Ignacio Kaliman

Character Art Instructor- Toulouse & Nantes Campus

Salary / Daily rate

Toulouse, France

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

3D DesignArtistic DirectionZbrushAutodesk 3ds Max

Languages

EnglishFrenchSpanish

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.

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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

Certified by Escuela Da Vinci

3D Character Art Mentorship with Peter Zoppi

Issued: Jan 2023

Certified by CGMA

TOEFL exam

Issued: Jan 2014

Certified by ETS

JA Company program

Issued: Nov 2013

Certified by Junior Achievement Argentina

IGCSE

Issued: Jul 2013

Certified by Cambridge University

Portfolio

3D Portfolio

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