Resume

Kalin Popov

Principal 3D Character artist at Creative Assembly Sofia

Sofia, Bulgaria

Summary

Hello! Welcome to my profile! I have been working as a Character Artist in the gaming industry since 2015. I am working as a Principal 3D Character Artist at Creative Assembly Sofia, Bulgaria. I am mainly specialized in sculpting, modelling and texturing of 3D video game characters, however between 2019 to 2021 I was responsible for the creation of the marketing posters of Total War: Troy, which included grooming, shading, lighting and rendering also. Currently I'm focused on Character Art research, organization and workflow development.

Skills

Software proficiency

ZBrush

Maya

Blender

Marvelous Designer

Photoshop

Substance 3D Painter

Marmoset Toolbag

R3DS Wrap

Xgen

Unreal Engine

Productions

- Video Game
  Total War: Troy Mythos
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Senior Character Artist
- Company
  Creative Assembly
- Video Game
  Total War: Troy
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Senior Character Artist
- Company
  Creative Assembly
- Video Game
  Total War II: Rise of the Republic
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Senior 3D Character Artist
- Company
  Creative Assembly Sofia
- Video Game
  Total War II: Desert Kingdoms
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Senior 3D Character Artist
- Company
  Creative Assembly Sofia
- Video Game
  Total War II: Empire Divided
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Senior 3D Character Artist
- Company
  Creative Assembly Sofia

Experience

Principal 3D Character Artist at Creative Assembly Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria
November 2021 - Present
Since 2021 I've been focusing mainly on Character Art research, organization and workflow development.
Senior 3D Character Artist at Creative Assembly Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria
September 2017 - November 2021
My job in Creative Assembly as a Senior Character Artist included creating 3D characters and assets for both ingame and marketing purposes. That included sculpting, lowpoly modelling, texturing, grooming, shading, lighting and rendering.
Marvelous Designer Instructor at CGzen
Sofia, Bulgaria
January 2017 - December 2017
I worked alongside Martin Punchev and Boris Rusev on a course that covered the basics of Substance Painter, Marvelous Designer and Unreal Engine.

My part of the course was Marvelous Designer Basics, which included creating video tutorials, doing live demonstrations, reviewing homeworks and giving feedback, as well as creating content for advertisment purposes.
3D Character Artist at Bon Art Studio
Sofia, Bulgaria
February 2015 - September 2017
Sculpting, modelling and texturing of characters and assets for various clients of the company.

My job was mainly focused on creating clothes and faces for the most part.