Hi, I'm Jiri Tuomaala, a visual artist and 3D generalist with 8+ years of experience delivering high-quality CG for my own studio, freelance projects, and personal experiments. I enjoy turning ideas into polished visuals—from concept to final render—and I thrive on solving creative and technical challenges. I can handle large productions solo or collaborate with teams, and I regularly work with business clients to deliver visuals within budgets and deadlines. I’m comfortable across pre-production, production, and post-production, and I love blending CGI with storytelling to create engaging visual experiences.…

Jiri Tuomaala

Hi, I'm Jiri Tuomaala, a visual artist and 3D generalist with 8+ years of experience delivering high-quality CG for my own studio, freelance projects, and personal experiments. I enjoy turning ideas into polished visuals—from concept to final render—and I thrive on solving creative and technical challenges. I can handle large productions solo or collaborate with teams, and I regularly work with business clients to deliver visuals within budgets and deadlines. I’m comfortable across pre-production, production, and post-production, and I love blending CGI with storytelling to create engaging visual experiences.…

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Hi, I’m Jiri Tuomaala, a visual artist and 3D generalist with 8+ years of experience delivering high-quality CG for my own studio, freelance projects, and personal experiments. I enjoy turning ideas into polished visuals—from concept to final render—and I thrive on solving creative and technical challenges.

I can handle large productions solo or collaborate with teams, and I regularly work with business clients to deliver visuals within budgets and deadlines. I’m comfortable across pre-production, production, and post-production, and I love blending CGI with storytelling to create engaging visual experiences.

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English
Fluent
Finnish
Fluent

Work Experience

Visual Artist & Co-Founder at Lightstone Productions Oy
January 1, 2024 - Present
Creating high-end animations and graphics for businesses across different industries. Highlights include TV commercial, social media ads, and billboard ads for Vellamo Water (part of a MasterChef Finland Christmas special partnership on MTV in Finland), a promotional video for PK-35 Helsinki combining CGI and live-action, and product animations for KP-ServicePartner. Led multiple 3D and AI spec ads, promos, and demos throughout the company’s projects.
Visual Artist at Lightstone Productions Oy
January 1, 2024 - Present
Creating high-end animations and graphics for businesses across different industries and purposes. Led CGI and live-action projects including TV commercials, social media ads, and billboard campaigns for Vellamo Water as part of MasterChef Finland’s Christmas special on MTV in Finland. Produced promotional video for PK-35 football club in Helsinki blending CGI and live-action. Created product animations for KP-ServicePartner. Executed numerous 3D & AI spec ads, graphics, promos, and demos throughout the operation.
Freelance 3D Artist at Freelance (Freelancer.com, Fiverr, Upwork, CGTrader)
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2023
Created a turntable 3D animation mockup for product packaging, produced 3D animation based on a client’s drawing of an optical illusion for social media, and converted a suburban environment into a 3D model using Google Maps satellite images.
Freelance 3D Artist at Freelancer.com, Fiverr, Upwork, CGTrader
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2023
- Created turntable 3D animation mockups for product packaging. - Produced 3D animation based on client’s drawings of optical illusions for social media. - Converted suburban environment into a 3D model using Google Maps satellite images.
Engineering Intern at LAB University of Applied Sciences
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Created 3D animated ad for client. Produced live streams with educational content for client.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information and Communications Technology at LAB University of Applied Sciences
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2020
Exchange Studies at Glasgow Caledonian University
January 1, 2019 - February 4, 2026
Bachelor's Degree in Information and Communications Technology at LAB University of Applied Sciences
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2020
Exchange Studies at Glasgow Caledonian University
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019

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Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Gaming, Software & Internet, Education

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