Arnaud Fournier

Hello, I am Arnaud Fournier, Lighting Artist / Lookdev with experience in premium image production for advertising, cinematic, product, and high-end 3D content.

I design clean, optimized, and cinematic lighting environments, ensuring rendering consistency from lookdev to compositing, with a perfect mastery of modern pipelines.

🔥 Expertise

Realistic and stylized lighting (advertising, cinematic, product)

High-end Lookdev & shading

Houdini FX (scattering, particles, light volumetrics)

Scene/render optimization (clean setups & tight deadlines)

Final image / compositing (Nuke / Fusion / Resolve)

Creation of impactful environments & visual direction

🎬 Brands & projects

I participated in lighting/lookdev and rendering for high-budget campaigns in demanding sectors, some of which have won various awards:

Automotive: Peugeot, Michelin, LI Auto, Total

Luxury & beauty: Lancôme, La Roche Posay, Valentino, Balenciaga, Kenzo

Food & drinks: KFC, McDonald's, Volvic, Schweppes, Nesquik, Kinder

Tech / corporate: Sonos, Cisco

Entertainment / cinema: Puy du Fou, Canal+, Netflix

Gaming / online betting: Winamax

These projects demand consistent quality, rigor, light/material coherence, and premium rendering.

🧰 Pipeline & software

Houdini • Blender • Redshift • Arnold • V-Ray • Cycles • Unreal Engine

Nuke • Resolve • Fusion • Substance • Photoshop

🎯 What I bring

Premium images compliant with advertising/cinema standards

Mastered lighting: realistic, stylized, or artistic

Clean and consistent shading/lookdev

Optimized renders & reliable deliverables

Clear and effective communication

📦 Types of assignments

Lighting shots / sequences

Lookdev & shading

Light Houdini FX

Character modeling/texturing/animation

Pipeline / scene / render optimization

Compositing & final polish

All projects are on my website: kankrela . com