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Santiago Perez

@santiagoperezghigi

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3D Artist with 5+ years of experience creating high quality 3D environments, game assets, and more.

Belgium

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking for opportunities where I can contribute my 3D art skills particularly interested in 3D game art, and Unreal Engine projects. I'm open to freelance work, long-term collaborations, and remote or part time positions,

My main strengths are environment creation, hard surface modeling, realistic materials, texturing, lighting, and rendering. I work primarily with Blender and Unreal Engine 5, alongside Substance Painter and Photoshop.

Throughout my career, I've collaborated with international clients and teams on projects ranging from real-time game environments to luxury interior visualizations and product marketing. I've also contributed to VR game development, with experience in asset optimization and real time rendering workflows.

I'm currently looking for new opportunities where I can contribute my skills, continue growing as an artist, and collaborate with talented teams. I'm open to freelance projects as well as remote and part time positions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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3D Generalist

Current

Silent Nova Games

May 2025 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Optimize and create game-ready 3D assets for VR in Unreal Engine 5 and Blender, following studio art pipeline standards for real-time performance. Set up and dress environments with modular kits, implementing lighting systems using Static Lighting across multiple levels.

Blender Unreal Engine 5 Substance Painter PBR Texture Workflow Texture Baking LOD Physics And Collision Setup VR Standards Environment Design Lighting

Current

Freelance 3D Artist

Current

UpWork & Direct Clients

May 2022 - Present (4 years 5 months)

Delivered 20+ projects for international clients across gaming, architecture, real estate, and product visualization industries with consistent 5-star ratings. Created modular environment assets optimized for real-time rendering in Unreal Engine and produced photorealistic architectural visualizations.

Unreal Engine Substance Painter PBR Material Environment Design Vertex Painting Trim Sheets Architectural Visualization 3D Modeling Photo Realistic Rendering

Junior Environment / Animator Artist

Genius Digital Labs Limited

Jul 2023 - Jul 2024 (1 year)

Contributed environment art to EDYN, a video game shipped on Steam in 2024, enhancing environmental storytelling through atmospheric props and set dressing. Animated environmental elements in Blender and optimized meshes and textures for runtime performance in Unity.

Blender Unity PBR texturing UV Optimization Mesh Optimization Texture Baking Animation Environment Art Set Dressing

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Universidad Empresarial Siglo 21

Bachelor's Degree, 3D Design and Digital Animation

Grade: 8.00/10.00

Bachelor's degree in 3D Design and Digital Animation, graduated in May 2025. Developed a full game prototype in Unreal Engine 5, earning a 10/10 evaluation.