Cesare Spinelli3D Character & Creature Artist
Email
cesarespinelli98@gmail.com
Open to international relocation
Location
Italy
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Summary

3D Character & Creature Artist specialized in realistic characters and creatures for games, cinematics, and VFX. Experienced in high-resolution sculpting, anatomy, texturing, grooming, look development, and real time and cinematic production workflows.

Professional Experience
Black Horizon Studio, 3D Character Artist
04/2025 – Present
  • •Create realistic characters for a real-time production across the character art pipeline, using MetaHumans as a base.
  • •Handle high-resolution sculpting, anatomy refinement, texturing, grooming, and final asset presentation.
  • •Prepare production-ready character assets while balancing visual quality and technical constraints.
    • Moonshot CGI, 3D Creature Artist
    03/2025 – Present
  • •Create realistic creatures with a focus on high-resolution sculpting, anatomy, and surface development.
  • •Sculpt skeletal and muscle systems to support CFX and simulation workflows.
  • •Develop anatomically consistent assets within established production pipelines.
    • Freelance, 3D Character Artist / 3D Artist
    07/2023 – 03/2025
  • •Worked on character and look-development projects across music, film, and entertainment, delivering stylized and realistic assets for multiple productions.

    • BigRock Institute of Magic Technologies

    Research & Development Associate / 3D Generalist
    03/2022 – 09/2022
  • •Worked across character and general 3D production for internal and commercial projects. Contributed to sculpting, asset production, and art direction across multiple projects.
    • Education
    BigRock Institute of Magic Technologies, Master in Computer Graphics
    09/2021 – 04/2022
    Skills
    Character Art

    Digital Sculpting · Anatomy · Character Modeling · MetaHuman · Retopology · UVs · PBR Texturing · Grooming · Hair Cards · Look Development

    Software

    ZBrush · Maya · Unreal Engine · Substance 3D Painter · Marvelous Designer · XGen · Marmoset

    Languages
    Italian (Native)|English (Professional Working Proficiency)