Blender experts at your service
Are you in need of an extra hand for your project? Are you looking to transfer your studio’s skills to Blender?
We are a team of industry experienced Blender professionals here to help your projects come to life!
Beorn Leonard
3D Character Animator
Character animator with more than 20 years of experience in the industry.
Sarah Laufer
3D Generalist
3D generalist with deep knowledge of all the tools in both Maya and Blender.
Daniel Salazar
Technical Artist
A problem solver on all technical areas including rigging, shading, lighting and scripting.
But we’re not alone! Along the years Pataz has grown into a collective of talented artists. Together the possibilities are endless!
Astrid Pinel
2D Animator
From traditional hand drawn animation to Blender’s Grease Pencil, her skills with a pencil will save the day.
Orlando Esquivel
Modeling & Texture Artist
Modeler and sculptor obsessed with clean topology, experienced on both low and high poly modeling.
Ashlee Alaniz
Geometry Nodes Wizard
Procedural wizard specialized in all things nodal and pythonic.
Pablo Jiménez
3D Animator
An animator with a keen eye for detail and ample studio experience.
Moonlit Bamboo Forest
Witness the magic of animation as PATAZ helps bring the mystical foxes to life in this captivating short film by PASSION Paris.
Ghosts of Ruin
Dive into a gritty, dystopian world brought to life by B-Water Studios and PATAZ's rigging and animation supervision.
Transformers AR
We teamed up with Pretty Big Monster to create an epic AR experience for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.
Mars Express
Pataz helped Gao Shan rig and animate the captivating robot characters in this Cannes Selected Sci-Fi feature film.
Picchu
Pataz was called to lend an extra hand on rigging, texturing and modeling for this gorgeous short film made by Amazon’s Fuzzy Pixel.
Chiaki’s Journey
Pataz collaborated with The Line on vehicle rigging, animation and line work for this innovative project blending 2D and 3D animation.
Alicia Keys Underdog
PATAZ collaborated with Estudio Shout to create the distinctive visual style of Alicia Keys' iconic "Underdog" music video.
Play Time
Pataz collaborated with The Line to create the innovating character animation for this experimental short, seamlessly blending 2D and 3D styles.
Our team has honed their skills working alongside industry-leading animation studios on global productions.
Blender Training
Empowering artists with Blender
From teaching college students to helping industry super stars adopt Blender, the Pataz team has a passion for teaching and training!
Pataz has also imparted courses and created educational material for the Blender Institute and CGCookie and collaborated with multiple stablished animation studios to fast track their adoption of Blender.
Pataz Shorts
Since its beginning in 2006 the PATAZ team has produced several shorts, from conception to render, entirely in Blender.
These projects serve as a testing ground for new tools and techniques, driving our team's growth and expertise.
Curious about our vision for the industry?
Tune in to our BCONLA talk!