Ashutosh Nautiyal
Rishikesh
Summary
I am a senior surfacing artist with extensive experience in leading surfacing teams on high-profile projects such as Spy Kids: Armageddon and Gen V at Redefine/Dneg. Demonstrated expertise in character and environment texturing, digital doubles, and procedural textures across various roles, including Surfacing/Lookdev artist at Assemblage Studio and Surfacing artist at KRU Studios. Proficient in industry-standard tools like Photoshop, Maya, Zbrush, and Substance Painter. My career began as a modelling and texturing artist at Prime Focus India Ltd., contributing to projects such as Lego's TheLegend of Chima. Committed to advancing skills in CG artistry while driving innovation in digital asset creation.
Overview
2
2
Languages
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Character Surfacing Artist
Redefine/Dneg
Mumbai
02.2020 - Current
- Developed expertise in creating high-quality assets, characters, and digital doubles, tackling complex concepts that showcased my versatility. This experience enabled me to take on leadership roles, leading the surfacing team for notable projects like Spy Kids: Armageddon, Mary, Beacon 23, and Gen V, among others
Surfacing & Lookdev Artist
Assemblage Studio
Mumbai
06.2018 - 02.2020
- Contributed to notable CG projects, including Booba and Arctic Justice.
- Led the surfacing team for Rocketry: The Nambi Effect movie
Surfacing and Lookdev Artist
KRU studios
08.2016 - 08.2017
- Provided surfacing details for assets in CG projects like Nuri, KL taxi, and Zak.
Surfacing and Lookdev Artist
Prana Animation Studios
Mumbai
10.2015 - 06.2016
- Contributed to diverse projects such as The Lost Tomb movie, advertisements, some CG projects, and AR videos for theme parks in Dubai.
Surfacing and Lookdev Artist
Technicolor india ltd
Bengaluru
01.2014 - 10.2015
- Contributed to significant CG projects by DreamWorks, such as The Adventures of Puss in Boots (2015), All Hail King Julien (2014), and the TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) series by Nickelodeon.
Modeling and Texturing Artist
Prime focus India ltd
Mumbai
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Began career as a modelling artist, expanding skills to include texturing and shading.
- Collaborated on Lego's Legend of Chima project.
Education
3d Animation
Arena Multimedia
New Delhi2010
B.Sc. - Maths
D.A.V. PG College
Dehradun01.2007
Skills
- Photoshop and Maya
- ZBrush and Mari
- Substance Painter and Designer
- Blender and Clarisse
- Arnold and Redshift
- Modeling and sculpting
- UV mapping
- Layer-based and node-based texturing
- Procedural textures and lookdev
- Character, Digi-Doubles and hard-surface texturing
- Environment texturing
- Leadership and team management
- Collaboration and communication
- Problem-solving skills
Hobbies and Interests
- Sketching
- Digital painting
- Sculpting
- Reading books
- Watching movies
- Photography
- Travel & Trekking
Projects
Some other projects I worked on
- Plankton: The Movie(2025)
- Abigail(2024)
- Knights of the Zodiac (2023)
- Fighter(2024),
- Maidan (2024)
- Ambulance(2022)
- Bade Miyan Chote Miyan(2024)
- Rock dog 2(2021)
- The boys 4
- American Born Chinese (2023)
- Bade miyan chote miyan (2024)
- Bholaa(2023)
- Brahamastra(2022)
- Circuit Breakers(2022)
- Fighter(2024),
- Gandhi Godse - Ek Yudh(2023)
- GenV(2023)
- Maidan(2024)
- Me time(2022)
- Pippa(2023)
- Rally road racers(2023)
- SkyForce(2025)
- SpongeBob
- Sweet Girl(2021)
- The knights of the zodiac(2023)
- Those about to die (2024)
- Ramayana(2026)
- Beacon 23
- Bhaijaan
- Silk Road Rally
- Gotwo
- Mary
- blade runner
- The Boys 5
- Toxic
- Ikkis
- Masters of the Universe
- Starcity
and few other upcoming movies.
Languages
English
Advanced
C1
Hindi
Proficient
C2
Timeline
Senior Character Surfacing Artist
Redefine/Dneg
02.2020 - Current
Surfacing & Lookdev Artist
Assemblage Studio
06.2018 - 02.2020
Surfacing and Lookdev Artist
KRU studios
08.2016 - 08.2017
Surfacing and Lookdev Artist
Prana Animation Studios
10.2015 - 06.2016
Surfacing and Lookdev Artist
Technicolor india ltd
01.2014 - 10.2015
Modeling and Texturing Artist
Prime focus India ltd
01.2012 - 01.2014
3d Animation
Arena Multimedia
B.Sc. - Maths
D.A.V. PG College