Crystal Bretz
Lead Character Modeler
Crystal Bretz is currently a Lead Modeler at Framestore, with a specialization in character art, working on unannounced feature films.
She has worked in the film/game industry for over 9 years at various studios and has experience working on many different types of media such as feature films, TV series, animated feature films, and games. She is most well known for her work in Spiderman: No Way Home, Wonka, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, and the animated Netflix original The Willoughbys. She has also completed the Unreal fellowship with Epic and participated in the creation of the Memoria Project.
Crystal has been a judge for numerous art competitions and a speaker at conference panels. She has also published artwork and educational content in magazines, blogs, live streams, and tutorial sites
Character Art Mentorship
This mentorship includes 5 hours of one-on-one training, custom-tailored to suit the mentee’s specific needs. We will guide you through anything in the character creation pipeline fundamentals. In the beginning, we will assess your current skill set and what it is you are hoping to achieve out of this mentorship. Using this information, we will detail specific goals which can vary from specific workflows and techniques, all the way to discussing best practices for entering the film or game industry.
Crystal has a passion for character creation but has worked as a generalist previously so her skills range very wide from modeling, texturing, lookdev, and grooming. Her strength lies in characters, creature modeling and anatomy, perfecting topology and lineflow, and maintaining a clean and efficient workflow throughout the entire modeling process. Her experience in creating accurate characters from concept art as well as mastering multiple art styles makes her a great candidate to be your mentor and guide you along the character creation path.
By the end of your Mentorship, Crystal will have assisted in pushing you in the right direction concerning the initial goals set out. Fuel your creative mind today with this great opportunity to advance your career and artistic skills.
Learning Focus
Character Creation Pipeline Fundamentals
Modeling | Texturing | Lookdev | Grooming
Characters & Creature Modeling and Anatomy
Topology & Lineflow
