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I am a senior 3D artist with extensive experience delivering photoreal CGI for advertising, product packaging and automotive clients. Comfortable taking projects from initial brief and scamps through modelling, look-dev, lighting and rendering to final retouch and artwork delivery. I have over 20 years’ experience across publishing, design and media, combining strong visual storytelling with solid technical skills and a dependable, deadline-driven approach.…I am a senior 3D artist with extensive experience delivering photoreal CGI for advertising, product packaging and automotive clients. Comfortable taking projects from initial brief and scamps through modelling, look-dev, lighting and rendering to final retouch and artwork delivery. I have over 20 years’ experience across publishing, design and media, combining strong visual storytelling with solid technical skills and a dependable, deadline-driven approach.

Simon Nankivell

3D Visualizer, 3D Designer, Designer, +2

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I am a senior 3D artist with extensive experience delivering photoreal CGI for advertising, product packaging and automotive clients. Comfortable taking projects from initial brief and scamps through modelling, look-dev, lighting and rendering to final retouch and artwork delivery. I have over 20 years’ experience across publishing, design and media, combining strong visual storytelling with solid technical skills and a dependable, deadline-driven approach.…I am a senior 3D artist with extensive experience delivering photoreal CGI for advertising, product packaging and automotive clients. Comfortable taking projects from initial brief and scamps through modelling, look-dev, lighting and rendering to final retouch and artwork delivery. I have over 20 years’ experience across publishing, design and media, combining strong visual storytelling with solid technical skills and a dependable, deadline-driven approach.

Available to hire

I am a senior 3D artist with extensive experience delivering photoreal CGI for advertising, product packaging and automotive clients. Comfortable taking projects from initial brief and scamps through modelling, look-dev, lighting and rendering to final retouch and artwork delivery.

I have over 20 years’ experience across publishing, design and media, combining strong visual storytelling with solid technical skills and a dependable, deadline-driven approach.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

3D Visualiser & CG Artist at Self-employed / Freelance

January 1, 2009 - November 23, 2025

Produce photoreal 3D imagery and illustration for advertising, product, packaging and automotive work. Create high-quality stills from often incomplete source material (CAD, rough sketches, reference photos). Manage full CGI pipeline: brief interpretation, scamping, modelling, shading, lighting, rendering, compositing and final artwork. Liaise directly with clients, agencies and production teams to ensure visuals meet brand and print requirements. Long-term experience working remotely and integrating into existing studio workflows when needed.

Represented 3D Artist at Happy Finish, London

December 31, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Produced stills for print, OOH and digital channels under tight deadlines and strict brand guidelines.

Lead 3D Artist at Nexus/h

December 31, 2009 - December 31, 2009

Led end-to-end CGI projects, including briefing, planning and coordinating freelance modellers; prepared production-ready assets by optimising client data (primarily automotive). Led 3D modelling, data prep, lighting and rendering across multiple concurrent projects; provided additional image retouching support when required.

Assistant Colour Studio Production Supervisor at The Mail on Sunday

December 31, 2007 - December 31, 2007

Retouching and image production for newspaper print, layout checks and colour management using QuarkXPress, Illustrator and InDesign.

Senior Designer at Glendale Design Consultants

December 31, 2002 - December 31, 2002

Graphic design and multimedia solutions (reports, websites, exhibitions, POS). Produced 3D illustrations and visualisations using LightWave 3D, Photoshop and Illustrator, and supported colleagues with training and technical help.

Senior Designer at Kent Police

December 31, 1996 - December 31, 1996

Design for internal communications and county-wide campaigns, plus responsibility for an annual departmental budget and implementing a corporate rebrand across the service.

Graphic Designer / Technical Illustrator at CPL, Edenbridge

December 31, 1989 - December 31, 1989

Design, technical illustration and visualisation for exhibition stands, POS and brochures, liaising with photographers, typesetters and other suppliers.

Freelance Designer / Illustrator at Various Clients

December 31, 1988 - December 31, 1988

Illustration and design for advertising, computer games packaging, sprites and title screens, plus educational publishing and non-fiction book covers. Early adopter of Apple Macintosh publishing tools.