3D Character Artist for Game Development

3D Character Artist Needed – Mascot for Renewable Energy Company We are looking for an experienced 3D Character Artist to create a high-quality production-ready mascot for our renewable energy company, Kuodia. The mascot design is already defined. We are not looking for concept art, but for an accurate 3D recreation that matches our existing design. Scope of work The character must include: High-quality 3D modeling Clean topology UV unwrapping PBR textures Facial rig Body rig Blendshapes for facial expressions and lip sync Cape rig with natural physics Leaf on the head rigged for secondary motion Headphones rigged Professional weight painting Basic animation set Required animations Idle Walking Running Waving Pointing Happy Thinking Talking (lip sync demonstration) Deliverables The final project must include: Blender (.blend) FBX OBJ GLB/GLTF All texture files Source files Rig Blendshapes Animations Materials UV layouts Everything must be fully editable. Compatibility The character must work correctly in: Blender Unity Unreal Engine Before hiring Please provide examples of: Characters with facial rigs Blendshape demonstrations Lip-sync animations Walking animations Wireframe topology Character turntable Similar stylized characters Ownership This is a Work for Hire project. After payment: All intellectual property rights will belong exclusively to us. You may not resell, reuse, or redistribute the character. You may only display the project in your portfolio after receiving our written permission. The selected freelancer must sign: NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) IP Assignment Agreement (Intellectual Property Transfer) Work for Hire Agreement Quality Requirements Production-ready topology Optimized mesh Smooth stylized surfaces Professional rigging Clean hierarchy Proper naming conventions No AI-generated meshes No copyrighted assets Bonus Skills Experience with: Character animation Unity Unreal Engine VRChat avatars Cartoon mascots Game-ready assets Questions before applying Please answer the following: Have you created stylized mascots before? Can you show a character with facial rig and blendshapes? Can you provide a talking animation? Can you provide a walking animation? Will you deliver the original Blender file? Will you transfer full intellectual property rights? What is your estimated delivery time? What revisions are included? Have you worked with Unity or Unreal Engine? What would be your total fixed price?