About Tuatara

Welcome to Tuatara, a Vancouver-based creative studio focusing on indie game development and VFX outsourcing for interactive experiences.

VFX Masters & Gamemakers

Between us we have decades of production experience and we use it to deliver stunning results in the field of visual effects. From the largest AAA studios to small indie teams, we can support your projects and accommodate any workflow. Our services include full production support, asset creation, research & development, art direction and consulting. Our passion doesn't stop at visual effects. As versatile developers we also create original experiences and games.

Check out our varied portfolio of client work, marketplace assets and games. Keep scrolling to meet the Tuatara team!

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The Team

Bruno Afonseca

Senior Artist

Bruno has over 10 years of industry experience, from shader and particle authoring, scripting, modeling, texturing and animation. He'll take any opportunity to go to the beach. Visit his website to learn more.

Kate Bernard

Junior VFX Artist

Always ready for a challenge, Kate pairs her keen eye for detail with a broad range of skills to conquer any task. Her obsession with ramen and shrimp tempura inspires her travels. Check out her Twitter page for examples of both!

Matthieu Ostertag

Senior Tech Artist

Passionate about art and development, Matthieu loves mixing those two worlds in the tech art field. He enjoys helping artists achieve their vision and working on VFX, shading and lighting. Check out his Twitter for latest work and experiments.

Hendrik Stephanus du Toit

Software Engineer

Coming from the advertising industry, Hendrik found his passion in gamedev thanks to its unique challenges and creative solutions. Indie in spirit, he loves doing game jams and crushing with his friends online.

Thomas Chretien

VFX Artist, Concept Artist

Filmmaker and VFX Artist, Thomas has always been passionate about flashy VFX and storytelling. He often combines both when making his personal short films like Le Gouffre, Red Moon and his latest project, Dinomancers.

Ge Lush

VFX Artist

Inspired by his favorite games, Lush loves doing creative research and development, always striving to learn new skills and to improve his workflows. He keeps a collection of his professional and personal work on Artstation, go check it out!

Francisco Garcia

Senior VFX Artist

A game industry veteran, Francisco has been active since 2005. Over the years he worked on many genre defining classics such as Castlevania and Assassin's Creed. Check out his Artstation page with many examples of his work.

Sara Bolko

Office Manager, Producer

With experience in elementary education Sara knows just what it takes to coordinate a team to pull in the same direction. Connoisseur of sweets and fine chocolates.

Klemen Lozar

Founder, CEO, Creative Director

Award winning artist and founder of Tuatara, Klemen has a passion for creating awe inspiring visuals and experiences. Check out his Twitter for VFX tips & tricks and wacky gamedev experiments.

We're Hiring

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If you think you can contribute to our team at Tuatara, send us an email with your Resume and Portfolio, we're always looking for new talent!

Get in touch

If you’d like to get in touch regarding a new project or about any of our services please click the link below, we’d love to hear from you! You’ll also find our social channels below where we’re always posting exciting new content!