Experience

• Anatomy Instructor - External collaborator at Medicine faculty of Valencia

  Valencia, ES

  September 2024 - Present

  As an external collaborator, I teach first-year medical students in the Faculty of Medicine, focusing on musculoskeletal and neurovascular anatomy.

• Founder at Rafa Zabala Studio s.l.

  Valencia, Spain

  May 2016 - Present

  Founder of my own studio from where I work remotely for clients internationally offering modelling, texturing, rigging, hair, cloth and animation.

• Senior Modeller at ILM

  Singapore, Singapore

  September 2017 - July 2018

  Senior modeller and anatomy instructor.
  
  I worked in:
  
  -Aquaman
  
  -Bumble bee
  
  -Ready Player 1
  
  -Avengers: Infinity world
  
  -Bird Box

• Lead modeller at Psyop productions

  Los Angeles, United States of America

  March 2014 - May 2016

  Leading the team of modelers through the different projects, assuring the final quality of the product and the efficiency withing the production line.

• Modeler at Weta Digital

  Wellington, New Zealand

  June 2012 - November 2013

  I worked as a modeller for the following shows:
  
  -Dawn of the planet of the apes
  
  -The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
  
  -The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
  
  -Man of Steel (Superman)
  
  -Iron Man 3

• 3D artist modeller at The Mill

  London, United Kingdom

  February 2010 - April 2012

  Modelling and texturing characters and props for commercials and cinematics.

• Senior 3D artist modeller at Taylor James

  London, United Kingdom

  February 2012 - March 2012

  Modelling and texturing for different commercial campaigns

• Traditional sculptor in Valencia, Spain at selfemployed

  Valencia, Spain

  May 2005 - February 2010

  I owned a workshop in Valencia, Spain, where I used to produce my artwork. From private to public traditional sculpture in resin, bronze and marble. Some of the work was artistic, such as busts, statues and various figures in all different scales and materials. Some other work was more commercial such as scenographies or sculptures for public events or publicity.

• Lead Sculptor in Madrid, Spain at Artefacto Escenografia

  Madrid, Spain

  December 2004 - April 2005

  This is one of the biggest scenography companies in Spain
  
  I worked as Lead Sculptor producing work for scenographies for the TV and Film industry in Spain. I was supervising through the whole process of creating an scenography

• Sculptor and bronze caster in Victoria, Australia at Eclipse

  Merlbourne, Australia

  November 2003 - June 2004

  I worked for Phill Mune´s bronze art foundry sculpting and casting bronze pieces in Victoria, Australia. Learning the process of casting a bronze piece.

• Mold and casting technician in Algarve Portugal at Aden McLeud independent Sculptor

  Algarve , Portugal

  July 2003 - September 2003

  I worked as a freelance mold and cast technitian for Aden McLeud an american independent artist. We put together with Phil Mune (Australian Bronze technician) a mobile foundry and produced a bronze statue in Marina de Vilamoura, the biggest marina in Portugal

• Traditional Sculptor in Kent, UK at selfemployed

  Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom

  January 1995 - June 2003

  I was the owner of an art workshop in Paddock Wood, Kent.
  
  I started making moulds and castings in all different scales for different sculptors. Later on I produced my own work for different exhibitions, galleries and privet commissions. I also made a monument for Captain Scott, which was commissioned to Jonathan Williams who made the design and mosaic finish texture. This monument is in Cardiff bay in Wales, right next to the pier where he left with his crew, and was inaugurated by Princess Ann.