Cesar Dacol Jr.

With over 25 years in the entertainment industry to his credit and a background in both anatomy and traditional sculpting, Cesar is no stranger to making hits. His resume reads like a road map, making frequent stops at some of Hollywood’s biggest film and TV productions. Along this journey, Cesar has worked as a Lead and Modeling Supervisor on features like 300 and Fantastic Four and as a Creature Art Director on binge-worthy genre TV series such as The Umbrella Academy, Stranger Things, and The Haunting of Hill House.

When not helping to create the next big blockbuster, Cesar finds time to make contributions to publications like “D’artiste Character Modeling 3” and “Advanced Photoshop Magazine”. He is also known for his contributions as a long-standing beta team member for Pixologic’s ZBrush, as an instructor for CGSociety’s CGWorkshops, and as an instructor at Visualarium in association with ZBrushWorkshops.

Cesar is an inspiration and resource for many of the field's top professionals, including concept designer Neville Page (Cloverfield, Super 8), who says, "Before I even touched digital sculpting and ZBrush, I watched and hungered for the talents of Cesar. From his concept, to form, to execution of detail, I desired to do what he did. And now that I have been using ZBrush professionally for a number of years, I come to realize...I still watch and hunger over the talents of Cesar’s work. He is one of my educators and motivators.”