G. Castells Somoza

VFX ARTIST | COMPOSITOR | GENERALIST

ABOUT ME

My name is Gabriel. I was born and raised in Spain, but my journey took an exciting turn when I pursued my Masters Degree in Digital Effects in the UK. It was there that I delved deep into the world of visual creativity and honed my skills.

My passion lies in creating Visual Effects (VFX), which I've dedicated myself to professionally. As an FX Artist, I specialize in bringing dynamic visual elements to life. Additionally, I have a keen interest in composition using Nuke, a software I enjoy exploring and mastering. Balancing creativity with technical skill is where I find my stride, continually pushing boundaries in the world of VFX.

EXPERIENCE

Master in Advanced VFX

Lightbox Academy

Oct 2024 - Apr 2025

As Houdini is such a complex tool, I decided to keep learning it with this Master where I learnt how to do a few simulations and FX I hadn't done before, such as crowds, procedural clouds, metal deformation, flip simulations integrated in a ocean surface...

Junior FX Artist

Able & Baker

Mar 2023 - Oct 2023

I worked in the FX department for an animated series for Netflix (Bad Dinosaurs), where I created a variety of effects and HDAs using Houdini and integrated them into UE5. Also I worked on a tool to procedurally create random instances (grass and flowers) over the surface of a model to decorate the backgrounds of the shots.

FX Trainee

Technicolor Creative Studios

Jul 2022 - Aug 2022

I worked on four projects, each focusing on exploring one of the simulation branches with Houdini: Particles, Pyro, RBD, and Flips. All projects were developed entirely by me, except for the modeling aspect.

Master in Digital Effects

Bournemouth University

Sep 2020 - Sep 2021

This is where I started my 3D industry learning path, they taught me some of the most used tools in the VFX industry such as Houdini, PFTrack, Nuke, Mocha Pro... The master focused in fx simulations and compositing, but as all the students were working on our own projects, they taught us helpful things such as modelling, texturing, camera tracking, lightning...