Ken Brilliant
Credits
Objective
To create cutting edge life forms and characters for the entertainments media.
Education:
Graduated
1986 with a BFA from the
Skills
Traditional sculpture & drawing
3D Modeling &Texturing specializing in organic forms and characters
Awards
1999 3D Design Big Kahuna Award for character design. (Also nominated for animation)
Software knowledge
Maya, XSI, ZBrush, 3D Max, Modo, Lightwave 3D, Photoshop, Deep Paint 3D
Work
Experience
World
Series of Poker 2007
Company:
Left Field Productions
3D
Character asset artist
2005-2007
Gigapix Studios:
Lead
Modeler
The
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 2005
Company:
Rhythm & Hues
3D
Modeler
Disney
50th Anniversary commercials 2005
Company:
Digital Domain
3D
Modeler and texture artist
Lemony Snickets video game commercial 2004
Company: Rhythm & Hues
3D character modeler
21st Century commercial 2004
Company: Rhythm & Hues
3D modeler
Golden Eye video game trailer 2004
Company: Rhythm & Hues
3D character modeler and animator
Company: Hornet
3D Vehicle modeler for printed art
Fat Albert Movie 2004
Company: Warner Brothers Animation
3D Element Scene Layout
Golden Eye video game commercial 2004
Company: Rhythm & Hues
3D Character modeler, texture artist and animator
Quaker Granola Bars commercial 2004
Company: Hornet Inc.
3D character modeler.
BMW commercial 2003
Company: Hornet Inc.
3D character modeler. Created models based on art director’s designs and sculptures
Pixologic 2001-2003
Company: Pixologic
Concept artist utilizing their software, ZBrush. Also wrote tutorials.
Building a Digital Human (book) 2002
Modeling Digital Dinosaurs (book) 2002
Publisher:
Author and content creation
Twisted Metal Black (video game) 2000
Company: Foundation Imaging
3D character supervisor & modeler/texture artist for in game cinematic
Created and supervised characters based on predefined designs.
Sci-Fi Channel commercial 2000
Company: Foundation Imaging
Created a virtual Tony Hawk. Modeling and textures based on real world person
Dan Dare (TV series)
Company: Foundation Imaging
3D character modeler/texture artist
Created and supervised characters based on predefined designs.
Max Steel (TV series)
Company: Foundation Imaging
3D modeler & texture artist
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers 1999 (TV series)
Company: Foundation Imaging
3D modeler, animator & texture artist
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1998 (TV series)
Company: Optic Nerve
Sculptor
X-Files The Movie 1997
Company: Amalgamated Dynamics
Sculptor
Company: Amalgamated Dynamics
Sculptor
Face/Off 1997
Company: Kevin Yagher Productions
Sculptor
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag 1997
Company: Gregg Cannom Productions
Sculptor
Company: Stan Winston Studios
Sculptor of maquettes and animatronics dinosaurs
Company: Stan Winston Studios
Designer, sculptor, on set make-up application of animal characters
Company: Stan Winston Studios
Sculptor, painter, fabrication for gorilla suits
Tank Girl 1995
Company: Stan Winston Studios
Sculptor, painter
Interview with a Vampire 1994
Company: Stan Winston Studios
Sculptor for various make-up effects used in film
Dragon World 1993
Sculptor on full scale, animatronics dragons
The Coneheads 1993
Clean up work on make up appliances
Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1993
Sculptor
Space Rangers (TV series) 1992
Sculptor, painter
Land of the Lost 1992
Puppeteer
Michael Jackson Pepsi Commercial 1992
Sculptor, painter
Batman Returns 1992
Puppeteer
The Last of the Mohicans 1992
Make-up application on set
Honey, I Blew up the Kid 1992
Company: Kevin Yagher Productions
Sculptor
Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) 1991
Company: Kevin Yagher Productions
Sculptor, fabrication for make-up effects.
Child’s Play 3 1991
Company: Kevin Yagher Productions
Fabrication
Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey 1990
Company: Kevin Yagher Productions
Sculptor, puppeteer of various suits for characters
Radio Flyer 1990
Company: Kevin Yagher Productions
Sculptor
Article 99 1990
Company: Kevin Yagher Productions
Sculptor, painter
The Boneyard 1989
Sculptor, make-up application
Ghostbusters 2 1989
Painter
Monsters (TV Series) 1988-90
Designer, sculptor, painter, make-up application
Millennium 1988
Designer, sculptor
Shadow Over Innsmouth 1988
Designer
The Evil Dead 2 1986
Sculptor, mold maker, painter
Street Trash 1985
Fabrication
Spookies 1984
Designer
The Deadly Spawn 1982
Puppeteer