🎮 VFX & Animation Artist | Unity3D Expert | Game Visuals & Motion Graphics
Do you need stunning animations and optimized visual effects that make your game stand out?
I help developers and studios bring their ideas to life through high-quality VFX, animation, and gameplay visuals in Unity3D.
🔹 What I do:
• Create real-time visual effects, particle systems, and shaders in Unity3D
• Animate characters, UI elements, and gameplay interactions
• Design motion graphics and promo materials in After Effects
• Optimize visual content for mobile and PC performance
🧠 Tools I use: Unity3D, After Effects, Photoshop, Cinema4D, Final Cut Pro, Git, Jira, ClickUp
🚀 Why clients choose me:
• 13 years of experience in the game industry
• Worked on multiple social casino and casual titles, delivering up to 2 games per month
• Fast, reliable, and always focused on visual impact and performance
Let’s create visuals that truly engage players and make your game shine!
Visual Effects
Motion Graphics
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
Unity
Mobile Game
PC Game
Particle Physics
Timothy G.
Kyiv, Ukraine
$25/hr
5.0
89 jobs
80+ Upwork jobs done, 100% 5⭐️reviews. Get a turnkey character or prop for Unity or 3ds Max — skip integration hassle. With a degree in Visual Arts + IT + Marketing, I don’t just create assets — I solve problems. Message me today while I’m booking. 💬🤝
•---------• You'll get •---------•
You'll get pro-grade and optimized results (topology, rigging, texturing, animation), fewer revisions, and game-ready assets that just work — proven by happy returning clients.
•---------• My Full Pipeline for 3D Characters & Props •---------•
🚦 ➡️ Concept Drawing ➡️ Modeling ➡️ Sculpting ➡️ Retopology ➡️ UV Mapping ➡️ Baking ➡️ Texturing (PBR or Stylized) ➡️ Rigging (bones, blend shapes, lip sync) ➡️ Skinning (weight painting) ➡️ Animating ➡️ Game engine integration ➡️ Scripting ➡️ Packaging & Delivery 🏁🏆
•---------• AI Usage •---------•
I’m AI-aware, but never AI-dependent. Clients can choose a fully handcrafted workflow or include AI tools for production speedup. So far, all 80+ Upwork jobs have been 100% human-made.
•---------• I Specialize In •---------•
✅ 3D game-ready characters, avatars, and props
✅ 3D mascots for brands that engage audiences
✅ Clothing creation based on real-world tailoring (Marvelous Designer)
✅ Unity asset integration (HDRP/URP, Mecanim/Animator, SALSA, UMA, Lighting, Post processing)
✅ Unity VFX: Shader Graph, VFX Graph, Particle System (Shuriken)
✅ Stylized or realistic art styles
✅ Rigging (custom rigs beyond auto-rig tools + Blend shapes + Lip sync)
✅ Smooth, organic animation using the 12 Principles
•---------• Tools I Use •---------•
3ds Max (CAT, Ornatrix, V-Ray) 🔷 ZBrush 🔷 Unity (HDRP/URP, SALSA, UMA, Mecanim, VFX) 🔷 Marvelous Designer 🔷 Substance Painter🔷 3d Coat 🔷 Rizom UV 🔷 Three.js 🔷 Blender 🔷 ADOBE: Photoshop · Illustrator · InDesign · Animate
•---------• Other Professional Experience •---------•
✅ Real-world production (3D printing, molding, laser cutting & engraving)
✅ Theatrical stage design
✅ Jewelry & souvenir design
✅ Architectural rendering & facade concepts
✅ 2D vector and raster illustrations
✅ Graphic design & branding assets
✅ Web & App Design
✅ Web and IT (C#, Python, Maxscript, Three.js, HTML, CSS)
✅ Sketching, drawing, concept art
✅ 2D Animation (Adobe Animate)
•---------• Soft Skills •---------•
✔️ Degree in Visual Arts
✔️ Strong communication
✔️ Creative problem-solving
✔️ Team & self-management
🤝 Let’s Work Together!
