It’s pretty hard to describe myself – even harder when you need to be concise! My name is Efim Armand, I’m a 3d artist from Russia currently working for ArX Solutions in Miami. Doesn’t matter if it’s digital art, traditional art, 3d or 2d, animation or music… I simply love art. And that passion has always motivated me to keep pushing my limits and to always be looking for more knowledge, improving myself as an artist.
Education
- Master degree in Architecture * Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, 2006 * Saint-Petersburg, Russia (www.spbgasu.ru)
- Certificate of Nuke Advanced Course * Scream School, 2008 * Moscow, Russia (www.screamschool.ru)
- Certificate of paint-artist, 1999 * Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Career
- ArX Solutions, (www.arxsolutions.com) (Miami, USA, April 2013 – Current); positions held: CG Artist, Compositor, Research and Development
- SCG “Renderfarm”, Villagio Estate (www.renderfarm.ru) (Moscow, Russia, August 2006 – April 2013); positions held: CG Artist, VFX Compositor, Research and Development
- V-JET, (www.v-jet.ru) (Saint-Petersburg, Russia, March 2005 – March 2006); positions held: CG Artist, modeler, architect
- CGart Group (Saint-Petersburg, Russia, October 2000 – March 2005); Positions held: CG Artist, modeler
Skills
- Autodesk 3dsmax (strong knowledge of application, including V-Ray rendering system and outputs for compositing, maxscripting)
- The Foundry Nuke (advanced knowledge of application, including rotoscope, cleanup, keying, gizmo creation and customization for 3d pipelines with V-Ray)
- Adobe Photoshop (strong knowledge of application)
- Autodesk Autocad/Architectural Desktop (strong knowledge of application)
- Adobe After Effects (basic knowledge)
- Trimble SketchUp (basic knowledge)
- etc…
Awards and Recognition
- 3D Artist Issue 44, page 18 (download PDF)
- 3D World Magazine, Friday Animation Fun | New indie animation: NYC Taxi
- Ronen Bekerman Blog, Making of NYC Taxi
- Ronen Bekerman Blog, Making of Memorial
- 3D Symposium 2015, Exhibitor/Speaker/Juri (www.the3dsymposium.com)
- CGarchitect Architectural 3Dawards 2013, Nominee “Non-Commissioned Film” (www.3dawards.cgarchitect.com)
- Russian Architectural Rendering AWARD 2007, II place “Best Animation” (www.archi.ru)
- Russian Architectural Rendering AWARD 2008, I place “Best Animation” (www.archi.ru)
- VizMasters Animation of the Month (November, 2009)
- VizMasters Image of the Week (April 27, 2009)
- The Best of Evermotion Award (March 26, 2012)
- The Best of Evermotion Award (July 30, 2012)
