3D artist

Creates virtual objects

A 3D artist creates three-dimensional digital models, environments, or animations using specialized software.

The work spans industries: video games, film visual effects, architectural visualization, product design.

Some 3D artists specialize in character modeling, others in texturing, rigging, or lighting.

She works as a 3D artist for a game studio.

The field requires both technical skill and artistic sensibility.

Related

polygon · mesh · low poly · texture · Blender · Maya · digital · sculpting · rigging · wireframe · vertices · CGI · shader · lighting · portfolio · turntable · subsurface · viewport

Categories
Opposites
dimensionality of work

3D artistgraphic designer

Creates visual communications

painter · illustrator · sketch artist · comic artist · concept artist

digital vs. traditional medium

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One who sculpts timber

ceramicist · metalsmith · glassblower

creation vs. consumption/critique

3D artistart critic

Evaluator of visual works

audience · consumer · art historian

Family

artist, art, arts, arty, artsy, artful, artless, artfully, artistry

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Top 500,000
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