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Nicolas Gauthier

About

“ To photograph:

it is to put on the same line of sight the head,

the eye and the heart. ”

― Henri Cartier-Bresson

Nuke™ Compositor with over 18 years of experience in the visual effects industry

I’m a passionate visual storyteller working at the intersection of creative vision and technical expertise. Specializing in compositing and look development, I bring seamless, photoreal visual effects to life across a wide range of projects.

My journey began in my father’s workshop, customizing anything I could get my hands on. That hands-on curiosity led me to study mechanics — though I quickly realized I wasn’t just drawn to how things work, but to how they look and feel. That creative drive took me from design into the world of animated films — a discovery that redirected my journey and firmly anchored my path in the arts.

Drawing was my first real language. I started as a designer-modeler and concept artist, then moved into teaching 3D software and eventually managing a 3D animation school. I was young, but surrounded by inspiring professionals — a formative time that helped shape my artistic sensibilities and visual storytelling voice.

A single phone call launched me fully into VFX. I was trained the old-school way: handling shots from start to finish, managing full pipelines, and working when coding was essential and GUIs were still a luxury. That foundation gave me both a deep technical fluency and a broad understanding of post-production workflows.

Over the years, I’ve built a comprehensive skill set across all areas of film post-production and visual effects. I bring a strong mix of technical understanding and artistic intuition to every project, with a keen eye for detail, composition, and realism.

With a solid foundation in photography and years of experience across a range of development methods, I’m able to bring concepts to life efficiently and adapt the look of a sequence to meet evolving creative needs — all while maintaining technical precision. I focus on delivering work that is not only visually compelling but always aligned with the project's creative intent.

Feel free to explore my portfolio — or reach out if you'd like to collaborate.

Qualities Aesthetic, meticulous, open-minded, hard-working…I comp by-the-book because pixels don’t lie! Experience Having worked in multiple production roles, I understand the full pipeline and can contribute precisely where it’s needed most. Technic Having worked in multiple production roles, I understand the full pipeline and can contribute precisely where it’s needed most. Creativity I specialize in quickly crafting a look that fulfills the production’s creative needs, balancing both technical feasibility and financial efficiency.

Career My career encompasses various creative Computer Skills Skills Overview Advance Keying extraction Multi-Layer CGI Compositing Photorealistic Color Correction 2.5D & 3D Environment 2D and Planar Tracking 3D Object and Camera Tracking Paint and Rotoscoping Restore & Rig Removal Look Dev and Concept Camera Projection & Mapping Light FX and Relighting Photometry (Lens, Film and Lights) Morphing & Warping 3D Stereoscopic Compositing Critical Eye for Details Photometry (Lens, Film and Lights) Artistic & Creative Skills Team Leading Scripting Gizmos & Tools for Nuke roles in the creation of high end visual effects, specially for feature films. I'm a versatile cg artist with experience in the media industry and and post-production. I have experience as Look Dev Compositor, Lead, Supervisor, TD Artist. I also have extensive working experience with node- based compositing systems. I am a proven technical solver, template establisher and pipeline builder. My main passion remains to create beautiful aesthetic shots. I had the opportunity to mentor artists, lead a team and to teach Design / CG / Compositing classes. I also worked as an environment and character designer/modeler, 3D generalist… All this knowledge is enriched by previous drawing/sketching, 2D and 3D and photography experiences.