Description

Creative 3D Artist with 5+ years of experience specializing in realistic and stylized characters and creatures

- full pipeline from sculpt to game-ready asset or final render.

Skilled in high/low poly modeling, retopology, UV/UDIM, PBR texturing, grooming, lookdev, lighting, and

rendering. Baked by 12 years in product design leadership: production discipline, material accuracy, and an obsessive

eye for detail

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Fluent
French
Conversational
Ukrainian
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Bordeaux (up to 30km)

Independent
Freelance 3D Character Artist
DIGITAL AND IT
January 2021 - Today (5 years and 5 months)
Bordeaux, France
• • Delivered 10+ realistic and stylized character/creature assets for game, indie and board-game clients, on tight deadlines.
• • Full-pipeline creation: ZBrush sculpt - retopology - UV/UDIM - PBR texturing - lookdev/lighting - render or engine integration.
• • Both game-ready (optimized topology, baked maps, poly budgets) and high-fidelity cinematic renders.
Zbrush PBR Texturing Product design Sculpting Maya
Doghowl Games
3D Artist (Contract)
VIDEO GAMES AND ANIMATION
August 2023 - December 2023 (4 months)
Bordeaux, France
• • Modeled low-poly weapon assets optimized for real-time UE5.
• • Balanced visual fidelity with performance targets across multiple assets, in close coordination with the core team.
• •Assisted lead artist in maintaining asset consistency
Improved production workflow through asset standardization
Unreal Engine 5 Modélisation 3D Optimization Topology Zbrush
Indie Project (Novel Universe)
3D Character Artist
ARTS AND CRAFTS
January 2021 - January 2023 (2 years)
Odesa, Ukraine
• • Translated novel-based concepts into stylized 3D characters reflecting personality and story context.
• • Prepared high-poly sculpts for 3D printing and physical board-game production.
• • Designed original characters and mechanics integrated into the core gameplay.
• •Delivered lots of new ideas for improving story line, design, game mechanics etc.
Sculpting Rendu 3D Modélisation 3D Zbrush Maya