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Avantika Chandrasekaran

@avantikachandrasekar

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I build stylized, story-driven 3D environments for animation and games.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to create stylized, story-driven environments for games or animation, collaborating with directors and multidisciplinary teams on immersive worlds, real-time production, lighting, and visual storytelling.

I'm developing stylized environments for Breakalight Entertainment's animated productions, taking assets from modeling and texturing through lighting and final look development. I collaborate directly with directors to translate scripts into cohesive cinematic worlds.

As Co-Director and Lead Environment Artist on Yaadein, I directed environment production across multiple locations and led a multidisciplinary team of 20 artists. I built modular asset libraries and defined the film's environmental lighting, mood, and visual language.

On What the…Luck?, I directed environment artists and set quality standards for topology, UV layouts, modular construction, and optimization. My work on Niyati and Highway 81 also included hero asset creation, sculpting, mentoring, modeling supervision, and pipeline problem-solving.

I'm drawn to immersive worlds shaped by culture, architecture, and atmosphere, using real-time workflows and cinematic framing to support gameplay and storytelling.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Freelance 3D Environment Artist

Current

Breakalight Entertainment

May 2026 - Present (3 months)

Develop stylized environments for multiple animated productions, handling the full pipeline from modeling and texturing to lighting and final look development. Create production-ready assets optimized for efficient rendering while maintaining visual consistency with storyboards and artistic direction.

Environment Modeling Lighting Look Development Unreal Engine 5 Substance Painter Zbrush Maya Asset Optimization