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Hi, I’m Tudor Stanescu, a 3D character artist and lecturer focused on stylized characters for VR and AR, with experience developing mobile games and teaching game design. When I’m not creating art or teaching, I help students and teams translate ideas into playable prototypes, ship Unity-based VR games, and build efficient production pipelines for character creation and animation.…

Tudor Stanescu

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Hi, I’m Tudor Stanescu, a 3D character artist and lecturer focused on stylized characters for VR and AR, with experience developing mobile games and teaching game design. When I’m not creating art or teaching, I help students and teams translate ideas into playable prototypes, ship Unity-based VR games, and build efficient production pipelines for character creation and animation.…

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Tudor Stanescu, a 3D character artist and lecturer focused on stylized characters for VR and AR, with experience developing mobile games and teaching game design.

When I’m not creating art or teaching, I help students and teams translate ideas into playable prototypes, ship Unity-based VR games, and build efficient production pipelines for character creation and animation.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan

Fluent

German

Advanced

Spanish; Castilian

Intermediate

Work Experience

3D Character Artist and Animator at Thoughtfish GmbH

November 1, 2021 - Present

Developed pre-production and production pipelines for procedural gameready characters from original concept art and briefs. Blocked out and sculpted in ZBrush, retopologized, textured, and rigged models using biped, CAT and bone rigs in 3dsMax and Blender. Animated by keyframes and motion capture, then retargeted and corrected animation clips to share between characters. Optimized assets and worked around limitations for mobile and VR. Shipped Unity and Unreal Engine games and proprietary products. Supervised interns through the character pipeline and made final adjustments for quality control and implementation. Delivered prototypes and vertical slices for Meta.

3D Character Artist and Animator at Freelance

November 1, 2021 - July 23, 2025

Commissioned for VRChat avatars and tabletop miniatures. Created particle simulations, assets, and collectibles for Web3 marketplace.

Videographer and Editor at Freelance

October 1, 2019 - July 23, 2025

Produced video content creation, 3D animations and motion graphics for various clients including BAFTA, Tongues on Fire, MNKY HSE, and Taiwan Ministry of Culture.

MA Game Design Lecturer at Berlin School of Business and Innovation

September 1, 2025 - Present

Created the MA curriculum aligned with UCA outlines, leveraging VR/AR game development to explore emerging technology mediums. Incorporated case studies spanning board games to indie, AAA, and interactive experiences, with a focus on both theory and practical application within an agile development environment. Mentored students and organized workshops and industry guest lectures for each module.

3D Character Artist and Videographer at Freelance

January 1, 2021 - November 1, 2021

VR avatars, photogrammetry and tabletop miniatures; particle simulations and collectibles for a web3 marketplace; video content creation and motion graphics for brands and artists.