Kerstin Schmidbauer
Kerstin Schmidbauer
2D/3D Generalist and Technical Artist
Graz, Austria

Hello!
I am Kerstin, a self-taught 2D/3D generalist from Austria with experience in game development and 3D animation.

As a former IT generalist, I bring deep technical knowledge along with my creative skills. Therefore, I feel the most at home in a technical artist role, where I can build pipelines and optimise workflows in addition to exploring new techniques and art styles. To further develop my skills as an artist, I currently study information design, filling in the blanks I couldn’t see as a self-taught learner. The very broad curriculum allows me to experience ideas and techniques far outside the digital art space and bring them back with me.

I also co-founded Critter Crew Animations with an amazing group of artists, where we aim to create high-quality animations while also allowing us to experiment and learn new techniques.
My role there spans from asset creation to post-production, developing workflows and pipelines fitted to team-specific skillsets and project timeframes. I am also responsible for 3D visdev as well as mentoring and supervising artists in modelling, lighting and post-production.

Skills

Creature ModelingCharacter Modeling3D ModelingDigital SculptingTexturing3D AnimationGame DevelopmentMotion Graphics3D PrintingVFXTechnical ArtRenderingCompositing

Software proficiency

Photoshop
Photoshop
Illustrator
Illustrator
InDesign
InDesign
After Effects
After Effects
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Designer
Substance 3D Designer
Affinity Photo
Affinity Photo
Affinity Designer
Affinity Designer
Affinity Publisher
Affinity Publisher
DaVinci Resolve
DaVinci Resolve
Blender
Blender
ZBrush
ZBrush
Godot
Godot
Unity
Unity
Maya
Maya
Arnold
Arnold

Experience

  • Technical Director at Critter Crew Animations
    November 2024 - Present

    Co-founder and technical director of a fully remote animation studio/collective, currently in the build-up phase.

  • 3D Artist at Self-Employed
    August 2023 - Present

    Self-employed, working on various projects as an artist and consultant.

  • 2D/3D Artist at Happy Games GmbH
    Graz
    December 2020 - August 2023