Jan Hřebíček
Jan Hřebíček
Senior Matte Painter at Wētā FX
Wellington, New Zealand

Summary

Studied photographer, self-taught 3D artist born in Czech republic, currently based in Wellington.
I've been passionate about visual art since childhood. I got into photography and studied at prof. Miroslav Vojtechovsky's atelier at FUD UJEP. At this time I started to experiment with post-production and play around with first CG renders for student competitions and personal series. After finishing school I worked on commercials mainly for automotive industry as well as art prints and posters. Couple years later I was busy making animated cartoons and a feature movie at Prague PFX Studio. Since moving to the UK in 2017, I've been involved with VFX houses Dneg, ILM and most recently Wētā.
I am hard working, passionate and continuously striving to improve my skills.

Skills

3D ModelingDigital SculptingLightingTexturingLook DevelopmentEnvironment ModelingGrooming

Software proficiency

Houdini
Houdini
Clarisse iFX
Clarisse iFX
Maya
Maya
Katana
Katana
Gaea
Gaea
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Mari
Mari
SpeedTree
SpeedTree
RenderMan
RenderMan
V-Ray
V-Ray
Nuke
Nuke
Photoshop
Photoshop

Productions

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    • Movie
      Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Senior Matte Painter
    • Company
      Wētā FX
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    • Movie
      The Flash
    • Year
      2023
    • Role
      Senior Matte Painter
    • Company
      Wētā FX
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    • TV Production
      She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Senior Matte Painter
    • Company
      Wētā FX
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    • TV Production
      Andor
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Generalist TD
    • Company
      Industrial Light & Magic
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    • TV Production
      WandaVision
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Generalist TD
    • Company
      Industrial Light & Magic
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    • TV Production
      The Stand
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      Generalist & Lighting TD
    • Company
      Industrial Light & Magic
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    • TV Production
      Brave New World
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      Generalist & Lighting TD
    • Company
      Industrial Light & Magic
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    • TV Production
      The Mandalorian
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Lighting TD
    • Company
      Industrial Light & Magic
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    • TV Production
      The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Generalist TD
    • Company
      Dneg
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    • TV Production
      Chernobyl
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Generalist TD
    • Company
      Dneg
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    • TV Production
      Doctor Who 11
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Generalist TD
    • Company
      Dneg
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    • TV Production
      Curfew
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Generalist TD
    • Company
      Dneg
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    • TV Production
      Altered Carbon
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Generalist TD
    • Company
      Dneg
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    • Movie
      LORO 1&2
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Generalist TD
    • Company
      Dneg
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    • Movie
      Harvie and the Magic Museum
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Lead Lighting Artist
    • Company
      PFX

Experience

  • Senior Matte Painter at Wētā FX
    Wellington, New Zealand
    May 2022 - Present

    - unannounced film - matte painter

    - unannounced film - matte painter

    - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - matte painter

    - The Flash - matte painter

    - She-Hulk: Attorney at Law: Episode 1, 8 - matte painter

  • Generalist TD at Industrial Light & Magic
    London, United Kingdom
    July 2019 - April 2022

    - Star Wars: Andor - generalist

    - WandaVision: Episode 8 - generalist

    - The Stand: 4 episodes - generalist, lighting

    - Brave New World: 7 episodes - generalist and lighting

    - The Mandalorian: Episodes 2, 8 - lighting

  • Generalist TD at Dneg
    London, United Kingdom
    September 2017 - July 2019

    - The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance - Episodes: 01,08,09,10 - assets, generalist, lighting

    - Chernobyl: Eisodes 01,02,03,04,05 - generalist, lighting

    - Curfew: Episode 2 - assets

    - Doctor Who 11: Eisodes 01,02,03,04,05,08,11 - generalist, lighting

    - Altered Carbon: Episode 10 - assets, lighting

    - LORO: assets, lighting

  • Lead Lighting Artist at ProgressiveFX
    Prague, Czech Republic
    January 2016 - August 2017

    - Harvie and the Magic Museum: lighting, lookdev, hair simulation

    - Booba Cartoon: feather grooming, lookdev

    - TV Commercials: Wide range of commercial assignments reaching from automotive lighting (Jeep, Fiat, Chrysler) to packshots (Mattoni, Telecom) and even some character work and grooming.

  • Lighting / Shading Artist at Automobilist
    Prague, Czech Republic
    July 2005 - December 2015

    Hard surface modeling, shading and lighting of historic automobiles and aircrafts.

  • 3D Generalist at Playground
    Prague, Czech Republic
    July 2014 - December 2015

    Generalist 3D commercial print work mainly for automotive industry (Škoda).

  • 3D Generalist at Striker Pictures
    Prague, Czech Republic
    July 2013 - June 2014

    Commercial print work.