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VFX artist · Creative technologist · Maker  /  Los Angeles

AriDiMatteo

I build to prototype the future, not wait for it.

Houdini generalist, VFX artist and ComfyUI artist. Bridging digital and physical worlds through 3D art and technology.

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A green and gold butterfly surrounded by blue and green smoky trails against black
ButterflySmoke & light
Selected work

Enter the work.

A white particle waterfall simulation cascading across the Planet 13 entry LED wall, lit green above a stage

Planet 13 · Fluid simulation

Waterfall, at scale.

Waterfall simulation for the entry LED wall.

  • Houdini
  • RealFlow
  • LED wall
Process
RealFlow viewport showing the waterfall simulation flowing over the entry arch
RealFlow viewport
A historic house split diagonally between its white 3D projection model and the finished projection-mapped facade

Paintscaping · Projection animation

Architecture, in motion.

3D animation from survey data for architectural projection.

  • 3D animation
  • Render passes
  • Projection mapping
Neon green environment with a vine-wrapped stone figure from the Bout it Bout it volumetric music video

Bout it Bout it · Volumetric video

Four worlds. One track.

Four-environment output, Unity shaders and timed transitions.

  • Unity
  • Shader Graph
  • Volumetric playback

Vinco Ventures · Intl Nephew featuring Oya Baby

A dense digital crowd of cheering figures in varied coats, hoodies and hats lining a barrier beside an arched stone building

Wild Capture · Procedural cloth

Dressing a digital crowd.

Garment variations and procedural cloth for digital crowds.

  • Cloth simulation
  • Garment variations
  • Digital crowds
Misty forest environment from I AM AI with a sheet of fractured ice created by Ari DiMatteo

I AM AI · VFX / VR animation

Ice & monoliths.

Ice, ice-shatter and monolith animation in Maya, prepared for Unity.

  • Maya
  • MASH
  • Unity
Two large sculptures side by side: Eonothem by Mike Ross, a twisting grey aluminum sculpture on a lawn, and Real Nature by Joshua Nathanson, a tall teal sculpture in a glass atrium
EonothemMike Ross
Real NatureJoshua Nathanson

Sculpture · Digital to physical

From screen to sculpture.

I help artists bring ideas into physical form through digital modeling and fabrication prep.

  • SolidWorks
  • ZBrush
  • Geometry refinement
  • Fabrication prep
  • Large-scale work
  • Casting weight

More work

  • iR EngineStudio and Asset Panel collaboration. 300+ tagged assets.
  • AstronautAI environments, greenscreen and Nuke compositing.
  • Space Cowboy / FreeScapeCharacters, worldbuilding and a cinematic trailer.
  • Ethereal EngineVolumetric concepts and a web environment.
  • Nobody StudiosAnimation coordination, butterfly VFX and compositing.
  • 3D printingFull-color designs, textures and print-ready geometry.
In the studio

Always exploring.

A collage of work samples: volumetric butterflies, fire and firework simulations, a white 3D model of a house built for projection mapping, a waterfall LED wall, 3D-printed pieces, an antler chandelier and VR environments
Simulation · Environments · Fabrication
In a living room, a woman steps out of a glowing neon portal of forest light while people in VR headsets react and holographic butterflies drift past
Immersive concept
Stacks of worn wooden crates under a single hanging lamp in a dim warehouse, with brass ammunition cartridges scattered on the floor and an open crate of rounds
Texture & atmosphere

Tools, worlds and experiments.

  • Custom scanning tools + workflows
  • Procedural jewelry + full-color fabrication
  • 3D fashion: digital design to sewn garment
  • AI + motion experiments for film and holographic installations
  • Spatial interfaces + creative planning tools
  • Digital-to-physical prototyping
A dark spaceship command deck with rows of chairs at a long console facing wide windows onto a starfield
Interior environment
Work with me

From idea to delivery.

Make the image

VFX & CGI

Simulation, animation and compositing.

Step inside

Immersive media

VR, projection, domes and LED walls.

Build the tools

Creative technology

Houdini tools, real-time 3D and AI workflows.

About

About Ari.

Arianna DiMatteo is an immersive media technologist working across 3D, VFX, CAD, real-time media and physical production.

Ethereal EngineInfinite RealitySCI-ArcNapsterT-MobilePlanet 13
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