3D Animator | Digital Artist
TANNER CARSON
Summary
Experienced 3D Animator with over 8 years of experience. Expert in Maya, Blender, and the Adobe Suite contributing to +30 successful projects with my high-quality animation skills. My creativity has helped to develop new pipelines and best practices.
Experience
CODEplus
Lead 3D Technical Artist
10/2021 - Present
Richmond, Virginia
Facilitated the process of creating high-quality animations for a range of products and trainings.
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Developed and executed creative, visually appealing character and simulation animations resulting in increase in comprehension and understanding.
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Collaborated with a team of 8 artists and game developers to produce animations and their implementation into games.
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Drafted and implemented standard operating procedures for the animation pipeline designing new workflow and organization structure.
Suhdutsing Telecom
3D Animator
12/2020 - 10/2021
Richmond, Virginia
Helped create high-quality animations for a wide variety of video games and animated shorts.
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Conceptualized and designed animations for various animated shorts.
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Assisted in improving the animation development process that saved approximately 15% of the allocated project time.
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Led a small team in reference gathering to final deliverable of animated short and 3D game.
Big Brane Studios
3D Animator
06/2022 - 08/2023
Remote
Small game studio creating indie VR games designed for multiple platforms
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Played an instrumental role in the creation of a popular game title, Sushi Ben VR, released on Meta Quest and other platforms.
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Executed complex animations as well as creating locomotion for several main characters.
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Crafted visually striking poses and silhouettes for game animation.
Education
Savannah College of Art and Design
Bachelors of Fine Arts in Animation
09/2015 - 06/2018
Savannah, Georgia
Strengths
Creative Thinking
Conceptualized and brought to life unique animations for +40 projects.
Led animation teams in successful projects, with notable accomplishments in increasing efficiency and collaboration.
Leadership
Innovative
Implemented procedures and design changes leading to significant increases in efficiency and workflow.
Skills
3D Animation 2D Animation Maya Blender Rigging Unity After Effects Photoshop Illustrator Character Animation Project Management Graphic Design
Awards
Jersey Shore Film Festival Best Short SCI-FI Animation 2025
3D Animator - Gladiolus
Upload VR Showcase 2021
Lead Animator - Sushi Ben VR
Red Dot Award 2019
Animator and Rigger - FELO
Southeast Student Production Award 2019
Animator and Rigger - Drawn Apart