3D Character Artist

Michael Randriamiandriray *

Gender: Male

Nationality: Malagasy (from Madagascar)

Date of Birth: October 02, 1987

Place of Birth: Ankadifotsy, Antananarivo

Occupation: 3D Character Artist

Marital Status: Married

Number of Children: 3 (Three)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Online PORTFOLIO: https://www.artstation.com/mikart3d Orange Comet - California April 2022 - Present

Senior 3D Character Artist - Full-Time

- Focusing on 3D likeness portraits and 3D Realtime characters, mentioning some of the cast characters of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” show: Rick & Carol & “Interview With A Vampire 2022” show: Lestat, Louis and Claudia…

- I have been on the leading role of several celebrities 3D character sculpting such as: Sir Anthony Hopkins, Jennifer Lopez, Alexandra Daddario and many more…

- Currently working on a game in collaboration with Netflix – taking the leading role on every cast characters development

(AAA game style) – probably Orange Comet’s best game production yet… TopZero Game - Poland June 2020 – Aug 2021

3D Character Artist - Contractor

3D character creation including all assets – sculpting, retopologizing and texturing Mostly doing soldier realtime 3D characters…

DoubleGum - Belgium Jan 2016 – Mar 2021

3D Illustrator - Freelancer

Interior/Exterior 3D visualization – 3D Animations MikArt3D July 2008 – Dec 2015

3D Artist - Part-time Freelancer

Freelancer since 2008 – doing different 3D projects worldwide EDUCATION

- Master’s Degree in Art 2022

E-Media Madagascar - University of Art & Media

- Advance ZBrush Digital Character Sculpting 2013-2016 Online training on Youtube.com – self taught

This is mainly the combination of all my previous experiences being focused on 3D Game Character development…

- Learn the fundamentals of character creation 2013 Online training with cgmasteracademy.com

- Advanced 3D Realistic Architectural Rendering (learnvray.com) 2013 Online training with 5SRW

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- 3D Online Training 2010-2011

Online training with Lynda.com & DigitalTutors.com (modeling, texturing, animating, lighting, rendering)

- 3D Modeling, Texturing and Animation 2007 - 2009 Self-taught – Blender.org

I have spent a couple of years learning 3D at home through several books and videos online. This helped me get more insights about the world of 3D.

- Anglophone Studies - Bachelor of Arts degree 2005 - 2008 Ankatso University of Antananarivo

I have studied English language for 3 years at Ankatso University of Antananarivo. I have achieved a Bachelor degree which is equivalent to License in French.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

- Proficient in 2D & 3D applications: ZBrush, Substance Painter, Marvelous Designer, Cinema 4D and Photoshop

- Intermediate knowledge in: Autodesk Maya, Mari, Unreal Engine 5

- Rendering proficiency in VRay, Arnold, Redshift and Marmoset Realtime

- Advanced composition skills with Adobe Photoshop and Aftereffects

- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint

- Video editing (Aftereffects and Sony Vegas)

- My YouTube channel could show more of what I am capable of: https://www.youtube.com/@mikart3d/videos FEATURES

- Positive attitude

- Eagerness to learn more

- Learn from mistakes

- Hard-working

- Strong collaborative skills

- Being creative and ready to push further on details PERSONAL INTERESTS

Drawing, Sport, Music, Networking, Travelling, Reading, Helping others... LANGUAGE SKILLS

English: written, spoken

French: written, spoken

Malagasy: written, spoken, native

A LITTLE MORE ABOUT MYSELF

It all started when I saw the evolution of the movie “Shrek the Third” back in 2007. From there I heard about Blender (Open Source 3D Software) and started doing some fun arts. By the time ZBrush came out big in 2009 with all its new features, I got myself introduced into digital sculpting and cartoon characters. From 2013, I switched my focus to 3D character development and still enjoy doing it until now.

More knowledge is what I’ll have to seek but looking back in time, I’m very proud of my achievements this far. I’m certainly confident that I’ll be a good fit to your company’s puzzle CAREER OBJECTIVES

Nobody is born winner, but I am willing to become one through all my skills and my hard work to strive for the best. I believe I have the talents to work in great 3D Game Industries as a 3D Character Artist. And as Walt Disney has inspired me through one of his quotes: “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.”

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