Fiona Wong | Mentor of 3D Modeling

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About Fiona

Mentor of 3D Modeling

Fiona is a Lead Environment Artist at Framestore in Canada, working in feature films and TV. With over 7 years of experience in the industry, she has worked at studios including DNEG, Mr. X, and Arc Productions. Her work includes Thor4: Love and Thunder, the Fast & Furious franchise, Ghostbusters, Resident Evil, The Boys, and Altered Carbon. Fiona specialized in procedural modeling in Houdini and large-scale environment work with Clarisse, along with having a background in matte painting. She is excited to share her passion and expertise with CG Spectrum students.

Fiona's work

Credits include The Shape of Water, Fast & Furious, The Boys, Altered Carbon, and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter to name a few.

Q&A with Fiona

Which city are you currently based in?

Vancouver, BC, Canada

What did your pathway into the industry look like?

After I graduated at Sheridan College from VFX and computer animation program, I landed a job at an animation studio as a lighting and compositing artist. However, it has always been my goal to be an environment artist, so I took online classes after work to brush up my skills and portfolio. I finally got a chance to work at Mr. X and DNEG as an environment generalist, and am currently working at Method Studios.

What has been the best experience of your career so far?

A chance to meet people from all walks of life is my best experience of my career so far. The VFX industry is a dynamic working environment and you always get to work with people with different backgrounds and cultures. It has always been fun to collaborate with talented people all over the world.

What’s your advice for VFX students?

I think it is important to know what you are passionate about and start to define some short term and long term goals for your life and career that truly matter to you, make time to work on it every day and find examples that help inspire you to get started. Also, don't be afraid to fail - it is important to learn from your mistakes and that's how you improve. Also, I think it is important to stay connected with the community and share your work to get feedback.

Learn 3D modeling from industry pros

3D Modeling Essentials

12 weeks - 20hrs weekly

3D modeling for beginners starts with the essentials: navigating Maya, setting up workflows and building 3D assets from scratch. See the differences between film and game models and find out how to work with your models in Unreal Engine and texture in Substance Painter.

3D Modeling Foundations

24 weeks - 20hrs weekly

Learn 3D character modeling and create a game ready character complete with hair, clothing and accessories. Then build a 3D environment which you'll texture, light, import into Unreal Engine.

3D Modeler Specialization

36 weeks - 20hrs weekly

Speed up your workflow and further your environment and character design skills by creating more detailed fully rendered models, including a creature with skin, scales and fur. This course focuses on portfolio prep and career development so you graduate studio-ready.

3D Modeling Core

9 weeks - 20hrs weekly

Learn 3D character modeling and create a game ready character complete with hair, clothing and accessories. Then build a 3D environment which you'll texture, light, import into Unreal Engine.

What do you enjoy most about being a CG Spectrum mentor?

What I enjoy the most about being a CG Spectrum mentor is to be able to share what I am passionate about and sharing my expertise with students.

How do you stay creative outside of work?

I like going to travel and explore places outside of work. I think it is important to stay curious and active. This helps me to stay creative outside work.

What excites you most about the future of modeling?

First of all, 3D modeling is getting more popular in other industries such as healthcare, education and marketing, and this opens up many opportunities. Secondly, as technology is getting better and faster, 3D modeling is created and used in different ways. It is used and created in AI which includes photogrammetry and automated 3D generation. It is widely used in virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality nowadays.

Learn more about Fiona's experience on ArtStation.

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New intakes at the beginning of the month, every month. Enquire today to secure your seat.

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Meet Fiona Wong

About Fiona

About Fiona

Mentor of 3D Modeling

Fiona's work

Q&A with Fiona

Which city are you currently based in?

What did your pathway into the industry look like?

What has been the best experience of your career so far?

What’s your advice for VFX students?

Learn 3D modeling from industry pros

3D Modeling Essentials

3D Modeling Foundations

3D Modeler Specialization

3D Modeling Core

What do you enjoy most about being a CG Spectrum mentor?

How do you stay creative outside of work?

What excites you most about the future of modeling?

Your mentor is ready, are you?

New intakes at the beginning of the month, every month. Enquire today to secure your seat.

Meet our other mentors

Bryan Bentley

Hamza Javed

Anton Tenitsky

Matt Clapperton

Rajbir Dhalla

Jon Krummel

Chris Flynn

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