My name is Ben Stanley and I am an FX Artist primarily working in Houdini, Blender and Nuke; although I’m very flexible and eager to learn new software and workflows! I have a lot of experience in fluids, pyro and RBD, and I enjoy creating magical FX as well as various particle dynamics. I started out 5 years ago mastering Blender and I then decided to expand my knowledge by learning Houdini and Nuke. I use Mantra, Arnold or Cycles for rendering, and Adobe After Effects for various compositing tasks as needed. I am always looking for ways to learn and expand my knowledge of the vfx pipeline and so in my free time I enjoy Modelling, Texturing and Sculpting, mostly for personal projects. As for education, I graduated from CGSpectrum with a degree in Advanced Houdini FX for Film, taught by some amazing industry mentors such as Ben Fox, Robert Thomas, Lewis Taylor and others. During High- school, I studied programming (C# and Swift) and 3D art for my electives. I also went through Allan Mckay’s FX TD Disintegration course where we focused in on production standard fx, compositing, lighting and rendering. In addition, I completed the Houdini FX Bootcamp by FX TD Raffi Bedross. This course focused on all aspects of Houdini FX, including water, fire, smoke, sand, snow, cloth and procedural animation. I feel like one of my really strong traits is the ability to work very efficiently both on my own and in a team based environment, as well as stay self-motivated through long projects. I always strive to go the extra mile when it is applicable, while at the same time honing in on the requirements for the project at hand. I invite you to view my latest Reel, and thank you for your time! Feel free to contact me at your best convenience. Email | Reel | Website | Linkedin Phone: (205)-552-3969 .