I'm a 3D artist with 6+ years of experience creating photorealistic product renderings and animations for marketing, e-commerce, and catalogs. I've also worked as a studio photographer, lighting and capturing products for diverse retail clients. I'm eager to apply my technical, artistic, and design skills to deliver outstanding imagery, and I'm open to relocation for the right opportunity.

Christopher Warnken

I'm a 3D artist with 6+ years of experience creating photorealistic product renderings and animations for marketing, e-commerce, and catalogs. I've also worked as a studio photographer, lighting and capturing products for diverse retail clients. I'm eager to apply my technical, artistic, and design skills to deliver outstanding imagery, and I'm open to relocation for the right opportunity.

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I’m a 3D artist with 6+ years of experience creating photorealistic product renderings and animations for marketing, e-commerce, and catalogs.

I’ve also worked as a studio photographer, lighting and capturing products for diverse retail clients. I’m eager to apply my technical, artistic, and design skills to deliver outstanding imagery, and I’m open to relocation for the right opportunity.

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Work Experience

Senior 3D Artist at Wayfair, Inc.
April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2025
Led 3D lighting and generalist work to create photorealistic product and room scene renderings for e-commerce, catalogs and marketing for brands such as Wayfair, Joss and Main, All Modern. Utilized lighting, textures, modeling, post-production, AI and Nuke compositing to deliver high-quality imagery. Collaborated with creative, production and other senior artists on marketing concepts, light rigs, pipeline building, troubleshooting, workflow guidelines, and tools. Engaged in ongoing learning to expand knowledge of 3D techniques and software to stay current with industry trends. Managed multiple 3D projects with accuracy and creativity. Applied independent judgement in problem-solving to ensure efficiency. Managed one direct report.
Studio Photographer at Wayfair, Inc.
March 1, 2019 - March 1, 2019
Lit and photographed product table-top and room scenes for eCommerce, marketing and catalogs. Worked closely with art directors and designers to consistently produce high-quality images following established brand guidelines and standards.
Studio Photographer at The BonTon Stores Inc.
June 1, 2018 - June 1, 2018
Photographed products for e-commerce, catalogs and marketing used for regional stores: Bon-Ton, Boston Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s, etc. Teamed with art directors and production on concepts related to imagery.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography at School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL
January 11, 2030 - November 6, 2025
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography at School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL
January 11, 2030 - November 21, 2025

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Retail, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other