Ionut Calaretu

Remote, one-person 3D department delivering stylized and realistic characters and props for high-profile clients, including Dontnod, Ubisoft, Keos Masons, AMC, Airship Interactive, and Patriot Division. Also contributed to a 3D animated movie and TV commercials. Owns difficult end-to-end character setup tasks beyond sculpting, including rigging and skinning, hair and cloth simulation, to ensure assets are truly game-ready and performant. Continuously upskills and iterates on pipelines, integrating AI-assisted tools to optimize workflow and reduce checking/iteration time by up to 50%. Provides production-ready assets with collaborative stability through the full delivery cycle.

AAA character production role in Bucharest for multiple international projects, contributing to 200+ character assets in collaboration with studios including CD Projekt Red, Trion, Disney, Capcom, Starbreeze, Pandemic, Propaganda Games, and 2K/Hangar 13. Directly contributed to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt character art team, meeting strict performance and fidelity standards. Specialized in the character production pipeline: high-poly organic sculpting, retopology, and texture baking (PBR workflow) supporting both stylized and realistic directions. Worked within production constraints to ensure consistent quality and engine-ready deliverables.

Generalist 2D/3D services for small architecture studios and TV production houses, including product and environment modeling, texturing and rendering, fluid simulations, and basic animations. Helped build end-to-end visual asset pipelines and implementation. Provided diverse 2D services such as CAD plans, storyboards, and paintings for TV commercials, along with basic After Effects (AE) animations. Supported a small 2D animation studio transitioning into 3D workflows.