Afonso Salcedo

Lighting and Compositing

 

Feature Animation & Visual Storytelling

 

I’m a Los Angeles-based lighting and compositing artist whose feature animation career is rooted in Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar. Seven years at Pixar combined shot work with artist mentorship; recurring roles at Disney since 2019 have included Encanto, Strange World, Moana 2, and now Hexed.


My recent work also includes senior compositing on Paramount’s feature film The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender. I bring an eye for light, color, and visual continuity, alongside lead lighting experience and a collaborative approach to solving creative and technical challenges.


I’m currently finishing Hexed as a Lighting and Compositing Artist, wrapping October 16, 2026. Available afterward for senior lighting and compositing roles.

 

 

 

 

 

A young character explores a magical cave filled with vibrant pink and purple crystals in a dreamlike animated scene.

On Disney’s Strange World, I lit and composited an FX-focused sequence selected for the studio’s official VES Awards submission.

Lighting & compositing reel

Selected lighting and compositing work from Disney and Pixar. These shots reflect the craft at the heart of my work: using light and color to support performance, building atmosphere, and maintaining a cohesive look across a sequence.


Tools: Houdini/Solaris, Nuke, Maya, RenderMan, and USD.

Watch on YouTube


STUDIOS I’VE WORKED WITH

A dark silhouette or shadow appears at the top of a black and white image.
The black and mostly monochromatic Walt Disney Animation Studios logo featuring Mickey Mouse in a classic pose.
A red and black Matterport logo design with stylized letters on a white background.
The iconic DreamWorks Animation logo shows a silhouette of a boy fishing while sitting on a crescent moon.
The iconic Paramount Pictures studio logo featuring stars and mountain peak in dark blue silhouette against black background.