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Daniel Kruse Location
Los Angeles, CA, US
Daniel Kruse Work
Art Director @ (July 2025 - Present)
CG Supervisor @ (November 2024 - July 2025)
Lead Unreal Lighting Artist @ (September 2024 - November 2024)
Founding Professional Member @ (June 2022 - Present)
Member @ (September 2015 - Present)
Member @ (March 2014 - Present)
Seinor Lighting Artist @ (July 2024 - August 2024)
Lead Unreal Cinematic Designer @ (March 2024 - August 2024)
Lead Artist and Senior Lighting and Compositing II @ (September 2015 - March 2024)
CG Supervisor @ (April 2015 - July 2015)
CG Supervisor @ (December 2013 - April 2015)
Lighting TD @ (March 2014 - September 2014)
CG Generalist @ Brewster Parsons (February 2013 - February 2014)
Senior Lighting and Compositing Artist @ (May 2012 - October 2013)
Senior Vray Lighter and Look Dev and Compositing @ (November 2012 - January 2013)
Senior Arnold Lighting and Look Dev TD @ (October 2012 - October 2012)
Lighting and Compositing TD @ (February 2011 - May 2012)
Visual Effects Supervisor @ (October 2011 - February 2012)
CG Supervisor @ Hydraulx VFX (January 2010 - January 2011)
Lead CG Lighting Artist and Look Dev Artist @ Hydraulx VFX (June 2009 - January 2010)
Camera Tracking Layout Supervisor and Digital Lighter and LookDev @ Hydraulx VFX (January 2007 - June 2009)
Roto and Compostior @ (January 2007 - January 2007)
Visual Effects Supervisor @ Juicebox Films/Film Who Productions (January 2006 - November 2006)
Graphic Artist and Media Analyst @ (July 2004 - August 2004)
Lead Compositor @ (May 2000 - August 2002)
Digital Artist @ (June 2001 - August 2001)
Production Assistant @ (June 2000 - August 2000)
Daniel Kruse Education
Savannah College of Art and Design
Masters Fine Arts (Visual Effects)
University of Maryland Baltimore County
BA (Imaging and Digital Art, Animation and Interactivity)
Daniel Kruse Skills
3D Rendering
Adobe Creative Suite
Advertising
Animation
Arnold
Art Direction
Autodesk Maya
Bargaining
Brand Development
Budgeting
CG Lighting
Cinematics
Cinematography
Color Correction
Color Management
Color Theory
Communication
Compositing
Computer Graphics
Concept Development
Corporate Branding
Creative Development
Creative Direction
Creative Strategy
Design
Digital Compositing
Emerging Technologies
Film Lighting
Game Engines
Integrated Marketing
Interpersonal Skills
Katana
Leadership
Lighting
Long-term Vision
Look Development
Maxon Redshift
Maya
Mental Ray
Negotiation
Nuke
Outsourcing
Outsourcing Management
Photo Realistic Rendering
Print Design
Procurement
Project Delivery
Quality Control
Redshift
Relationship Building
Rendering
Renderman
Shaders
Strategic Initiatives
Technical Proficiency
Texturing
Timelines
Typography
Unreal Editor
Unreal Engine
V-Ray
VFX Supervision
Vendor Sourcing
Video Color Grading
Visual Communication
Visual Effects
Visual Storytelling
Vray
PFTrack
Shading
Traditional Animation
Feature Films
Film
3D
Post Production
Computer Animation
Yeti
Project Management
Business Analysis
Social Media
Customer Service
Daniel Kruse Summary
Daniel Kruse, based in Los Angeles, CA, US, is currently a Art Director at Rouge Studios. Daniel Kruse brings experience from previous roles at Rouge Studios, Society for Game Cinematics and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Daniel Kruse holds a Masters Fine Arts in Visual Effects @ Savannah College of Art and Design. With a robust skill set that includes 3D Rendering, Adobe Creative Suite, Advertising, Animation, Arnold and more. Daniel Kruse has 3 emails and 1 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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