lighting, focused on storytelling through color, composition, and mood. I build controlled lighting setups in Unreal Engine and Maya and collaborate with teams to deliver consistent visuals across shots, from concept to final reel. I have hands-on experience with rendering pipelines, lookdev, shading, and shot finishing in Nuke, and I thrive in studio pipelines that involve modelers, lighting, and comp teams. I’m passionate about pushing visuals with a strong sense of mood, visual clarity, and storytelling in every frame.…I'm Akash Thiyagu, a Lighting Artist with experience in real-time and cinematic lighting, focused on storytelling through color, composition, and mood. I build controlled lighting setups in Unreal Engine and Maya and collaborate with teams to deliver consistent visuals across shots, from concept to final reel. I have hands-on experience with rendering pipelines, lookdev, shading, and shot finishing in Nuke, and I thrive in studio pipelines that involve modelers, lighting, and comp teams. I’m passionate about pushing visuals with a strong sense of mood, visual clarity, and storytelling in every frame.

Akash Thiyagu

Lighting, Visual Effects Artist, 3D Designer, +2

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I'm Akash Thiyagu, a Lighting Artist with experience in real-time and cinematic lighting, focused on storytelling through color, composition, and mood. I build controlled lighting setups in Unreal Engine and Maya and collaborate with teams to deliver consistent visuals across shots, from concept to final reel. I have hands-on experience with rendering pipelines, lookdev, shading, and shot finishing in Nuke, and I thrive in studio pipelines that involve modelers, lighting, and comp teams. I’m passionate about pushing visuals with a strong sense of mood, visual clarity, and storytelling in every frame.…I'm Akash Thiyagu, a Lighting Artist with experience in real-time and cinematic lighting, focused on storytelling through color, composition, and mood. I build controlled lighting setups in Unreal Engine and Maya and collaborate with teams to deliver consistent visuals across shots, from concept to final reel. I have hands-on experience with rendering pipelines, lookdev, shading, and shot finishing in Nuke, and I thrive in studio pipelines that involve modelers, lighting, and comp teams. I’m passionate about pushing visuals with a strong sense of mood, visual clarity, and storytelling in every frame.

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I’m Akash Thiyagu, a Lighting Artist with experience in real-time and cinematic lighting, focused on storytelling through color, composition, and mood. I build controlled lighting setups in Unreal Engine and Maya and collaborate with teams to deliver consistent visuals across shots, from concept to final reel.

I have hands-on experience with rendering pipelines, lookdev, shading, and shot finishing in Nuke, and I thrive in studio pipelines that involve modelers, lighting, and comp teams. I’m passionate about pushing visuals with a strong sense of mood, visual clarity, and storytelling in every frame.