I am a digital artist with experience in lighting, rendering, texturing, and 3D modeling. I am passionate about teamwork, where both individual achievements and the performance of each collaborator are valued. I have the ability to work under pressure, solve problems creatively, and focus on results. I define myself as a film, visual effects, and video game enthusiast. My goal is to continue developing my knowledge and skills to contribute to innovative projects that generate an impact on society.

José Edmundo Galicia Escobar

I am a digital artist with experience in lighting, rendering, texturing, and 3D modeling. I am passionate about teamwork, where both individual achievements and the performance of each collaborator are valued. I have the ability to work under pressure, solve problems creatively, and focus on results. I define myself as a film, visual effects, and video game enthusiast. My goal is to continue developing my knowledge and skills to contribute to innovative projects that generate an impact on society.

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I am a digital artist with experience in lighting, rendering, texturing, and 3D modeling. I am passionate about teamwork, where both individual achievements and the performance of each collaborator are valued. I have the ability to work under pressure, solve problems creatively, and focus on results.

I define myself as a film, visual effects, and video game enthusiast. My goal is to continue developing my knowledge and skills to contribute to innovative projects that generate an impact on society.

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Intermediate

Work Experience

VFX Artist at Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
June 30, 2024 - July 22, 2025
Recreated sequences of the Battle of Scarif using Maya by animating characters and ships, developed animation, lighting, rendering, and editing techniques, and matched footage in After Effects. Collaborated in a 3-person team on a live-action short film "Desconectado," handling scriptwriting, storyboarding, camera work, green screen, sound design, visual effects, and editing. Designed 3D characters through concept art, sculpting in ZBrush, retopology, and texturing in Substance Painter or Maya, rendering final dynamic poses.
Academic Exchange Student at Escuela Europea para la Comunicación y las Artes Visuales
December 31, 2024 - July 22, 2025
Participated in an academic exchange focused on 3D Character Modeling, designing and creating 3D characters with detailed textures and dynamic poses using Maya, ZBrush, and Substance Painter.
VFX Artist at Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
December 31, 2024 - August 1, 2025
Recreated a minute of the Battle of Scarif from the movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story by animating characters and ships using Maya. Developed techniques including animation, lighting, shadows, rendering, and editing to match original footage. Collaborated with a 3-person team to produce a live-action short film 'Desconectado' with visual effects, contributing to scriptwriting, storyboarding, camera work, green screen usage, sound design, VFX, and editing. Designed and sculpted 3D characters, performed facial retopology, and textured characters using software such as ZBrush, Maya, and Substance Painter.
Academic Exchange | 3D Character Modeling at Escuela Europea para la Comunicación y las Artes Visuales
December 31, 2024 - August 1, 2025
Designed 3D characters by selecting existing elements and creating character concept art. Sculpted characters in ZBrush, performed facial retopology, and finalized details with textures in Substance Painter or Maya. Rendered characters with dynamic poses to showcase final results.
VFX Artist / Visual Effects Artist at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
June 30, 2024 - August 5, 2025
Collaborated with a 3-person team to develop a live-action short film integrated with visual effects. Developed cinematographic skills such as scriptwriting, storyboarding, camera use, green screen, sound design, visual effects, and editing. Created a story that combined live action and visual effects to offer an enjoyable and meaningful experience to the audience. Recreated a minute of the Battle of Scarif from the movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, animating characters and ships provided by the institute. Developed animation, lighting and shadows, rendering, and editing techniques. Edited sequences in After Effects to match original footage.
VFX Artist at Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
August 1, 2020 - Present
Recreated a minute of the Battle of Scariff from the movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, animating characters and ships and developing techniques such as animation, lighting, shadows, rendering and editing. Edited sequences in After Effects to match original footage. Collaborated with a 3-person team to develop a live-action short film with visual effects, enhancing skills in scriptwriting, storyboarding, camera use, greenscreen, sound design, visual effects, and editing. Created a story combining live action and VFX to offer a meaningful experience to the audience. Designed a 3D character selecting existing elements, sculpting in ZBrush, retopology and texturing in Substance Painter and Maya, and rendered final dynamic poses in Maya.

Education

Licenciatura at Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
August 1, 2020 - June 30, 2025
Licenciatura at Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
August 1, 2020 - June 30, 2025
Licentiate in Digital Art with specialization in VFX at Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
August 1, 2020 - June 30, 2025
Academic Exchange at Escuela Europea para la Comunicación y las Artes Visuales, Spain
September 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Licenciatura en Arte digital con especialización en VFX at Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, México
August 1, 2020 - June 1, 2025
Academic Exchange at Escuela Europea para la Comunicación y las Artes Visuales, Spain
September 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Qualifications

Visual effects workshop; Vancouver Film School
October 1, 2022 - October 31, 2022
Visual effects workshop; Vancouver Film School
October 1, 2022 - October 31, 2022
Visual Effects Workshop
October 1, 2022 - October 31, 2022
Visual Effects Workshop
October 1, 2022 - September 1, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Education, Software & Internet