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Oliver Stephan is a creature and character Designer from Germany, Berlin. He creates characters for 3D applications in the animation industy. The focus of creaturelab3d is the production and animation of 3d characters. Design, Modeling, Texturing, Rigging, Animation.

CV

Education

1993 - 1996 

1996 - 2002 

2002 - 2005

Apprenticeship as graphic technical assistant 
Study Communication Design at Hochschule Niederrhein 
Study postgraduated at Academy of Media Arts Cologne

Experience

2023

2020 -2023

 

2020

2019

2018 

2017 

2016 

2013 - 2016 

2011 - 2013 

2010 - 2011 

2008 - 2010 

2007 - 2008 

2006 - 2007 

2004 - 2006

Senior Animator @ gamigo 

Head of Character & Animation @ Beam XR 

Lecturer for Character Animation at MD.H Berlin 

Lecturer for Character Design & Animation at TH Brandenburg  

Lecturer for Character Animation at MD.H Berlin 

Animator e-learning for Animationsfabrik

VR interative Film, Pre Production, Mira Film 
further education: Blender, Substance Painter

Character Animation and additional Rigging for a TV series  (VFX), 

Lecturer at Design Akademy Berlin and wave akademie Berlin,

Logo Animation special "Kalkofes Mattscheibe",

Character Animation for an Installation,

Motion Design wefox/Birkenbeul,

3D layout for the animated feature film "Die Rückkehr der Heinzelmännchen",

Lecturer at MD.H Berlin, Games Academy, Design Akademy Berlin 

3D Character Animation and VFX for an Art Installation "Home" 

Character Animation for "Beutolomäus",

Character Animation for "Benjamin Blümchen", Animation for VR, music production, 
Lecturer for 3D Modeling and Character Animation at Games Academy, MD.H Berlin

Character Animator for “Happy Family” (feature film) 

Lecturer at Games Academy, Best-Sabel and HD.H, Character Animator for

“Mullewapp”, Game App production for Android
 

Character Animation Lead at Cartoonfilm 
Project: “Keinohrhase und Zweiohrküken” (feature film)

Senior Character Animator at Bigpoint Berlin 
“Drakensang Online” (Browser Game)
iPad App (graphics, music, animation, concept) “Bugz Invasion”

Character Animation Lead at Cartoonfilm 
Project: “Lauras Traummonster” (feature film)
Project: “Lauras Stern und der geheimnisvolle Drachen Nian” (feature film) 
Character Animator for “Keinohrhase” (Handyspot) 

Character Animator at Daywalker Studios 
Project: “Tikis Band” (TV) 
Project: “Jasper” (feature film)

Character Animator at CA scanline  
Projekt: “Lissi und der wilde Kaiser”” (feature film)

Freelancer as 3D Generalist, Character Animation Artist and Character Designer 

PERSONAL PRojects

2020 - today

2019

2017

2015

2014
2012
2011
2010
2004
2003
2003
2001
2000

Learning Blender 

"Talking Things" short Animation Series 

Album Release "02 - all in one" - 7 rabbits 

Game Release "o_Ossel - Game"
Album Release "FD2"
“Zooma” E-guitar Design  
“Bugz Invasion”, iPad App
“Fetterdoppelmord”, Album Release
“Mathilda”, Film, 8min (graduation short movie, KHM Köln) 

“Kreuzfahrt Schwachsinn”, Sketchbook resumee 
“Der Rabe”, Film, 4min 
2“Wer zuletzt lacht...”, Film, 3min (graduation short movie, Hochschule Niederrhein) 
“Gnoti Se Auton”, Film, 7min 

Software Skills

Blender 

Autodesk Maya 
Autodesk 3DS Max
Autodesk Mudbox

Unity

 

Affinity Photo 
           
Adobe Painter

Adobe Photoshop 
Adobe Illustrator 
Adobe Premiere 
Adobe After Effects 

Davinci Resolve 

Cubase 

Ableton Live 

Jira 

Confluence 

Special Interest

Blender

VR / AR 

Medium 

Character Animation 

Character Design
Modeling/Sculpting
Rigging
Texturing
Gamedesign 

Illustration 

Music production 

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