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Zainab R.

Stylized 3D Character Artist | Game-Ready Models

“I create characters that feel alive — stylized, expressive, and ready for your game world.” I’m Zainab, a 3D Character Artist specializing in stylized, anime, and semi-realistic characters for games, animation, and VR. My focus is on bringing imagination to life — blending artistic creativity with clean, production-ready modeling. I build characters that look beautiful and perform flawlessly inside Unity, Unreal Engine, or your preferred pipeline. 🧩 What I Can Do for You 🎭 Stylized / Anime 3D Characters — expressive, memorable, and original ⚙️ Game-Ready Models — optimized topology, UVs, and PBR textures 🧍‍♂️ Rigging & Skinning — ready for animation or engine integration 🪞 Retopology & UV Unwrapping — clean and efficient meshes 🖌️ Texturing & Shading — hand-painted or realistic PBR materials 💡 My Workflow Concept Discussion – Understand your idea, references, and desired art style Sculpting & Modeling – ZBrush / Blender high-poly and low-poly creation Texturing – Substance Painter with unique, stylized surface feel Rigging & Export – Engine-ready delivery (FBX / OBJ / Blend / UE asset) Review & Adjustments – Iterative feedback until perfection 🧠 Why Work With Me Years of hands-on experience creating game-ready characters and VR assets Strong understanding of anatomy, form, and stylization Efficient communication and transparent progress updates Every delivery includes clean topology, organized files, and engine testing 🧰 Tools Blender • ZBrush • Substance Painter • Unreal Engine • Unity • Marmoset Toolbag • Photoshop • Krita 🧑‍🎨 Art Styles Stylized / Hand-Painted Anime / Toon / Cell-Shaded Semi-Realistic Fantasy / Sci-Fi Creature & Hybrid Characters 📦 Deliverables ✔️ High-poly & low-poly models ✔️ PBR or hand-painted textures ✔️ Rigged & skinned for animation ✔️ Clean UVs, ready for baking ✔️ Exported in your preferred format (FBX, OBJ, BLEND, or UE) 💬 Let’s Collaborate Whether you’re an indie developer, animation studio, or 3D content creator, I can help you design characters that tell stories, enhance gameplay, and captivate your audience. 🎮 Let’s bring your next hero, creature, or avatar to life — one polygon at a time. 🧾 Skills 3D Character Design Stylized Character Modeling Game Art Blender ZBrush Substance Painter Character Rigging Retopology PBR Texturing Unreal Engine Unity 3D Hand-Painted Textures Low Poly Modeling 3D Sculpting Character Rendering

🇺🇸Canfield, United States$25/hr100% JSS5.00 (6)Since Jul 2024

Earnings and projects

MRR
$109

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#132,631 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#18,058 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$0

Last 6 months: $653

Total earnings
$2.5k

Billed in all: $2.5k

World#314,619 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#48,717 / 62.1k
Per project
$356

$327 in the last 6 months

World#215,094 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#35,425 / 62.1k
Projects, last 6 months
2
100% fixed0% hourly
World#88,918 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#11,762 / 62.1k
Projects in all
7
86% fixed14% hourly
World#236,188 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#33,699 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$2.5kNothing earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$2,450$2,500$2,550$2,600Oct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 19% in NFT Character

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #8Character Lighting17 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #1Top 47%
  2. #19Cycles Render55 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #2Top 35%
  3. #35NFT Character185 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #2Top 19%
  4. #38Game Prop115 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #4Top 33%
  5. #1143D Lighting310 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #16Top 37%
  6. #134Character Modeling366 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #12Top 37%
  7. #222Game Asset606 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #7Top 37%
  8. #2593D Art897 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #19Top 29%