3-D-Artist

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3-D Artists typically work in office environments. They may also work from home or remotely if needed.

Core competencies generally required for this profession include: 3-D design, digital image processing, computer animation, drafting, graphical data processing, multimedia conception, game design, animation (trick film), and visualization (DV). Additional competencies that may be significant for practicing this profession are: data transfer and preparation, Digital Asset Management (DAM), electronic image processing (EBV), graphic processing, graphic design (commercial graphics), internet/intranet technology, customer consulting and support, layout, media design, media technology, multimedia programming, multimedia systems and technology, software engineering, storyboard creation, typography, video editing, web design, and drawing. Other relevant skills and knowledge include the 'Graphics, Image Processing, DTP, Multimedia Software' competence group.

3-D Artists create visualizations and animations on the computer, such as digital characters for computer games and movies, or 3-D animations of architectural designs. For this, they use a variety of 3-D, graphic, and image processing programs. They primarily work in office environments. 3-D Artists usually work independently and responsibly, but in consultation with colleagues and superiors. Larger projects, such as a complex computer animation, are typically carried out in teamwork. When 3-D Artists create initial sketches by hand, they need drawing skills and inventiveness. Technical understanding is required for handling drawing, digital image processing, and animation software. 3-D Artists meticulously and patiently work on each individual sequence. At the same time, they quickly and flexibly adapt to new requirements, for instance, when existing characters or locations are discarded and new ones need to be created and animated.

3-D Artists can become self-employed and, for example, establish or take over a studio for film production and computer animation.

Earnings vary; check BERUFENET.

Software development and provision (e.g., manufacturers of learning software, computer game development), design and graphics (e.g., multimedia and graphic studios), advertising (e.g., multimedia agencies), film, video, and audio production (e.g., animation studios). Also conceivable are engineering services (e.g., engineering offices developing 3D visualizations for the construction sector).

Employers often expect an Ausbildung (vocational training) or Weiterbildung (further training) in design or media technology, or a corresponding Studium (university degree).

Computer Visualization (undergraduate), Computer Visualization (postgraduate), Game Design, Interaction Design (undergraduate), Game Design, Interaction Design (postgraduate), Communication Design, Visual Communication (undergraduate), Communication Design, Visual Communication (postgraduate), Media and Multimedia Technology (undergraduate), Media and Multimedia Technology (postgraduate), Media Design, -Art (undergraduate), Media Design, -Art (postgraduate), Media Informatics (undergraduate), Media Informatics (postgraduate), Media Production (undergraduate), Media Production (postgraduate).

3-D Artists primarily find employment in software companies, computer game development firms, multimedia and graphic studios or agencies, and film studios. Additionally, they can also work in engineering offices for technical planning and engineering design.

Job title: 3-D Artist. English job title: 3D animator (m/f). French job title: Animateur/Animatrice 3D.

3-D Artists develop and design digitally generated moving images.

Job and application portals: Blickpunkt Film, Computerwoche.de, dasauge, Games-Career, Games Industry Jobs, heise jobs, HORIZONT, JobsiBusiness-Stellenmarkt, Kress Jobs, medienjobs.ch, t3n.de.

Associations and organizations: Berufsgenossenschaft Energie Textil Elektro Medienerzeugnisse BG ETEM, game - Verband der deutschen Games-Branche e.V., ver.di - Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft.

Working conditions: Screen work (e.g., developing and designing 3-D graphics and animations), work in studios (e.g., in independent multimedia and graphic studios), work in office spaces (e.g., participating in team meetings).

Work objects/tools: Products (e.g., digital figures, 3-D animations), documents and data (e.g., hand and two-dimensional drawings, storyboards, architectural designs, CAD data), software (e.g., 3-D software, drawing, digital animation software, graphic and image editing programs), office equipment (e.g., PC, internet access, telephone, scanner, graphic tablet).

3-D Artists create animations for digital media, such as computer games and films, as well as for the construction industry. They design and construct three-dimensional views or wireframe models, for example of buildings or figures, from two-dimensional drawings. They generate motion sequences using animation software and define suitable virtual surfaces. To give objects depth and physicality, they simulate lighting and surface textures. In the field of construction technology, for instance, they take CAD data from architects and use it to simulate building designs.

Access professions/activities: State-certified graphic designer, state-certified communication designer, state-recognized media designer, game designer (Ausbildung - vocational training), designer for immersive media, state-certified designer specializing in advertising and media design/Bachelor Professional in Design, state-certified design technical assistant, digital and print media designer (design concept specialization), digital and print media designer (digital media specialization), web designer.

Continuing vocational training helps to keep professional knowledge up-to-date and adapt it to new developments (e.g., in areas such as media design and multimedia production, CAD, software development, film production).

Further career opportunities arise, depending on your professional background, through advanced vocational training (Aufstiegsweiterbildung), for example, to become an advertising and media designer, or through a bachelor's or master's degree (Studium) in fields like Gamedesign, Interactiondesign, or Mediendesign. Under certain conditions, it is also possible to study without a general university entrance qualification (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung). For more information: Access to higher education in the individual Bundesländer (federal states).

A 3-D Artist familiarizes themselves with the project and develops ideas. They analyze storyboards, creating them if necessary. They incorporate CAD data from the construction sector and create sketches. They produce animations and motion sequences on the computer. They create three-dimensional views or wireframe models, for example, of buildings or figures. They generate motion sequences, define virtual surfaces. They integrate color and lighting effects, simulate light and shadow, incorporate special effects, and add sound tracks.

The following lists professions or activities that show similarities to the original profession. These professions represent a possible alternative for applicants. Furthermore, employers can consider individuals from these professions as alternatives for filling a position in the original profession. Some alternative professions only cover partial activities of the original profession, while others may require an onboarding period (Einarbeitungszeit) that can vary in length depending on the individual case. The following immediate employment and staffing alternatives are available for the 3-D Artist profession (typically with a short onboarding period for the overall activity): Computer Visualist, State-Certified Graphic Designer, State-Certified Communication Designer, State-Recognized Media Designer, Gamedesigner, Communication Designer.