I’m in pre-production on a 15 to 60 minute 3D short and I want the entire project to achieve a grounded, cinematic realism. The story features people, several animals, and a handful of detailed props, so every asset—from skin and fur to hard-surface objects—needs to read convincingly on screen. I need one artist (or a tight-knit team) who can take each asset through the full pipeline: clean topology modelling, production-ready rigging, and expressive, physically accurate animation. If you’re most comfortable in Maya, Blender, Houdini, or a similar high-end package that’s fine with me; what matters is the end result matches real-world motion, weight, and surface detail. I will supply a script. You’ll handle character and environment creation, set up flexible rigs suitable for both body and facial performance, then animate the final shots ready for lighting and render on my side. Please factor in feedback rounds so we can refine performance and maintain consistency across human, animal, and prop animation. Deliverables on sign-off: • Source scene files with organised outliner and non-destructive rigs • Alembic or FBX caches for animation hand-off • Playblast previews (1080p) for each shot If you thrive on realistic 3D character work and enjoy owning the full asset life-cycle, let’s talk dates and milestones.