I am a goal-driven, detail-oriented digital artist with over 7 years of professional experience creating photo-realistic characters and story-driven animation sequences using Autodesk Maya. I love creating digital characters and bringing them to life through the use of the 12 principles of Animation. I am also experienced in organic and hard-surface modelling, texture painting, and look development.…

Toochukwu Israel Ogbogu

I am a goal-driven, detail-oriented digital artist with over 7 years of professional experience creating photo-realistic characters and story-driven animation sequences using Autodesk Maya. I love creating digital characters and bringing them to life through the use of the 12 principles of Animation. I am also experienced in organic and hard-surface modelling, texture painting, and look development.…

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I am a goal-driven, detail-oriented digital artist with over 7 years of professional experience creating photo-realistic characters and story-driven animation sequences using Autodesk Maya. I love creating digital characters and bringing them to life through the use of the 12 principles of Animation.

I am also experienced in organic and hard-surface modelling, texture painting, and look development.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Character Artist and Animator at Manilla Games Technology Ltd
January 1, 2022 - October 28, 2025
Created photo-realistic characters and digital environments for promotional and in-game videos for SinVerse; combined motion-capture data and keyframed animation; created hair and cloth simulations using third-party digital plugins for higher levels of photorealism; produced the product launch video for NFT Cube.
3D Animator at RUBIX ANIMATION STUDIO
January 26, 2018 - November 15, 2021
Created several photo-realistic creatures for the movie “Once Upon aNight” and also forayed into Digital Tracking and Integration for VFX.  Modeled, Textured and Animatedt he digital protagonist called “Mozi”for the shortfilm“Mi andMozi.  Created and Animated the characters for the iconic Minnie Me TV Ad
3D Charger Animator at COLOR RED ANIMATION AND VISUAL EFFECTS
October 28, 2015 - January 18, 2018

Education

Master of Arts, Computer Animation and Visual Effects at University of Bradford, United Kingdom
October 1, 2010 - November 30, 2011
Keyframe Animation Mocap Data capture and Manipulation Character Modeling and Animation
B.Sc, Computer Science at Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
January 1, 2003 - January 1, 2008

Qualifications

Mastering Character Animation - iAnimate Online
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014

Industry Experience

Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Professional Services, Education
    paper Creature VFX

    Created for the movie “Once Upon a Night”

    Responsible for ideation and concept design, modelling, texturing, rigging, animation, VFX paint, roto, cleanup and integration into BG plates.