Renato Gregorio Scicchitano
Senior Surfacing / Texture & Lookdev Artist · Vancouver, BC, Canada
I'm a senior surfacing artist at Netflix Animation Studios in Vancouver. I've also worked at Weta FX, DNEG, MPC and Pixomondo, and I teach texturing.
Experience
- Senior Surfacing ArtistVancouver2025 – now
- Senior Texture Lookdev ArtistVancouver2023 – 2025
- Senior Texture ArtistMontreal2021 – 2023
- MPCSenior Environment ArtistMontreal2021
- Texture ArtistStuttgart2020 – 2021
- Planet XCreature Texture ArtistAmsterdam2020
- Studio Isar AnimationModeling / Surfacing ArtistMunich2018 – 2019
- TrixterTexture ArtistMunich2018
- Texture ArtistStuttgart2017 – 2018
Selected Credits
| Title | Year | Studio | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avatar: Fire and Ash | 2025 | Weta FX | Film |
| The Last of Us, Season 2 | 2025 | Weta FX | Series |
| House of the Dragon, Season 2 | 2024 | Weta FX | Series |
| Dune: Part Two | 2024 | DNEG | Film |
| Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom | 2023 | DNEG | Film |
| Shazam! Fury of the Gods | 2023 | DNEG | Film |
| Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | 2022 | MPC / DNEG | Film |
| Star Trek: Discovery, Season 4 | 2021 | Pixomondo | Series |
| Without Remorse | 2021 | Pixomondo | Film |
| Maya the Bee 3: The Golden Orb | 2021 | Studio Isar Animation | Animated Film |
| Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3 | 2020 | Pixomondo | Series |
| Captain Marvel | 2019 | Trixter | Film |
| Game of Thrones, Season 8 | 2019 | Pixomondo | Series |
Skills
Disciplines
- Texturing
- Lookdev and shading
- Modeling
- Sculpting
- Lighting and rendering
- Environment and creature surfacing
Software
- Mari
- Substance 3D
- ZBrush
- Maya
- Houdini
- Nuke
- Mudbox
- Arnold
- RenderMan
- V-Ray
- Marmoset Toolbag
- Clarisse iFX
- Adobe Creative Suite
Teaching
- Bournemouth UniversityTexture Instructor2021 – now
- Think Tank Training CentreFoundation Term Instructor2018 – 2024
- The Animation WorkshopModeling Instructor2020
- Side Academy, PIXL VISN, Think Tank OnlineMentorOngoing
- 1-on-1 MentorshipTexturing for film and episodicOngoing
Education
- Think Tank Training CentreComputer Animation, VFX & Game Design2015 – 2017
- ISIA Roma DesignProduct Design2012 – 2015
- Liceo Artistico Giorgio De ChiricoHistoric Preservation2006 – 2011
Recognition
Links
- rgs3d.comrgs3d.com
- ArtStationartstation.com/renatoscicchitano
- LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/renato-gregorio-scicchitano
- IMDbimdb.com/name/nm9301143
- Showreelvimeo.com/339656431