David Vardanian
David Vardanian
Senior 3D Character Artist
Paris, France

Summary

3D Character Artist working for videogames and cinematics.

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Skills

Character ModelingEnvironment ModelingProp Modeling3D ModelingHigh-poly ModelingLow-poly ModelingRetopologyUV MappingShadersAnatomy

Software proficiency

ZBrush
ZBrush
Maya
Maya
3ds Max
3ds Max
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Marmoset Toolbag
Marmoset Toolbag
Photoshop
Photoshop
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
Marvelous Designer
Marvelous Designer
xNormal
xNormal
Arnold
Arnold
Keyshot
Keyshot
R3DS Wrap
R3DS Wrap
Unity
Unity
Blender
Blender

Productions

    • Commercial / Advertisement
      The Root of Empire | Origins of Noxus - League of Legends
    • Year
      2025
    • Role
      3D Character Artist
    • Company
      Little Zoo Studios / RIOT Games
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      The Reckoners | Origins of Noxus - League of Legends
    • Year
      2025
    • Role
      3D Character Artist
    • Company
      Little Zoo Studios / RIOT Games
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Exalted Skin: Sahn-Uzal Mordekaiser | Origins of Noxus - League of Legends
    • Year
      2025
    • Role
      3D Character Artist
    • Company
      Little Zoo Studios / RIOT Games
    • Music Video
      Balloonerism - A Film Based On The Album By Mac Miller
    • Year
      2025
    • Role
      3D Character Artist
    • Company
      Hornet / Amazon Prime
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      March of the Lich King Cinematic Trailer
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      3D Character Artist
    • Company
      Brunch Studio / Blizzard
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Showdown in Spatulopolis | Monsters Attack! Launch Cinematic - Teamfight Tactics
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      3D Character Artist
    • Company
      Brunch Studio / RIOT Games
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Knowledge is Power | Dragonlands Launch Cinematic - Teamfight Tactics
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      3D Character Artist
    • Company
      Brunch Studio / RIOT Games
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Battle of the Bots | Gizmos & Gadgets Launch Cinematic - Teamfight Tactics
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      3D Character Artist
    • Company
      Brunch Studio / RIOT Games
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Ruin Rising | Reckoning Launch Cinematic - Teamfight Tactics
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      3D Character Artist
    • Company
      Brunch Studio / RIOT Games
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Heroes Arise (feat. 2WEI, Nitro) | FFWS 2022 SENTOSA - Free Fire
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      3D Character Artist
    • Company
      Brunch Studio / Garena
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope: Cinematic World Premiere Trailer | #UbiForward | Ubisoft
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      3D Character Artist - 3D Props Artist
    • Company
      Brunch Studio / Ubisoft / Nintendo
    • Video Game
      ToyLand : Crazy Monkey
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      3D Character Artist - 3D Generalist
    • Company
      Backlight Studio VR
    • Video Game
      Ironman - Superheroes' Summer
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      3D Character Artist - 3D Generalist
    • Company
      Backlight Studio VR
    • Video Game
      Tennis World Tour
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      3D Character Artist
    • Company
      Breakpoint

Experience

  • CEO - 3D Character Artist at Shine 3D
    Paris
    January 2024 - Present

    Creating 3D characters and assets for games and cinematics.

  • 3D Character Artist - Freelance at Brunch Studio
    Paris
    January 2020 - March 2023

    Creating stylized 3D characters and assets for trailers.

    For various projects/clients : Blizzard / Riot Games / Ubisoft / Nintendo

  • 3D Character Artist - Freelance at Arduinna Silva
    Liège, Belgium
    April 2019 - May 2019

    - Creating 3D Characters and fur

  • 3D Character Artist - Freelance at Backlight
    Paris, France
    April 2018 - February 2019

    Assigned to multiple projects :

    - Creating 3D Characters

    - Creating 3D Environments assets

    - Treating scanned data

  • 3D Character Artist at EAM Corporations
    Paris, France
    October 2017 - March 2018

    Creating 3D character/clothing, integrated in Unreal Engine 4

  • 3D Character Artist at Breakpoint
    Torcy, France, France
    January 2017 - September 2017

    Working on TennisWorldTour as a 3D Character Artist.

    Dealing with realistic in-game character rendering and likeness sculpting.

  • 3D Character Artist - Internship at Magic Pockets
    Torcy, France
    July 2016 - December 2016

    Working on an unannounced project as a 3D Character Artist.

    Dealing with realistic in-game character rendering and likeness sculpting.