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Nicolò Piccinini

@WhaleWatcher_

32 • Sr Creature Development Artist @ILMVFX || JW:Rebirth - The Witcher S3 - Venom || CG creature muscle technical animation and simulation

 London, England
Joined December 2021
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Does not fear minus 40 degrees by @TFiddlerArt
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No, really. He doesn't.
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Another banger by the man, the legend himself. Couldn't be happier with the result, simply sublime 🔥🧊
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Oh hey, I did this #JurassicWorldRebirth
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Fun fact #2, we weren't sure how far they would want to push the skin translucency originally, so to cover all bases, its simulation setup has a full set of internal organs and even a beating heart!❤️
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In the end, though the skin translucency was toned down a lot, all shots still feature the working internal anatomy. You can catch a glimpse of a shifting shadow in its chest in this shot if you look hard enough, but the effect is overall very subtle. Blink and you'll miss it!
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As I got out of the theatre 15 years ago, I said I was going to be a vfx artist on the then yet-to-be-announced sequels. 8 years later, I started working professionally in vfx. Specifically, I wanted to animate creature muscles. Today, I animate creature muscles for a living.
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I interviewed at Weta FX in 2023, but then the strikes forced the industry into a global hiring freeze, so I haven't ticked that box quite yet, but who knows. There's still two sequels to go. This artistry poured into this one movie quite literally shaped my entire career.
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No Gen AI involved in this one :) Only a lot of work by a lot of people.
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@JurassicWorld20 May 2025
The worst of the worst dinosaurs were left here. Watch the final trailer for #JurassicWorldRebirth and get tickets now. ❤️ this post for updates.
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We've been cooking something recently 😌
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@JurassicWorld5 Feb 2025
A new era is born. Watch the Jurassic World Rebirth trailer now.

Jurassic World Rebirth - Official Trailer

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@TFiddlerArt18 May 2024
Number 8 is for @WhaleWatcher_ ✨
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Daaamn, that hulk voice!! Thank you, this is awesome!
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Did you know more than 95% of the ocean depths are still unexplored
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Thank you Xitter for once again utterly butchering my video quality. vimeo.com/890401053
Chase

Chase

This is "Chase" by Nicolò Piccinini on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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I'm liking Houdini 20's new muscle tools 😌
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@netflix22 Aug 2023
To understand life we must go back to the beginning. Life on Our Planet — from executive producer Steven Spielberg and the team behind Our Planet — premieres October 25.
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... #SharkWeek?
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