About Lasma
I specialise in invisible vfx digital matte paintings, I can integrate with ease in a busy, active environment and enjoy delivering high-quality work within tight deadlines while remaining calm and accurate under pressure.
I am currently a Digital Matte Painter at Outpost VFX. I have experience as a freelance digital matte painter at Dupe VFX, as well as two years as a generalist at Industrial Light and Magic, and two years as a visual effects demonstrator at Arts University Bournemouth.
I am continuously developing to be a well-rounded digital matte painter with an environment artist skill set as necessary.
Experience
Oct 2024 – Present. Outpost VFX, Bournemouth
Digital Matte Painter
Aug 2024 – Sept 2024. Dupe VFX, London
Freelance Digital Matte Painter
In-production. DMP for greenscreen replacement.
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024. INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC, LONDON
Generalist
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023), Loki Season 2 Episode 03 (2023), Ultraman: Rising (2024), The Marvels (2023), The Creator (2023), Echo (2024), A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
Aug 2020 – Dec 2021. ARTS UNIVERSITY BOURNEMOUTH VFX
VFX Technical Demonstrator
Helping students solve software issues in and out of workshops.
Sept 2019 – Aug 2020. ARTS UNIVERSITY BOURNEMOUTH VFX
VFX Technical Intern
VFX demonstrator assisting teaching staff to have a smooth workshop. Working both remotely and on campus.
Education
MASTER’S IN DIGITAL EFFECTS | Sept 2018 – Aug 2019
Bournemouth University | UK
Digital matte painting in Photoshop and Nuke. Compositing and colour grading in Nuke. Modelling, shading, lighting, rendering in Houdini. Shooting backplates and HDRI with Canon 5D. Live action pipeline with tight deadlines.
BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN COMPUTER ANIMATION ARTS | Sep 2015 – Jun 2018
Bournemouth University | UK
Digital matte painting and concept art in Photoshop. Modelling, UVs, Texturing, Lighting, Rendering in Maya. Texture clean-up in Mari. Compositing in Nuke. CG pipeline.
ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN VISUAL COMMUNICATION ARTS | Sep 2011 – May 2015
Janis Rozentals Riga Art High School | Latvia
Traditional art training 12h a week for 4 years with an emphasis on observation skills, drawing, oil painting, clay sculpting and photography.
Continuing Professional Development
Rebelway. May – July 2024
ENVIRONMENTS IN HOUDINI. 8 week training
MattePaint Ltd. Apr – July 2021
DIGITAL MATTE PAINTING COURSE By Conrad Allan and Oleksiy Golovchenko. 12 week training – Gold Certificate
The Focus Academy. June – July 2021
3D DMP FOR VFX. 8 week training – Certificate of Completion
fxphd.com. Feb – May 2020
FOCUS ON MATTE PAINTING TECHNIQUES By Ludovic Iochem
