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Ionel Cristinel Catanescu

@ionel

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3D Artist specializing in modeling, texturing, rigging.

Romania

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a collaborative, fast-paced team where I can create high-quality, game-ready 3D assets—handling modeling, texturing, rigging, and animation—while continuously improving through feedback and shared workflows.

I’m a dynamic 3D artist with 4+ years of experience in modeling, texturing, rigging, and asset creation for games and interactive projects. I bring strong artistic fundamentals in lighting, color, and composition, and I’m comfortable working in collaborative, fast-paced production environments.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Freelance 3D Artist

Current

Freelance

May 2023 - Present (3 years)

Collaborate with clients on multiple 3D projects, delivering rigging, animation, and modeling work while resolving unexpected production challenges independently. Focus on quality and client expectations to maintain successful partnerships.

3D Modeling Rigging Animation Asset creation Problem Solving Client Delivery

3D Artist

Indg

Apr 2023 - May 2025 (2 years 1 month)

Modeled and refined bike, vehicle, and motorcycle components using photos as reference, contributing parts that integrated into final assemblies. Performed retopology on high-poly models to achieve reasonable polygon counts for game-ready assets.

3D Modeling Photo References Asset Optimization Vehicle Bike Modeling Team Collaboration

3D Generalist

Project Seed

Mar 2022 - Feb 2023 (11 months)

Retopologized and edited car models to prepare them for texturing, while supporting a consistent global team workflow. Also handled additional tasks including simple rigging, texturing, and troubleshooting model issues.

Game Ready Asset Prep Rigging Troubleshooting