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Daria Halotsik

@dariahalotsik

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3D Character Animator crafting cartoony and semi-realistic character performances for film and TV.

Belarus

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a team that ships feature films or TV series and lets me translate video references into cartoony and semi-realistic character animation—collaborating closely with supervisors to keep style consistent. Remote or relocation-ready.

I’m a 3D Character Animator with 2 years in feature films and TV-series, focused on semi-realistic and cartoony performance. I also bring 4 years of experience as a 3D Generalist for games, where I built complete character pipelines—from modeling and sculpting to retopology, UVs, rigging, skinning, and hand-painted textures.

In my recent freelance work, I create high-quality character animations for feature films and TV series, interpreting video references into the project’s cartoony and semi-realistic style while collaborating with supervisors and the team. Previously, as a Senior 3D Generalist at Glera Games, I produced animations for biped characters and animals (idle, talk, walk cycles, reactions, interactions, and cut-scenes) and optimized models to meet poly-count standards.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Freelance 2D Illustrator

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Happy Color

Jan 2021 - Present (5 years 6 months)

Provided freelance vector illustrations for the Happy Color mobile app, creating artwork from scratch or with AI assistance and improving the original concept. Focused on architecture and real places, as well as animals and objects, including generating reference materials for the app.

Vector Illustrations Reference Based Generation Adobe Illustrator PureRef

Senior 3D Generalist

Glera Games

Jan 2021 - Jan 2025 (4 years)

Built 3D environment objects, icons, and character pipelines, including modeling/sculpting, retopology, UVs, rigging, skinning, and hand-painted textures. Produced character animations (idle/talk/walk/reactions and cut-scenes) and optimized assets for game-engine integration.

Environment Modeling Sculpting Rigging Meta Rig Skinning Character Animation Animation Cycles Optimization Blender Tools FBX to C3B Conversion Cocos Engine Integration Sourcetree

Freelance 3D Animator

Voronezh Animation

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 6 months)

Created character animations for Secret Magic Control Agency II: Mission Sleeping Beauty (2025), translating video references into cartoony and semi-realistic animation. Collaborated with team and supervisors to achieve the project’s established style.

Character Animation Semi Realistic Autodesk Maya Blender

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics

Bachelor's degree, Facial Acting/Lip Sync (Information Systems)

2019 - 2023

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems of Informatics and Radioelectronics, with study focused on Facial Acting/Lip Sync and related technologies used in the game industry.