Let’s create something impressive, effective, and production-ready. Send me a message — I’ll help bring your vision to life. 🚀
Best regards,
Timothy
3D Modeling
3D Game Art
Character Modeling
3D Avatar
Character Animation
3D Rigging
3D Animation
3D Illustration
3D Texturing
Unity
Autodesk 3ds Max
Pixologic Zbrush
Substance Painter
MarvelousDesigner
Adobe Illustrator
Vitaliy B.
Odesa, Ukraine
$25/hr
5.0
3 jobs
Do you need Fire/Smoke simulation or Explosion ?
I'm glad to assist you for projects in Blender, After Effects or other software where you need to get VDB or EXR/PNG format files.
What I offer :
- developing requested simulation with maximum details
- constant contact with the client to achieve the desired result
- final delivery in desirable format (VDB, EXR, PNG or other supported)
Software proficiency :
Embergen, Blender, After Effects
Keywords : Fire, Smoke, Explosion, Volume, Simulation, Vapor, Magic FX, Particles, Embergen, Blender, After Effects, Davinci Resolve
Visual Effects
Adobe After Effects
Blender
3D Motion Tracking
Match Moving
CGI
Green Screen
Compositing
Chroma Keying
DaVinci Resolve
Rotoscoping
Video Cleanup
Object Removal
Volodymyr P.
Kyiv, Ukraine
$20/hr
5.0
4 jobs
Are you looking to elevate your brand with dynamic, professional motion design? I am here to bring your static graphics to life.
As a dedicated Motion Designer and Animator, I specialize in creating high-quality, eye-catching animations that help businesses and brands stand out. I focus entirely on the animation process, ensuring smooth movements, perfect timing, and professional visual storytelling.
Here is what I can help you with:
- Professional Logo Animation (custom branding reveals)
- 2D Motion Graphics & Explainer Videos
- Kinetic Typography & Animated Titles
- Intros, Outros, and Promo Video Assets
My Technical Toolkit:
- Adobe After Effects (Advanced Animation & Expressions)
- Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop (Asset Preparation and Optimization)
I closely collaborate with clients to understand their vision and deliver clean, high-end animation projects on time. Let’s work together to make your visual content move and impress your audience!
Animation
Illustration
Logo Animation
Motion Graphics
2D Animation
Kinetic Typography
Explainer Video
Video Intro & Outro
Character Animation
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Animation Design
Motion Design
Gennadii K.
Kyiv, Ukraine
$28/hr
5.0
14 jobs
My name is Gennadii Kubrak. I'm a 3D Artist, Motion Designer, and VFX Specialist with over 12 years of experience and the founder of GENKUB Studio (Kyiv, Ukraine).
⭐ Top 10 Ukrainian specialist in both "3D Modeling & Visualization" and "Animation" — consistently ranking among the elite Ukrainian freelancers with a perfect 10/10 rating.
⭐ Worked with global brands: Luís Figo, Miu Miu, HP, Schneider Electric, Leica, Stanley, Voopoo, Vents, LUKAS and more. Delivered VFX for feature films Fortitude (2024) and Cryptopia (2020).
⭐ What I deliver
• Cinematic 3D Product Animation – realistic simulations, dynamic cameras, high-end renders
• 3D Technical Explainers & Process Videos – clear visualization of complex production lines (e.g. full bakery line for Lukas Croissant, ventilation systems, vape devices)
• VFX & Compositing – motion tracking, rotoscoping, seamless 3D integration into live footage
• Interactive 3D for Websites – optimized real-time models in Spline, Three.js & 3D Vista
Full turnkey production: modeling → rigging → animation → lighting → rendering → compositing → final delivery in any format.
⭐ Why clients choose me
• Strong rankings + 100% on-time delivery across 100+ projects
• Unique, non-template style that actually sells products and captivates audiences
• Lightning-fast prototypes (1–3 days) + unlimited revisions until you're 100% happy
Tools & Software: Blender, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Spline, 3D Vista, Substance 3D Painter, Photoshop, Autodesk Inventor, AI tools.
⭐ Ready to make your product shine, your process crystal-clear, or your website interactive and immersive.
Message me right now — I'll send the most relevant portfolio examples matching your project in under 10 minutes. Let's create something powerful together! 🚀
3D Animation
3D Design
3D Motion Tracking
3D Modeling
2D Animation
2D Design
Motion Design
CGI
3D Product Animation
Computer Graphics
Interactive Design
Animation
Video Animation
Video Advertising
Photorealistic Rendering
Andrii P.
