Biography
Winrik Haentjens has been working in the visual effects industry since graduating a 4 year animation program in 2007. He has been working as Lead 3d Artist for over 5 years at Stargate studios where he uses every aspect of Maya and other software to create visuals for Feature films, Commercials, and Prime Time Television shows like The Walking Dead, Doctor Who, Heroes Reborn, and Grey's anatomy among many others.
He was recently nominated for Best Visual Effects in the Canadian Screen Awards for his work on Haven as well as being involved with multiple Emmy Award nominated/winning shows. Winrik is also an avid clasical sculptor and artist in his spare time, where he explores creating various works in a multitude of mediums.
Academic Credentials
Fine arts diploma, 2004
Classical animation diploma, 2006
3D animation diploma, 2007
Areas of Specialization
3D modeling and shading
Areas of Expertise
Modeling
Texturing
Shading
Rigging
animation
Lighting
Dynamics
drawing
painting
sculpture
woodcarving
Career Highlights
2011-Present: Lead 3D artist / Stargate Studios
2016: Instructor / 3D in Depth / Max the Mutt College of animation, Art & Design
2010: 3D artist / Imax
2008: 2010 - 3D artist / Bullseye
2008: Texture artist / Keyframe
Other Activities
Coaching other studio artists through live and recorded video tutorials exploring various techniques and workflows within the 3D visual effects pipeline.
Awards
Nominated for Best Visual Effects / 2016 Canadian Screen Awards.
