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
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $653
Billed in all: $2,523$2.5k
$327 in the last 6 months
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 19% in NFT Character
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