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Hi, I’m Makar Nikitin. I’m a 3D animator based in Berlin, Germany, specializing in character and creature animation for games. I’m passionate about bringing characters to life with believable movement and personality. I have experience building game-ready locomotion systems and combat animations, and I enjoy collaborating with designers and programmers to implement those animations in Unreal Engine and Unity.…Hi, I’m Makar Nikitin. I’m a 3D animator based in Berlin, Germany, specializing in character and creature animation for games. I’m passionate about bringing characters to life with believable movement and personality. I have experience building game-ready locomotion systems and combat animations, and I enjoy collaborating with designers and programmers to implement those animations in Unreal Engine and Unity.

Makar Nikitin

3D Animator, Animator, Character Designer, +2

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Hi, I’m Makar Nikitin. I’m a 3D animator based in Berlin, Germany, specializing in character and creature animation for games. I’m passionate about bringing characters to life with believable movement and personality. I have experience building game-ready locomotion systems and combat animations, and I enjoy collaborating with designers and programmers to implement those animations in Unreal Engine and Unity.…Hi, I’m Makar Nikitin. I’m a 3D animator based in Berlin, Germany, specializing in character and creature animation for games. I’m passionate about bringing characters to life with believable movement and personality. I have experience building game-ready locomotion systems and combat animations, and I enjoy collaborating with designers and programmers to implement those animations in Unreal Engine and Unity.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Makar Nikitin. I’m a 3D animator based in Berlin, Germany, specializing in character and creature animation for games.

I’m passionate about bringing characters to life with believable movement and personality. I have experience building game-ready locomotion systems and combat animations, and I enjoy collaborating with designers and programmers to implement those animations in Unreal Engine and Unity.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Advanced

Russian

Fluent

German

Beginner

Work Experience

3D Animator at Indie Team

April 1, 2026 - July 1, 2026

Created a full locomotion set (idle, walk, run, transitions) for player characters. Created animations for secondary characters and interactable objects. Implemented animations in Unity using Animator Controller and state machines. Ensured smooth transitions and responsiveness for gameplay. Collaborated closely with game designers and programmers in a team environment.

Modder at Nexus Mods

June 1, 2023 - February 1, 2026

Created 40+ mods involving animation, models, and gameplay systems. Replaced game assets in existing pipelines via modding tools. Achieved 60k+ unique downloads across all mods. Modified games including The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption 2.