Colie Wertz
Colie Wertz, is an American professional concept artist, hard surface modeler, texture artist, and compositor. He has worked on staff at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and other design and post-production houses, as well as a freelance artist. During his career, he has contributed to Bumblebee (2018), Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Captain America: Civil War (2016), to name a few.[1]
Colie graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Design from Clemson University. He has been active in the film industry and design for over 20 years.
Colie has worked stints in Architecture and Unconventional Manufacturing (3D Printing) over his career.
Colie is a member of the Union#800 Art Director’s Guild.
Expertise[2][edit]
- 3D: Senior-Level skills in polygonal model delivery from concept art to lookdev’d asset using a varied suite of tools
- Modeling: Maya, Form.Z., Mudbox, ZBrush, Alias Studio, MOI
- Texturing: Maya, Mari, Bodypaint, Photoshop; Lighting: Maya, 3DStudioMax, KeyShot, vRay, mentalRay, Octane, Unreal, Arnold, QuixelSuite, and Substance
- Compositing: After Effects, Nuke
- Traditional sketching/drawing
Filmography[edit]
Visual Effects[3]
| Year | Title | Studio | Role |
| 2018 | Bumblebee | ILM | |
| 2017 | Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi | ILM | |
| 2016 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | ILM | |
| 2016 | Captain America: Civil War | digital artist | |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | digital artist | |
| 2014 | Space Station 76 | visual effects designer | |
| 2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness | ILM | digital artist |
| 2013 | After Earth | digital artist | |
| 2012 | Flight | Atomic Fiction | digital artist |
| 2012 | Looper | Atomic Fiction | digital artist |
| 2011 | Mars Needs Moms | digital artist | |
| 2008 | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | The Orphanage | look development supervisor |
| 2008 | Iron Man | The Orphanage | computer graphics artist |
| 2007 | Live Free or Die Hard | The Orphanage | lighting artist |
| 2007 | Transformers | ILM | digital artist: digital models and simulations |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | ILM | digital artist |
| 2006 | Poseidon | ILM | computer graphics modeler |
| 2003 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | ILM | matte artist |
| 2002 | Men in Black II | ILM | rebel unit artist |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | ILM | digital effects artist |
| 2001 | Impostor | ILM | rebel unit artist |
| 2001 | Planet of the Apes | ILM | rebel unit artist |
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | ILM | rebel unit artist |
| 2000 | Mission to Mars | ILM | digital artist: |
| 1999 | Galaxy Quest | ILM | computer graphics artist |
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | ILM | digital effects artist |
| 1997 | Men in Black | headquarter surveillance egg unit | digital effects artist |
Art Department[3]
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2019 | The Mandalorian (TV Series - 8 episodes) | concept artist |
References[edit]
- ↑ "ILM and Beyond: Master Concept Artist + VFX Veteran Colie Wertz". Mediaworkstations.net. 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ↑ "Colie Wertz". ArtStation. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Colie Wertz". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
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