I am a highly skilled 3D animator with 5 years of professional experience specializing in hand-keyed character and creature performances. I bring characters to life through expressive timing, thoughtful posing, and believable anatomy, whether in realistic or stylized styles. As a freelance 3D animator, I have produced modeled, rigged, and animated video content to boost online engagement for entrepreneurs, musicians, and inventors, and I enjoy collaborating with teams to solve creative challenges and tell compelling stories.…

Charles Edwards

I am a highly skilled 3D animator with 5 years of professional experience specializing in hand-keyed character and creature performances. I bring characters to life through expressive timing, thoughtful posing, and believable anatomy, whether in realistic or stylized styles. As a freelance 3D animator, I have produced modeled, rigged, and animated video content to boost online engagement for entrepreneurs, musicians, and inventors, and I enjoy collaborating with teams to solve creative challenges and tell compelling stories.…

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I am a highly skilled 3D animator with 5 years of professional experience specializing in hand-keyed character and creature performances. I bring characters to life through expressive timing, thoughtful posing, and believable anatomy, whether in realistic or stylized styles.

As a freelance 3D animator, I have produced modeled, rigged, and animated video content to boost online engagement for entrepreneurs, musicians, and inventors, and I enjoy collaborating with teams to solve creative challenges and tell compelling stories.

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Skills

Experience Level

3D Animation
Expert
Blender
Expert
3D Model
Expert
Autodesk Maya
Expert
ZBrush
Intermediate
Stop Motion
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

3D Animator at Self-Employed (Freelance)
June 1, 2019 - Present
3D modeled, rigged, and animated video content to increase online engagement for entrepreneurs, musicians, and inventors.
3D Animation Instructor at Fruition Technology Labs (Headway Idea Labs)
June 1, 2016 - March 1, 2017
Created and taught original curriculum using Blender 3D software; taught elements of 3D modeling, texturing, rigging, and animating.
3D Artist/ Medical Illustrator at Texas Medical Center Oncology
February 1, 2012 - July 1, 2012
Creatively designed, 3D modeled, textured and rendered medical infographic to explain innovative medical procedure.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Animation at Full Sail University
November 21, 2016 - June 28, 2019
Bachelor of Science in Computer Animation at Full Sail University
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2019

Qualifications

Advanced Achievement Award (Student of the Year) Full Sail University 2019
November 21, 2016 - June 28, 2019
Advanced Achievement Award (Student of the Year)
January 1, 2019 - February 12, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Healthcare, Education
    paper Skater Eddie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecRCuge17qY

    This complete shot I modeled, textured, lit, rigged, animated and rendered using Autodesk Maya, Zbrush, and GIMP. The buildings are based on a photo I took at a shopping strip in California while on vacation.