Santiago Saavedra

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Interactive Designer with a Professional degree from Jorge Tadeo Lozano's University (Bogotá – Colombia) with a focus on 3D Art, with a master's from Animum3D. Mainly focused on the creation of characters and creatures, also with the experience to create environments and props. Management of 3D modeling software, sculpting, texturing, and rendering. Knowledge in Zbrush, Maya, Blender3D, Marmoset Toolbag, X-Normal, Mari, Substance Painter, Marvelous Designer, Nuke, Topogun, CC3, FaceTools, Keyshot and Arnold, organic and inorganic modeling, Creation of assetsfor video games, movies and digital products (AR and VR). Retopology creation for excellent performance, texturing from 1k to 8k, displacement maps and alphas. Creation of assetsfor Unreal Engine and Unity3D (characters, organic and inorganic). High interest in learning and innovating. Sociable, self-taught, dedicated, and responsible. Excellent teamwork, good interpersonal relationships management. Propositional, focused on the quality of work. With an interest in the digital age and semiotics of the arts applied to modern digital environments. Gamer, sociable and able to work under pressure and tight time schedules. During this pandemic I've strengthen my skills as a remote worker using different tools to communicate my ideas and skills

3D CHARACTER ARTIST - PROP ARTIST - ENVIRONMENT ARTIST Jun 2022 – Jan 2024 C2 Game Estudio, Bogotá, Cundinamarca Colombia 3D artist in charge of the creation of characters and its integration in Unreal Engine, also support to props, texturing and environment 3d art. Use of Unreal Engine as a Tech Artist. 3D artist in “Monolith: Requiem of the Ancients”. Xbox, PS5, PC, Switch, Steam deck. Soon to be released by VsEvil and RocketRide Games. Trailer available in Youtube: 

3D ARTIST Aug 2023 - March 2024 TRIPP INC, REMOTE. USA 3D artist in charge of the creation of props and assets for the Mindfulness and mental health XR and VR app TRIPP in all VR devices. App cataloged as best Health app in VR and XR. 

3D ARTIST Aug 2023 – Current - Freelance LookAndFilm, REMOTE 3D Art Director in charge of the creation of creatures for an AR project working for Cremhelado (Colombia) in the “Dracula” AR ice cream campaign. In charge of all the 3D area for multiple projects. ProColombia coffee campaign and freelance 3d jobs. Control, educate and instruct junior 3d artists in better workflows and art direction.

3D ARTIST Apr 2022 - Jun 2022w 2way Sports, Bogotá, Cundinamarca Colombia 3D artist in charge of the creation of props and assets for the DIMAYOR soccer cup and events held by the Colombian soccer scene.

CHARACTER 3D ARTIST Feb 2022 - Mar 2022 Walow.io, Remote 3D artist in charge of the creation of stylized assetsfor a NFT project. Explored different human ethnicities and characters within the company

3D LEAD ARTIST. Sep 2021 - Dec 2021 Atomic Studio, Bogotá, Cundinamarca Colombia 3D Modeler and animator – Unity 3D – Blender3D. In charge of the creation of environments, models, cars and characters for the game "Dekadence" and its ads.

FREELANCE 3D ARTIST Jan 2019 - Current Fiverr.com, Remote Fiverr.com/santiagosgrowl Delivered more than 80 3d models for videogames, VFX, printing. 3D TECH ARTIST Sep 2020 - Jan 2021 Ignicion Games, Bogotá, Cundinamarca Colombia I was in charge of the creation of 3D models for the videogame, and it's merging within the Game Engine. Worked at the game "Animal Fury: Underground".

3D CREATURE ARTIST IN LOST LANES (VIDEOGAME). Jan 2021 - Jul 2021 El Faro Academy, Malaga, Spain Spain 3D artist in charge of the creation of characters mostly creatures for a horror game done in Unreal Engine 5

Interactive Designer - Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano.

MASTER'S AT 3D CHARACTER MODELING FOR VIDEOGAMES AND VFX. - 3D CHARACTER MODELING. Jul 2021 Animum3D, Remote