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Léonel NguyenLN

Léonel Nguyen

3D Generalist

€185/day
4 projects
Lyon, FR
3-7 years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Léonel

Freelance 3D Artist | Architectural Visualization, Advertising & Animation

I am Léonel NGUYEN, a 3D artist graduated from ESMA, specializing in photorealistic 3D visualization for architecture, advertising, and animation films.
With over 6 years of experience at Créatives 3D, I assist architects, developers, agencies, and studios in creating high-end 3D visuals that enhance their projects and facilitate decision-making.

🎯 Services Offered

  • 3D perspectives and photorealistic insertions for building permits and marketing
  • 3D animations and immersive videos for architecture, advertising, and film
  • Real estate promotional images and high-quality marketing renders
  • 3D renders compliant with specifications and technical constraints

🛠️ Technical Skills and 3D Pipeline

I master the entire 3D production pipeline:

  • Pre-production: concept, sketches, storyboard, layout
  • Modeling & texturing: creation of environments, buildings, and products
  • Photorealistic rendering: optimization of lighting, textures, and atmospheres
  • Compositing & post-production: multi-layers, color grading, and high-quality exports
This comprehensive mastery allows me to deliver precise, aesthetic, and compliant visuals while respecting deadlines and technical constraints.

🎞️ Notable Achievements

  • Short film “Sink” (2024-2025): management of the complete pipeline up to cinema screening
  • Creation of high-end visuals for the luxury industry and architectural projects with Créatives 3D
  • Photorealistic renders for real estate developments in Geneva (2023)

Why Collaborate With Me

  • Over 6 years of experience in high-end 3D visualization
  • Responsiveness and personalized follow-up
  • Versatility: architecture, advertising, film, and product design
  • Strict adherence to deadlines and technical specifications
  • Ability to transform an idea into an impactful and realistic visual
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Sink
    Production of a 6-minute animated short film from pre-production to cinema.
    FILM AND AV
    May 2024 - July 2025 (1 year and 2 months)
    Lyon, France
    Production of a 6-minute short film by a team of 9 artists on the theme of freediving in a "normals painted" style. We produced the film in all its aspects, from writing to the final DCP image projected in cinemas.
    Lighting 3D Lighting Compositing 3D Compositing 3D Modeling
  • Creatives 3D
    Freelance Generalist 3D Artist for Film and Architecture
    FILM AND AV
    July 2019 - Today (6 years and 11 months)
    Images/videos for the architecture and luxury kitchen manufacturing industry. I created interior and exterior renders for clients in France and Switzerland. Creation of logos and visuals, as well as video editing.
    3D Modeling 3D Rendering 3D Architectural Visualization Texture
  • Poggenpohl Möbelwerke GmbH
    3D Generalist Poggen Pohl Geneva
    ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING
    June 2023 - July 2023 (1 month)
    Geneva, Switzerland
    Creation of 3D images for customer sales and material visualization, realistic 360-degree Augmented Reality renders.
    3D modeling ar texturing

Reviews

5.0

Out of 3 ratings

M

Marianne

Marianne Valette

Reviewed on 7/13/2024

Excellent collaboration with Lionel. Attentive, responsive, and talented. Lionel always seeks to find the best solution to your problem using very solid skills. I highly recommend him.
C

Clément

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Reviewed on 10/2/2023

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Education

  • Master in 3D Animation and Special Effects
    ESMA Lyon
    2025
    Master Cinéma d’Animation 3D et VFX, apprentissage de toutes les etapes de la pipeline 3D, modelisation, rigging, texturing, lighting, rendu, storyboard...
  • Preparatory Year
    ESMA - Higher School of Artistic Professions
    2021
    Entrainement a toutes les pratiques de dessin, peinture et preproduction.

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