Pidberezzia, Ukraine
$33/hr
5.0
14 jobs
Motion Graphics Designer and After Effects animator with over five years of experience building animated explainer videos, brand motion content, and 2D and 3D animation for SaaS, e-commerce, fintech, and B2B clients across the US and Europe. I turn complex products into clear, watchable motion graphics that hold attention and move people to act.
Most of my work starts the same way. A founder has a product that takes three paragraphs to explain, and nobody reads three paragraphs. An animated explainer video solves that in sixty seconds. I handle the whole pipeline: script shaping, storyboard, style frames, motion graphics animation, sound sync, and final render. You get one point of contact from brief to delivery, not a relay of freelancers.
My core service is animated explainer video production. I build SaaS onboarding videos, product walkthroughs, animated explainer content for fintech and edtech platforms, and demo videos that sales teams actually use. Every explainer video is designed around one message, then paced so the viewer never drifts. Kinetic typography carries the value props, 2D animation carries the story, and clean sound design ties it together.
Beyond explainer video work, I do 2D animation and character animation for brands that want personality rather than another stock template look. This covers animated infographics, data animation, whiteboard animation, and 2D illustration brought to life in Adobe After Effects and Adobe Illustrator.
For 3D animation I work in Cinema 4D with Octane and Redshift rendering. That means photoreal 3D product visualization, 3D product animation, cinematic openers, and 3D motion graphics for launch campaigns. When a physical product needs a hero shot that no camera can capture, 3D animation is the answer.
Logo animation and brand motion identity are a separate specialty. I take a static logo and give it a motion signature: intros, outros, stingers, and animated style guides that keep a brand consistent across every video it ever ships. Video intro and outro packages are built once and reused across an entire content series.
I also cover full video production and video editing. That includes video post-editing, color grading, sound design, and videography footage cleanup on hybrid live action and motion graphics pieces. If you have raw footage and no idea what to do with it, I edit, grade, animate over it, and hand back a finished brand video. Video animation for paid social, YouTube pre-rolls, and product launch campaigns is regular work here.
UI animation and micro-interactions round out the offering. Product demos, app screen recordings polished into motion graphics, and interface animation for landing pages all sit inside the same workflow.
Motion design is a craft before it is a deliverable. Good motion graphics come from timing, easing, and restraint, not from stacking effects. That principle sits behind every logo animation, every kinetic typography sequence, and every explainer video I ship. Graphic design fundamentals, layout, type, and colour, come first, then the animation follows.
Industries I know well: B2B SaaS, fintech, edtech, DTC e-commerce, health tech, and creative agencies who white label motion graphics work. I have shipped animation for early stage startups on a tight runway and for established brands with a locked style guide, and I adjust the process to whichever you are.
Tools I use daily are Adobe After Effects with advanced expressions, scripts, and plugins, Cinema 4D with Octane and Redshift, Adobe Illustrator for vector and style frames, Adobe Photoshop for texture and cleanup, Adobe Premiere Pro for video editing and assembly, and Figma when a design handoff is involved.
How I work is simple. Clear timelines with milestone based delivery. Two to three revisions included on every milestone. Source files, both .aep and .c4d, delivered on every project so you are never locked to me. Fluent English, async friendly across time zones, comfortable with short turnarounds and with long running retainers.
If you need one thing done well, a single logo animation or a short video intro and outro pack, that is a fine place to start. If you need a motion design partner across a quarter of launches, videography support, and ongoing video editing, that works too.
I work best with clients who care about craft, communication, and a clean handoff. If you have a brand, a product, or an idea that needs to move, send me a message with your brief or a reference video. I will come back within 24 hours with a clear scope, a timeline, and a fixed price or hourly quote.
Video Production
Animated Explainer
2D Animation
Motion Graphics
Explainer Video
Adobe Illustrator
Video Editing
Graphic Design
Adobe After Effects
Motion Design
Animation
Adobe Premiere Pro
3D Animation
Adobe Photoshop
Logo Animation
Video Animation
Video Intro & Outro
Video Editing & Production
Videography
Video Post-Editing
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