I'm Maria Fuentes Banegas, a 3D animator and modeler based in Berlin with two years of experience in short films and indie video games.
I’m Maria Fuentes Banegas, a 3D animator and modeler based in Berlin with two years of experience in short films and indie video games. I specialize in modeling, rigging, keyframe animation, and motion capture cleanup using Blender and Maya, and I enjoy developing assets for both stylized and realistic projects.
Beyond 3D work, I contribute as a scriptwriter and storyboard artist, and I have experience in Unity with Visual Scripting and basic web graphics. I’m a collaborative creator who thrives in cross-disciplinary teams from concept to final render.
The reason behind the creation of this animation (aside from experimentation) was to evoke a feeling of nostalgia and comfort, inspired by the vintage and ballet-themed music boxes. Cajita de Música is an animation created to experiment with ilumination and camera motion using Blender, while a ballerina-style music box is playing a melody (Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty Waltz).
Ollie's (Unscary) Escape is a student low-poly minigame created during October 2022. The main purpose was to create an ingenious puzzle minigame in which the player has to interact with the world in order to solve the puzzle and help Ollie get back home. The minigame also serves as a test of mechanics for 3D games using Unity
A fascinating uneven bars routine competed by a talented gymnast, inspired by the dynamic and graceful gymnastics routines of the 70's
Dusky is taking an exam to obtain his "frightener's license", but the presence of an old man will change the course of his evaluation. Will Dusky approve his exam? Pequeño Visitante is a student animated shortfilm created by María Fuentes and produced between January 2023 and March 2023 in a 13 week span.
Integrated 44 blend shapes and 22 drivers in Blender into a human-based character from Character Creator 4, enhancing an AI-training synthetic data pipeline based on human motion. Modeled eight game-ready props and designed four procedural materials in Blender, following the art style guidelines and technical specifications in a volunteer game demo development. Executed cleanup of twelve animations based on body motion capture data and performed quality control of ninety-six motion capture-based animations, refining animation error detecting and correction in Blender.
Integrated forty-four blend shapes and twenty-two drivers in Blender into a human-based character from Character Creator 4, enhancing an AI-training synthetic data pipeline based on human motion. Modeled eight game-ready props and designed four procedural materials in Blender, following the art style guidelines and technical specifications in a volunteer game demo development. Executed cleanup of twelve animations based on body motion capture data and performed quality control of ninety-six motion capture-based animations, refining animation error detecting and correction in Blender.
Integrated forty-four blend shapes and twenty-two drivers in Blender for a human-based character from Character Creator 4, enhancing an AI-training motion data pipeline. Modeled eight game-ready props and designed four procedural materials aligning with style guides. Cleaned up twelve animations and performed QC for ninety-six motion-capture sequences.
Post a job and invite Maria, or contact them directly. No hidden commission.
