Gael Kerchenbaum

Freelance Creature Anatomist - Get in touch!

London, United Kingdom

Summary

I am Gael Kerchenbaum, a freelance creature, and character artist. I'm currently available and always looking for freelance contracts as a modeler/texture artist specializing in creatures. You can contact me at this email: gael.kerchenbaum@gmail.com
Be sure to check my other artworks on my artstation page: https://www.artstation.com/gaelkerchenbaum
You can also add me to your Linkedin contacts: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaelkerchenbaum/
I hope to work with you and be part of your amazing journey.

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Skills

Software proficiency

Keyshot

Mari

Maya

Mudbox

Nuke

Photoshop

Substance 3D Painter

Substance 3D Designer

Unreal Engine

ZBrush

3DCoat

V-Ray

Arnold

Reel

Experience

Creature consultant at VALVe
Afghanistan
March 2022 - March 2023
Character and Creature Design and RnD. Creating believable models from the inside out. Working under the kind supervision of Paul Thuriot.Character and Creature design and RnD. Creating believable models from the inside out. Working under the kind supervision of Paul Thuriot.

Skills: Surfacing · 3D Modeling · Creature Design · Anatomy · Digital Sculpting
Creature Concept Artist at Netflix
December 2021 - Present
Creature Concept Art for a Netflix Series
Creature Specialist at Facebook AI
London, United Kingdom
August 2020 - Present
Character Artist specialized in animal anatomy.
Creature Sculptor at Ubisoft
Shanghai (Remote), China
August 2020 - Present
Freelance Creature Artist
Creature Supervisor at DNeg
London, United Kingdom
October 2019 - July 2020
Responsible of modeling and texturing of Creatures.
Animal and Creature's Anatomy teacher at CG Masters Academy
February 2017 - April 2020
Teaching Animal and Creature's Anatomy.

Course available here : https://www.cgmasteracademy.com/courses/94-sculpting-anatomy-from-animal-to-creature
Freelance creature artist at 3dtotal
United Kingdom
December 2017 - August 2018
Feline, Equine and Canine Ecorches modeling.

Available here : https://shop.3dtotal.com/anatomy-figure/animal-anatomy-figures.html
Creature TD at One Of Us
London, United Kingdom
April 2018 - September 2018
Creature TD for internal project. Main artist responsible of Modeling, Texturing, Look Dev of hero creatures.
Freelance creature artist at Axis animation
United Kingdom
October 2017 - March 2018
Creature modeling and texturing
Creature artist at Capsule studio
Paris, France
August 2017 - September 2017
Creature modeling and texturing
Freelance creature artist at Bacon picture
Norway
August 2017 - Present
Creature modeling and texturing for an ad
Digital sculptor at Pop Culture shock Collectibles, inc.
June 2017 - August 2017
Collectible sculpting
Freelance creature artist at Cube computer creative company
Paris, France
April 2017 - June 2017
I was responsible for the modeling, texturing and look dev of a realistic creature for a full CGI short film. Not announced yet.
Freelance creature artist at Noemotion / Marek Denko
France
March 2017 - April 2017
I worked with Marek Denko for a private commission. I was responsible for modeling, texturing, look dev and rendering of a realistic creature.
3D Instructor at EPAC Comics Animation Game Art school
Saxon, Switzerland
September 2016 - Present
Teaching students the full workflow to create their own models for realtime engines.
Modelling and Texturing Instructor at ISART Digital school
Paris, France
February 2016 - July 2017
Teaching students how to create a model and to texture it. Lessons are given with Zbrush, Mudbox, Maya, Mari, Substance Painter and Designer...
Zbrush Instructor at 3 Axes Institut ( school )
Tourcoing, France
January 2016 - January 2016
Teaching students Zbrush advanced techniques to ready them for the work in production ( camera line up, blendshapes based on FACS... )
Technical Writer at Texturingxyz
December 2015 - January 2016
Writing instructions about how to use files provided by Texturingxyz.

Be sure to have a look at http://texturing.xyz/
Zbrush Instructor at 3 Axes Institut ( school )
Rennes, France
November 2015 - December 2015
Workshop Zbrush, teaching students how to use Zbrush to create 3D characters.
Mudbox Instructor at 3is school of animation
Paris, France
November 2015 - November 2015
Workshop Mudbox, teaching how to create an asset from scratch in a production environment ( concept sculpt, retopology, UVs, texturing ).
Creature modeller at MPC
LONDON, United Kingdom
August 2014 - March 2015
Creature modelling on Jungle Book
Essence at Essence Team
May 2015 - June 2015
Character Modelling for the short film Essence.