Open Call: 3D Artist specialising in Character Modelling & 3D Character Animator

As part of the S+T+ARTS Ec(h)o Residency by Theda Nilsson-Eicke at TUD Dresden University of Technology, we are looking for an experienced 3D Artist specialising in Character Modelling as well as a 3D Character Animator. Ideally based in Berlin, Dresden, or elsewhere in Germany.

3D Artist specialising in Character Modelling:
For a theatrical VR project, we seek a 3D Character Modeller capable of modelling, texturing and rigging a bird, complete with feathers. The bird will be the principal character, and so a reasonable poly count (up to ~400k) is possible. Target render engine is Unity URP. The bird will be animated using combination of Mocap and hand animation.

Tasks:

• Consult with Artistic Director and finalise look
• Select an existing model from the marketplace to use as a starting point
• Model, rig and export to Unity
• Create Unity URP materials and PBR textures

Requirements:

• Experience modelling for real-time
• Experience modelling for Unity and creating Unity materials

3D Character Animator / Mocap: 

For a theatrical VR project, we seek a 3D Character Animator capable of realistically animating a bird, complete with feathers. The bird will be the principal character, and so a reasonable poly count (up to ~400k) is possible. Target render engine is Unity URP. Mocap will be used to capture principal performance and then modified and augmented by hand. Estimated animation duration: approx. 15 minutes.

Tasks:

• Consult with Artistic Director to design mocap sessions
• Retarget captured motion onto a Bird
• Modify and augment for realism
• Export to Unity

Contact for further information and inquiries:
Gwendolin Kremer, Curator of the Residency, TUD:  
Pauline Hohn, Curatorial Assistant of the Residency, TUD: