About

Aditi is a highly skilled Technical 3D Artist and Shading TD with over 15 years of experience in VFX and animation. She is extremely passionate about shaders and workflows and enjoys the benefits of proceduralism, texture painting, and lighting. With an eye for automating pipeline efficiencies and UI for ease of artist use, Aditi has helped her employers design new processes as well as deliver many assets for productions. Aditi has a strong background in Lighting, Shading, Compositing, Rendering, and Programming. She is proficient in various tools including Python, Maya, Houdini, USD, Renderman, Nuke, and Unreal. Aditi is a quick learner and loves experimenting with different approaches to solve some of the most difficult challenges. Currently working at Adobe as a 3D Business Development Demo Artist, Aditi specializes in USD and Substance Automation Toolkit. She is responsible for demoing, teaching, and evangelizing Substance Tools and Workflows. Previously, Aditi worked as a Senior Set Shade TD at Pixar Animation Studios, where she contributed to Houdini heightfields workflow for set dressing asset generation. Aditi has also worked as an Unreal Fellow at Epic Games, where she had the wonderful experience of learning Unreal Engine with an amazing cohort for the Winter Fellowship and produced the short "Uncanny Valley." Aditi holds a B.S. degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder and an M.S. degree in Digital Imaging and Design from New York University. She has a strong tech stack that includes Python and UI. With over 16 years of relevant experience, Aditi is a valuable asset to any team she works with.