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"I'm a Senior 3D Artist and Technical Art Lead with 10+ years of experience shaping art direction in game development, VR, advertising, and music video production. I specialize in end-to-end 3D pipelines—from layout and modeling to rigging, texturing, and real-time engine integration—delivering assets that are beautiful, performant, and production-ready." "I excel at leading art teams, building scalable pipelines, and collaborating closely with stakeholders to maintain visual consistency and technical quality across mobile and desktop platforms. My toolkit spans Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Unreal Engine, Unity, Photoshop, and Unreal; I thrive in fast-paced environments and love turning creative ideas into polished, immersive experiences."…"I'm a Senior 3D Artist and Technical Art Lead with 10+ years of experience shaping art direction in game development, VR, advertising, and music video production. I specialize in end-to-end 3D pipelines—from layout and modeling to rigging, texturing, and real-time engine integration—delivering assets that are beautiful, performant, and production-ready." "I excel at leading art teams, building scalable pipelines, and collaborating closely with stakeholders to maintain visual consistency and technical quality across mobile and desktop platforms. My toolkit spans Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Unreal Engine, Unity, Photoshop, and Unreal; I thrive in fast-paced environments and love turning creative ideas into polished, immersive experiences."

Francisco Nikotian

3D Designer, 3D Modeler, Character Designer, +7

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"I'm a Senior 3D Artist and Technical Art Lead with 10+ years of experience shaping art direction in game development, VR, advertising, and music video production. I specialize in end-to-end 3D pipelines—from layout and modeling to rigging, texturing, and real-time engine integration—delivering assets that are beautiful, performant, and production-ready." "I excel at leading art teams, building scalable pipelines, and collaborating closely with stakeholders to maintain visual consistency and technical quality across mobile and desktop platforms. My toolkit spans Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Unreal Engine, Unity, Photoshop, and Unreal; I thrive in fast-paced environments and love turning creative ideas into polished, immersive experiences."…"I'm a Senior 3D Artist and Technical Art Lead with 10+ years of experience shaping art direction in game development, VR, advertising, and music video production. I specialize in end-to-end 3D pipelines—from layout and modeling to rigging, texturing, and real-time engine integration—delivering assets that are beautiful, performant, and production-ready." "I excel at leading art teams, building scalable pipelines, and collaborating closely with stakeholders to maintain visual consistency and technical quality across mobile and desktop platforms. My toolkit spans Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Unreal Engine, Unity, Photoshop, and Unreal; I thrive in fast-paced environments and love turning creative ideas into polished, immersive experiences."

Available to hire

“I’m a Senior 3D Artist and Technical Art Lead with 10+ years of experience shaping art direction in game development, VR, advertising, and music video production. I specialize in end-to-end 3D pipelines—from layout and modeling to rigging, texturing, and real-time engine integration—delivering assets that are beautiful, performant, and production-ready.”

“I excel at leading art teams, building scalable pipelines, and collaborating closely with stakeholders to maintain visual consistency and technical quality across mobile and desktop platforms. My toolkit spans Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, Unreal Engine, Unity, Photoshop, and Unreal; I thrive in fast-paced environments and love turning creative ideas into polished, immersive experiences.”

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Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Spanish; Castilian

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Portuguese

Advanced

Work Experience

3D Generalist at OKAM Studio

January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2018

Modeling, texturing and rigging for set props and characters from concept art, following Art Director specifications; collaborated with team for optimal workflow; rigged, animated and integrated 3D assets into in-house engine.

Character Artist at SetNprops

January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2022

Modeling and texturing set props and characters; laying out, timing and setting Maya scenes with cameras for animators; setting up materials in Arnold for LGT team and render; animating and integrating 3D assets into Unity; using VR to build 3D layouts and scenes.

Manager 3D Art at DgamerStudio

January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023

Built effective 3D model pipeline for mobile; managing a small team of artists and training them; modeling, sculpting, bake, texturing and rigging; technical art direction for the concept artists.

3D Artist at ForeVR Games

January 1, 2024 - Present

Developed real-time 3D props, environment assets, and textures for VR projects in Meta’s Horizon Worlds, collaborating closely with the design team to ensure visual quality and performance.

3D Artist at OKAM Studio

January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2022

Modeling, texturing and rigging for Set N Props and Characters from Concept Art following the Art Director's spec. Collaborated with the team for an optimal workflow. Rigged, animated and integrated 3D assets into the in-house engine.

Set & Character Artist at SETN Props - Character Artist

January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2022

Modeling and texturing Set N Props and Characters. Laying out, timing and setting Maya scenes with cameras for animators. Setting up materials in Arnold for LTG team and render. Animating and integrating 3D assets into Unity. Using VR to build 3D layouts and scenes.

3D Artist for VR Games at Freelance / VR Games

January 1, 2023 - Present

Developed real-time 3D props, environment assets, and textures for VR projects in Meta's Horizons Worlds, collaborating closely with the design team to ensure visual quality and performance.

Manager 3D ART Studio at D Gamers Studio (Montevideo, Uruguay)

January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2024

Built an effective 3D model pipeline for mobile. Managing a small team of artists and training them in modeling, sculpting, baking, texturing, and rigging. Provided technical art direction for concept artists.