Generalist Demo Reel - June 2025

Here's my 3D generalist demo reel as of June 2025! If you want to see more from me visit my website or feel free to reach out.

website: valeriahenao.artstation.com
E-mail: val.henao14@gmail.com

Music by snoozybeats from Pixabay

Shot 1: from La Primera Aventura - Capstone project
Responsible for direction, main character model/textures/animation, environment design
Animated in Maya, textured in Procreate and Substance Painter, lit and rendered in Unreal Engine

Shot 2: sequence from Breakthrough - student film
Responsible for direction, character textures/animation, and environment design
Animated in Maya, textured in Procreate, set designed, simulated, lit, and rendered in Unreal Engine

Shot 3: excerpt from Five Below Halloween candy ad - production intern at Zimmerman Advertising
Responsible for Peeps and Kitkat package modeling and texturing
Modeled in Maya and Zbrush, textured in Photoshop and Substance Painter

Shot 4: Magic staff
Responsible for all aspects
Modeled in Zbrush, textured in Substance Painter, lit and rendered using Maya Arnold

Shot 5: Grandma's house
Responsible for environment design, lighting, rendering, cushions/blanket/TV textures.
set dressed, lit, and rendered in Maya with Arnold. Textures made with Procreate and Substance Painter.

Shot 6: Dancing Sim
Responsible for cloth and particle simulation, lighting, and rendering, all in Houdini. Mannequin character and animation courtesy of Mixamo.

Shot 7: Camera Character
Responsible for character design, modeling (Maya), and texturing (Procreate and Substance Painter). Rendered in Unreal Engine.
Walk cycle courtesy of Mixamo, with adjusted skin weights by me.

Shot 8: Desert Exterior
Responsible for environment design, lighting, and rendering in Unreal Engine.
Assets from unreal marketplace and sketchfab.

Shot 9: La Primera Aventura - Capstone film Colombian environment
Responsible for environment design, lighting, and rendering in Unreal Engine. Modeling done in Maya with additional assets from Unreal Marketplace.

Shot 10: La Primera Aventura - Acting shot
Responsible for animation (Maya), lighting, and rendering in Unreal Engine.

Shot 11: Parkour Animation
Responsible for animation in Maya. Character rig courtesy of Wonderwell Studios.