Jacob Ovrick

Jacob Ovrick

Mid-level Character Modeler / 10 yrs

Roswell, NM

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Character Animator

All Hail King Julien (2014)

The Smurfs: Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013)

Animator

The Smurfs 2 (2013)

Animator

An Egg's Guide to Minecraft (2012)
Character Modeler
Nessie
Character Modeler
Roxanne
Character Modeler
Rayman and Ly (Unofficial)
Character Modeler
Lyra (Unofficial)
Character Modeling Portfolio: https://www.artstation.com/jovrick
Work History

  • Character Artist and Character Designer

    Distant Blue

    November 2018 - Present

    Character modeling and character design for “Fading Skies”
    Designed multiple characters including NPCs and enemies (over 20 in total)

    Modeled characters based on both my designs and designs from the concept artist, including enemies, NPCs and animals

    Examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwYu4jBXPr4

  • Freelance 3D Artist

    Self-employed

    January 2015 - Present

  • Character Artist

    The Odd Gentlemen

    February 2020 - September 2024

    Modeled all characters for “Harmonium: The Musical” (over 50 in total), including the main player character, NPCs, and animals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBA4pTWmPoY

    Modeled and designed gameplay props and environment assets for Harmonium

    Environment and prop modeling for “Petals” https://petalsgame.itch.io/petals

    Environment modeling for “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” museum mode

    Modeled additional characters for unannounced projects

    Responsibilities also included set dressing and layout in Unity, rigless posing and rendering of bespoke characters for pitch decks, and level of detail passes for mobile versions

  • Character Artist

    Ambertail Games

    March 2023 - April 2024

    Character and prop modeling for “Ambertail Island”

    Modeled NPCs, customizable player characters, and props

  • Animator

    Blueprint Games

    January 2023 - October 2023

    Cutscene animations for “Billie Bustup”

  • Character Artist

    Yojoyco

    January 2019 - February 2020

    Character modeling for “Poglings” https://store.steampowered.com/app/2284190/Poglings/

    Modeled over 10 characters including the main player character, pet characters are used in core gameplay, NPCs, and enemies

    Modeled modular parts and body variants of pet characters for customization

  • Character Artist

    Sanzaru Games

    March 2018 - September 2018

    Character modeling and texturing for an upcoming Unreal Engine 4 based game with stylized visuals.

  • Animator

    Luckbat Studio

    December 2014 - December 2017

    Character animation for "The Ottoman."

  • Animatior

    Bardel Entertainment

    December 2015 - November 2016
    Vancouver, Canada Area

    Character Animation for the Dreamworks and Netflix series "All Hail King Julian"

  • Animator

    ELEMENT ANIMATION LTD

    2015 - 2016

    Animation for Terraria: The Animated Series and Minecraft Youtube shorts

  • Animation Instructor

    Dona Ana Community College

    January 2015 - May 2015
    Las Cruces, New Mexico Area

    Instructing students in animation fundamentals including the 12 principles, planning, walk cycles, body mechanics and giving/receiving feedback.

  • Lead Character Animator

    National Film & Television School

    August 2014 - March 2015

    Lead character animator for short film titled "After the End."

  • Animation Instructor

    Eastern New Mexico University

    October 2013 - June 2014
    Roswell, New Mexico

    Instructed students in animation fundamentals including the 12 principles, planning, walk cycles, body mechanics and giving/receiving feedback.

  • Animator

    Pivot VFX

    January 2013 - April 2013
    Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

    Character animation for Animation for Smurfs 2, and The Legend of Smurfy Hollow DVD short. Worked in Sony Imageworks production pipeline.

  • Animator

    Pivot VFX

    December 2012 - March 2013
    Albuquerque, NM

    CG Character animation for "The Smurfs 2" & "The Legend of Smurfy Hollow

  • Animation Instructor

    Eastern New Mexico University

    January 2012 - May 2012
    Ruidoso, New Mexico

    Taught "Introduction to 3D Animation in Maya." Instructed students in animation fundamentals and maya software.

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Education

  • Character Animation and Character Modeling

    AnimSquad

    2014 - 2016

  • Advanced Character Animation Studies

    Animation Mentor

    January 2012 - August 2013

  • Bachelor of Creative Media: Animation and Visual Effects

    New Mexico State University

    August 2008 - May 2010