
Ignacio Kaliman
Character Art Instructor- Toulouse & Nantes Campus
Salary / Daily rate
Toulouse, France
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Versatile 3D Character Artist with 4+ years of freelance expertise across prestigious clients like L'Oréal and Jean Paul Gaultier. Specializing in both realistic and stylized character creation, from high-poly modeling to texturing and animation. Currently balancing professional work with teaching as a Character Art Instructor, bringing industry-standard techniques to future artists at Ynov Campus.
Work experience
Character Art Instructor- Toulouse & Nantes Campus
YNOV Campus
Aug 2024 - Present
2 years 3 months
Toulouse, France
As instructor specializing in 3D character art, I guide 2nd and 3rd year students through the comprehensive workflow of character creation for animation and video games. My role involve: - Teaching the workflow in 3D character art. - Mentoring students in both theoretical and practical aspects. - Navigating students through the entire character creation process. - Preparing students for industry standards in animation and gaming.
3D Character Artist
FreelanceFreelance
Feb 2020 - Present
6 years 9 months
Toulouse, France
Worked on several projects as 3D character artist : - L'Oréal - Hedonic Machines - Epistemes - 3D Digital Venue - HegoNFT - NxtPop - MilkyWayGames for the game Monkey Empire - Jean Paul Gautier and more
3D Character Artist - Freelance
Thinker Friends AgencyFreelance
Jun 2024 - Jan 2025
8 months
Panama, Panama · Remote
Skills: Rendu visuel
3D Character Art Instructor
Toulouse Ynov Campus
Sep 2021 - Aug 2022
1 year
Toulouse, France
As Instructor specializing in 3D character art, I guided 2nd and 3rd year students through the comprehensive workflow of character creation for animation and video games. My role involved: - Teaching key concepts in 3D character art. - Mentoring students in both theoretical and practical aspects. - Navigating students through the entire character creation process. - Preparing students for industry standards in animation and gaming.
3D Character Artist & Animator
Immersive Factory
Mar 2020 - Jul 2022
2 years 5 months
Creation of a NPC library, focusing on detailed character development for an enhanced VR gaming experience. My key responsibilities included: - Developing a diverse NPC library. - Cloth simulation. - High-poly models for each character. - Optimizing models to low-poly for game integration. - Applying advanced texturing techniques. - Creating and integrating character-specific hair designs.
3D Character Artist
Kalank
Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
1 year 1 month
I was in charge of creating realistic and stylized characters for several projects Tasks : - Highpoly versions - Texturing - Hair creation - Facial blendshapes
Co-Founder / Head of Art
Sparkids
Jan 2016 - Mar 2018
2 years 3 months
Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
Sparkids is a gamified platform that detects the interests of children interactively through the game, using artificial intelligence. It ignites the potential and personalizes education through learning by projects and challenges according to the interest of each child.
Education
Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers
2nd year of Master's degree
2019 - 2020
1 year 1 month
Universidad ORT Uruguay
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
2015 - 2019
4 years 1 month
Escuela Da vinci
3dsmax designer
2014 - 2014
1 month
Colegio Tarbut
Bachillerato
2011 - 2014
3 years 1 month
Licenses & certifications
3D Studio Max & Rendering
Issued: May 2025
3D Character Art Mentorship with Peter Zoppi
Issued: Jan 2023
TOEFL exam
Issued: Jan 2014
JA Company program
Issued: Nov 2013
IGCSE
Issued: Jul 2013
Portfolio
