About – Daunish Irani

Daunish Irani

An image of an extraordinarily handsome and capable man, whose face inspires feelings of confidence and reliability. Daunish, standing on the streets of Brooklyn.

CG Generalist with 10+ years across animation, television, marketing, and games. I work both sides of the art/tech divide: modeling and sculpting, plus the Python and VEX that unblock a pipeline.

I've led artist teams, built pipelines from scratch, and shipped under tight deadlines. Recent work includes custom Houdini solvers, AI-integrated workflows, and Unreal's real-time pipeline.

Experience

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Skills

Software: Maya, Houdini, ZBrush, Unreal Engine, Marvelous Designer, Substance Suite, Adobe Suite, Mari, Keyshot
Rendering: Arnold, Redshift, Renderman, Vray, Maxwell
Compositing: Nuke, DaVinci Resolve, After Effects
Pipeline and Scripting: Python, Vex, Shotgun, USD, Deadline
Ai: ComfyUI, WebUI, Langflow, Models (3D, Image, Video, LLM), Integrated Tool Building.

Professional Experience

Noggin (Paramount Global) | Senior CG Generalist / CG Generalist
Apr 2019 – May 2024
Promoted to Senior CG Generalist Jan 2022.
Led a team of artists producing animations that combined education and entertainment, earning departmental recognition and multiple award nominations.
Developed innovative aesthetics and workflows and spearheaded initiatives that streamlined production, frequently brought in to help launch and guide new projects to success.

Hudson Furniture | Concept Artist
Jun 2018 – Apr 2019

Designed bespoke furniture pieces from concept through production
Led development of a VR showroom for an international conference in Cologne, Germany

Irie Studios | CG Generalist
Mar 2012 – May 2018

Contributed across music and marketing video productions, from pitch and asset creation through final render

G-Unit Records | CG Generalist
Sept 2011 – Feb 2012

Collaborated directly with label founder Curtis Jackson to develop 3D content for TV shows, music videos, and product design

Freelance

Chobani | Product Rendering | 2026
Gameday Creative | Environment Artist | 2025
Bronx Zoo | Character Designer | 2019
Noggin | Compositor | 2017
Cirque Du Soleil | Environmental Artist | 2016
Jones Knowles Ritchie | Product Rendering | 2015

Education

Pratt Institute | BFA, Digital Arts | 2009– 2013

CG Generalist | [email protected]