Houdini
Ijaz Ahammed
Senior CFX Artist
Bengaluru
Summary
Highly skilled CFX Artist with a proven track record at MPC - Moving Picture, specializing in creating lifelike simulations and procedural workflows. Excelled in collaborative environments, enhancing project visuals significantly. Expert in Cloth, Fur and Skin Simulations and adept in cross-departmental integration, showcasing innovation and technical problem-solving skills. Achieved remarkable efficiency improvements through custom tool development.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages
Work History
Senior CFX Artist
MPC - Moving Picture
09.2021 - Current
• Develop Realistic Simulations: Create and refine cloth, fur, skin, and fat simulations using tools like Houdini and Maya.
• Procedural Workflow Design: Build and maintain procedural workflows to ensure efficient and repeatable simulation processes.
• Tool & Script Development: Write custom scripts (using Python or VEX) and develop tools to optimize and automate simulation tasks.
• Collaboration Across Departments: Work closely with rigging, animation, and FX teams to integrate simulations seamlessly into the overall production.
• Troubleshooting & Optimization: Identify issues in simulation setups, optimize performance, and troubleshoot technical problems to maintain high-quality results.
• Experimentation & Innovation: Research and implement new techniques to enhance simulation realism and visual impact.
Loaned CFX Artist
The Mill
09.2024 - 12.2024
• Built cloth rigs for five characters and successfully executed shots under tight deadlines.
• Ran realistic cloth simulations for multiple shots.
• Assisted in FX simulations, contributing to the project’s visual appeal.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Animation And Visual Effects
St.Joseph College of Communication
Kottayam, India 04.2001 -
Skills
Cloth Simulation (Houdini Vellum, nCloth, Marvelous Designer)
Film & Project Experience
Movie: Back in Action 2025
Role: Lead Creature FX Artist
• Handled the project with a team.
• Simulated Cloth for the Lead characters and did Parachute simulation.
Movie: Malaikottai Vaaliban 2024
Role: Lead Creature FX Artist
• Handled the project with a team.
• Simulated long dreadlock hair for the character
• Bird feather simulation
TV Series : Goosebumps 2023
Role: Lead Creature FX Artist
• Handled the project with a team.
• Created cloth simulation Rig for 15 characters in single scene
Movie: Snow White 2025
Role: Senior Creature FX Artist
• Simulated cloth and fur for 7 dwarf characters.
Movie: Mufasa: The Lion King 2024
Role: Senior Creature FX Artist
• Simulated fur for Lion and other characters.
TV Series: Poacher 2024
Role: Creature FX Artist
• Simulated Environments and skin for various creatures.
Movie: Atlas 2024
Role: Creature FX Artist
• Simulated hair for lead character and wire for a robotic character.
Movie: Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 2023
Role: Creature FX Artist
• Wire simulation and Tech Fixes.
Movie: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania 2023
Role: Creature FX Artist
• Cape cloth sim for character Kang and cloth sim for crowd.
TV Series: Prehistoric Planet 2022
Role: Creature FX Artist
• Muscle and fat sim for multiple Dinosaur characters.
Movie: Crater 2023
Role: Creature FX Artist
• Wire and cloth sim for Astronaut characters
Movie: Bhediya 2022
Role: Creature FX Artist
• Dynamic fur growth transformation from human to a wolf
• Cloth tearing while transformation.
Movie: Chupa 2022
Role: Creature FX Artist
• Muscle and fur simulation from the setup build
Software
Maya
Blender
Nuke (Basic FX compositing)
ShotGrid/Ftrack
Timeline
Loaned CFX Artist
The Mill
09.2024 - 12.2024
Senior CFX Artist
MPC - Moving Picture
09.2021 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Animation And Visual Effects
St.Joseph College of Communication
04.2001 -
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