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I'm M. Ashwath Rao, a 3D Character Animator with over 6 years of experience delivering high-quality animations for films, television, educational apps, and immersive AR/VR experiences. I specialize in full-cycle animation production, including character rigging, layout building, environment design, and hands-on work with Blender, Maya, Unreal Engine, and FPV-style camera animation. I’m comfortable leading and mentoring animation teams, managing multiple projects under tight deadlines, and collaborating across disciplines to achieve visually compelling results. I’m passionate about innovation, continuous learning, and bringing creative ideas to life through technically sound and engaging 3D animation.…I'm M. Ashwath Rao, a 3D Character Animator with over 6 years of experience delivering high-quality animations for films, television, educational apps, and immersive AR/VR experiences. I specialize in full-cycle animation production, including character rigging, layout building, environment design, and hands-on work with Blender, Maya, Unreal Engine, and FPV-style camera animation. I’m comfortable leading and mentoring animation teams, managing multiple projects under tight deadlines, and collaborating across disciplines to achieve visually compelling results. I’m passionate about innovation, continuous learning, and bringing creative ideas to life through technically sound and engaging 3D animation.

M. Ashwath Rao

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I'm M. Ashwath Rao, a 3D Character Animator with over 6 years of experience delivering high-quality animations for films, television, educational apps, and immersive AR/VR experiences. I specialize in full-cycle animation production, including character rigging, layout building, environment design, and hands-on work with Blender, Maya, Unreal Engine, and FPV-style camera animation. I’m comfortable leading and mentoring animation teams, managing multiple projects under tight deadlines, and collaborating across disciplines to achieve visually compelling results. I’m passionate about innovation, continuous learning, and bringing creative ideas to life through technically sound and engaging 3D animation.…I'm M. Ashwath Rao, a 3D Character Animator with over 6 years of experience delivering high-quality animations for films, television, educational apps, and immersive AR/VR experiences. I specialize in full-cycle animation production, including character rigging, layout building, environment design, and hands-on work with Blender, Maya, Unreal Engine, and FPV-style camera animation. I’m comfortable leading and mentoring animation teams, managing multiple projects under tight deadlines, and collaborating across disciplines to achieve visually compelling results. I’m passionate about innovation, continuous learning, and bringing creative ideas to life through technically sound and engaging 3D animation.

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I’m M. Ashwath Rao, a 3D Character Animator with over 6 years of experience delivering high-quality animations for films, television, educational apps, and immersive AR/VR experiences. I specialize in full-cycle animation production, including character rigging, layout building, environment design, and hands-on work with Blender, Maya, Unreal Engine, and FPV-style camera animation.

I’m comfortable leading and mentoring animation teams, managing multiple projects under tight deadlines, and collaborating across disciplines to achieve visually compelling results. I’m passionate about innovation, continuous learning, and bringing creative ideas to life through technically sound and engaging 3D animation.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

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Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Advanced

Hindi

Intermediate

Kannada

Fluent

Work Experience

3D Generalist at Xpheno Pvt Ltd.

November 1, 2023 - July 1, 2025

Executed projects involving repair animation, realistic rendering, video editing, and silhouette rendering. Created character animations, prop animations, environmental designs, and performed comprehensive 3D animation tasks for multiple projects.

3D Artist at THIS IS DMG, Thailand

May 1, 2021 - July 1, 2022

Worked on serious game projects, handling both rigging and animation tasks. Created car animations using Blender and developed animations for company websites, AR/VR projects, and immersive experiences. Executed FPV-style camera animations in Unreal Engine and experimented with anamorphic screen and 3D billboard animations in Blender. Designed and developed character animations, prop animations, environmental assets, and other animation-related elements for assigned projects.

Animator at Silver Pumpkin Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (Previously Pencil Line Animation Studio), Udupi

September 6, 2017 - March 4, 2021

Produced 3D animation effects for feature films including Umil (Tulu), Shiva (Tamil), Tanhaji (Hindi), and Bharatha Bahubali (Kannada). Contributed to TV and cartoon series in Hindi (Chacha Bathija, Motu Patlu, Virat, Rudra, KIKO, Gattu Battu) and international projects (Tiana, Ollie & Friends, Grapeseed, Moe Rescue). Developed 3D animation effects for educational apps, including 8 episodes for Byjus. Served as team leader for 2–3 projects and promoted to lead multiple teams for the Moe Rescue project, managing 3 teams simultaneously. Trained three batches of students in 3D animation as faculty, including guest sessions.