Jean Bolte

Texture/Viewpaint Supervisor

Jean Bolte joined Industrial Light & Magic in 1987 where she worked as a Model Maker on the "transformation sequence" of Willow and was the first to use ILM's groundbreaking "morph" technology. Prior to joining ILM, she led a small effects company in London, where she lived and worked for ten years. While in London, Bolte established a reputation for creating realistic animal models, costumes, and make-up for both American and British television and film.

Bolte also worked at Jim Henson Productions, where she created creatures and make-up for Labyrinth, The Storyteller and The Witches.

In 1992, Bolte became Model Project Supervisor for ILM's model & creature shop, and in 1994, she moved to the Computer Graphics department to work as a texture painter, utilizing ILM's proprietary digital painting software. More recently, she has played an active role as a Texture Supervisor on films such as the Star Wars prequels, Men In Black, Iron Man, and Pacific Rim. Her most recent work can be seen in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman.