Aggie/ Pixar Lighting Director Jon Kiker mentors Vizzers

School of Architecture

Pixar artist and Texas A&M former visualization student Jon Kiker has used his technical talents to create lighting for the upcoming “Toy Story 4,” “Coco,“ “Inside Out,” and other beloved Pixar tales. A lighting technical director at Disney Pixar Animation Studios, Kiker recently returned to his alma mater to serve as an industry expert for the Department of Visualization Summer Industry Workshop, where he and a team of Pixar artists helped students as they crafted animated shorts from scratc…