Swapped

As Lead Character Surfacing Artist I led the character surfacing team on Swapped, defining the materials and procedural texturing approach that became the foundation of the film's character look, and guiding and mentoring the team to bring each character to final quality.

I built the core procedural material workflows in Substance Designer and Substance Painter, so fur, feathers, skin and props could share a coherent visual language while staying art-directable per character.

Beyond asset work, I developed tools for the department: Houdini HDAs and pipeline utilities that automated repetitive steps and accelerated texturing, look-dev and review workflows across the team.

Swapped is directed by Nathan Greno (Tangled) and produced by John Lasseter, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Mary Ellen Bauder Andrews, from a screenplay by John Whittington, Christian Magalhaes, and Robert Snow.

The film centers on an unlikely partnership between two natural enemies of The Valley: a small woodland creature and a majestic bird who suddenly switch bodies. Forced to navigate their world from entirely new vantage points, the duo must work together to survive a chaotic adventure that challenges both their instincts and their understanding of one another.

Released worldwide on Netflix on May 1, 2026, Swapped went on to enter Netflix's all-time Top 10 most-watched English-language films.