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Jiadi T.

Chicago, Illinois

$20/hr
5.0
7 jobs

Hello, my name is Jiadi Tang. I am a motion designer with experience in audio located in Chicago. As an animator, I have created 2D/3D animations using Photoshop, After Effects, and C4D for major brands such as Disney, Walgreens, Bank of America, Campbell, and more. My experience in advertising post-house has taught me how to collaborate with client notes and teammates in various workflows. Additionally, I have experience with sound design for film, audio mixing, and music production.

  • 3D Animation
  • Animation
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Maxon Cinema 4D
  • Motion Design
  • Sound Design
  • Video Editing
  • 2D Animation
Theodore K.

Chicago, Illinois

$45/hr
4.9
19 jobs

I'm a freelance 2D/3D animator/visual designer. Over the past few years, I have worked on studio projects for up-and-coming shows, helped illustrate visual designs for children's books, and made my cartoon pilot. Check out my website to see what I've been working on.

  • Character Design
  • Logo Design
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Procreate
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Storyboarding
  • Toon Boom Harmony
  • Concept Design
  • Blender
  • Retro & Vintage Style
  • Book Cover
  • Children's Book Illustration
  • Character Animation
Osama H.

Chicago, Illinois

$25/hr
4.7
4 jobs

"๐Ÿ ๐…๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐! ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐‡๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€ ๐Ÿ‘๐ƒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ซ (๐Ÿ๐ง๐ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐!)" ๐Ÿ) ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ–% ๐๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ‘๐ƒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐“๐จ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ!๐ŸŽจโœจ Imagine investing your money in a 3D designer or 3D animator for your project and not finding the realism and quality you expected. Your time and money would be wasted! According to research, ignoring the value of attention to detail is the biggest mistake a 3D designer or animator can make. Only a few of us truly understand the value of attention to detail! It's the most crucial aspect of your design or animation. ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ž: Only designing and modeling alone are not enough. Accurate textures and lighting have the power to transform a 3D design or animation from good to great. ๐ŸŒŸ ๐Ÿ) ๐ˆ๐ง ๐Œ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ•.๐Ÿ“ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐ข๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐‘๐„๐•๐„๐‹๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ:๐Ÿ’ก Did you know? Many designers prioritize making money and completing projects quickly, often neglecting the importance of establishing "Emotional and Psychological Connections With Their 3D Design Or Animation." ๐๐ฌ๐ฒ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐”๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ’– Remember, great 3D designs or animations that resonate emotionally are more likely to be remembered. Aesthetically pleasing designs play a significant role in increasing user retention and engagement. ๐„๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž: Humans are inherently emotional beings, and these emotions greatly influence our perceptions and behaviours. ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐„๐ฑ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž: If your design has attention to detail, your prospect will hold on and dive into the design. This emotional response can easily lead them towards purchasing your product. ๐Ÿ›’๐Ÿ˜Š Itโ€™s crucial to select a designer who knows and understands whatโ€™s at stake. I always encourage constructive criticism and work with a client-centric approach, ๐ŸŽฏ which allows me to deliver the best results. ๐Ÿ‘๐ƒ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ˆ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž: โœ… 3D Product Photorealistic Render And Animation โœ… 3D Packaging | Mock-up With 2D Label Design โœ… 3D Hard Surface Modeling โœ… 3D Explainer Video โœ… 3D Game Assets โœ… 3D Sculpting โœ… 3D NFT โš ๏ธNote: I can provide the following file format(.BLEND, STL, Obj, Fbx). ๐‡๐š๐ง๐๐ฌ-๐Ž๐ง ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐’๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž: โœ… Blender 3D (Modeling | Rigging | Animation) โœ… Maya (Modeling | Rigging | Animation) โœ… ZBrush (Digital Sculpting | Texturing and Painting) โœ… Adobe Substance Painter (Texture Painting On 3D Models) โœ… Adobe After Effects (Post-Processing In Animations Clips) โœ… Adobe Premier Pro (Final Composition Of Animation Clips) โœ… Adobe PhotoShop (Photo Manipulation | Text Effects) โœ… Adobe Illustrator (2D Label Design) ๐Œ๐ฒ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ: 1๏ธโƒฃ First priority is building an understanding of the clientโ€™s vision and expectations. 2๏ธโƒฃ Gather reference images. 3๏ธโƒฃ Create detailed 3D models using software like Blender or Maya and share them with the client for early feedback. 4๏ธโƒฃ Apply textures, materials, and lighting to the models. 5๏ธโƒฃ Share the final renders with the client and make necessary adjustments based on their feedback. 6๏ธโƒฃ Deliver final files in agreed formats. 7๏ธโƒฃ Ensure client satisfaction and offer support for future needs.

  • 3D Animation
  • 3D Modeling
  • 3D Rigging
  • Blender
  • 3D Design
  • 3D Rendering
  • Photorealistic Rendering
  • Autodesk Maya
  • 3D Lighting
  • Unreal Engine
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Photo Manipulation
  • 3D Architectural Rendering
  • Interior Design
  • Industrial Design

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