Sebastian Uzaga

Costa Rican Junior Technical Artist with an interest in procedural workflows using Houdini and VEX, with a focus on CFX and Environment FX. Experienced in developing procedural tools and simulations, with scalability, performance, and team workflows in mind.

CFX & Environment FX Artist – FUA Animation Festival Contest Short Film - SHORT FILM OLA

(2025-02 - 2025-12)

• Developed CFX and Environment FX for an animated short film nominated for non-fiction in the FUA Animation Festival, including cloth, hair, fluids, and procedural foliage systems for Maya.
• Created Python tools and Maya scripts to streamline workflows and improve the team production efficiency.

Junior Technical Artist | Houdini Artist | CFX Artist - CLOTHING FX FOR FREELANCE

(2024-05)

• Designed and created garments in Marvelous Designer, simulated cloth behavior using Houdini Vellum, and exported finalized assets to Maya for integration into production pipelines.
• Delivered clothing simulations and animations for small brands and projects.

Master's in Technical Art - Technical Art - Voxel School For Digital Arts (2026)

Bachelor's Degree In Digital Animation - Digital Animation - Universidad LCI Veritas (2021 - 2025)