Blender
Utku Akkulak
3D Animator/ Rigging Artis
Kütahya
Summary
Experienced Animator with proficiency in 3D Animation, Rigging and Shaders who brings concepts into life, while utilizing advanced software tools to solve problems.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
3D Animator/ 2D & 3D Designer
Freelance
06.2024 - 09.2025
- Generally worked with mediators and created wide variety of AAA assets and animations for firms like Fersan, Mudo Concept, Salados, Efes, and Netflix.
- Assisted to Indie game developers to save the production time.
- Improved project workflows by researching and implementing new tools and techniques for 3D animation production.
- Delivered high-quality animations within tight deadlines, prioritizing tasks and managing time effectively.
- Assisted to community's like BKFT in Ege University to create engaging posters and cook books.
3D Design/ Animator
3D Order
10.2024 - 04.2025
- Created and conducted 3D Print productions and advertised them in platforms like Etsy, Trendyol, Hepsiburada etc.
- Created 3D assets for 3D Views for Mudo Concept.
- Giving lessons and mentoring early design students about the usage of animation and graphs in Blender, with the collaboration of Art Elegance.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - American Culture And Literature
Ege University
Izmir, Turkey 04.2001 -
Skills
- Team collaboration
- Character animation
- Creature animation
- Facial animation
- Camera animation
- Procedural animation
- Proficient in rigging within Blender with ready py scripts or efficient workflows
- Shader development (Basic understanding of HLSL/GLSL based language/ proficient in Blender shader editor)
- Game engine integration (Understanding of exporting certain strict measures like "stretching" to game engines)
- Dynamics simulation
- Good understanding in Unity/ Unreal 5
Certificates
-Certified Rigging Artist-
Manual Rigging and Creature Rigging certificates from the courses that I've attended by CGDiveAcademy.
Course's introduces, from basic rigging to advanced manual rigs (including facial rigs) and their modularities. It was a fruitful era for my life, which still effects my works.
- https://academy.cgdive.com/certificate-proof/1ma9FtPNLVUVnZp9gW2AnNUGpXi1-1/tlhRW7prE4xA9j016fEo/c70w37MNnNbbcavxSFo45Pvgakz2
- https://academy.cgdive.com/certificate-proof/1ma9FtPNLVUVnZp9gW2AnNUGpXi1-1/yf1Dkx3NTriKG1QMhQ91/c70w37MNnNbbcavxSFo45Pvgakz2
- https://academy.cgdive.com/certificate-proof/1ma9FtPNLVUVnZp9gW2AnNUGpXi1-1/gtuXWrX1whb3GXCAjgLC/c70w37MNnNbbcavxSFo45Pvgakz2
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of 4 in the development of Jest-Off for Global Game Jam 2024. (https://emacid.itch.io/jest-off)
Software
Unity
Unreal 5
Aseprite
DaVinciResolve
3DCoat
Substance3DPainter
Photoshop
Maya
Timeline
3D Design/ Animator
3D Order
10.2024 - 04.2025
3D Animator/ 2D & 3D Designer
Freelance
06.2024 - 09.2025
Bachelor's Degree - American Culture And Literature
Ege University
04.2001 -