Mager Kamel Aquino

Digital Character Artist

Montreal, Canada

Summary

Professional character artist/19+years
Games|Cinematics|3DConcept
Work @ Haven studios Montreal
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I'm Mager, a senior digital character artist with 19 years of experience in the AAA game industry. Since 2006, I’ve specialized in high-resolution digital sculptures and next-gen character optimization, with a focus on main heroes and narrative-driven characters.

Throughout my career, I’ve contributed to numerous AAA titles and prototypes, collaborating with concept artists, art directors, technical directors, and animators to deliver production-ready assets. I also work on 3D concepting for visual development and support early-stage pipelines for new IPs.

Beyond production, my true passion lies in personal projects, where my creative direction and storytelling through art direction decisions can reach their fullest potential. These projects give me the freedom to explore original ideas, define my own visual language, and craft unique narratives—where I feel most creatively fulfilled.

Skills

Software proficiency

ZBrush

Substance 3D Painter

Photoshop

Marvelous Designer

R3DS Wrap

3ds Max

Blender

Fusion 360

Keyshot

Marmoset Toolbag

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Productions

- Video Game
  ASSASSIN'S CREED VALHALLA
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Character artist
- Company
  Ubisoft
- Video Game
  Prototype_03 ( July 2017 - February 2020 )
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Character artist / 3D concepting
- Company
  Ubisoft
- Video Game
  watch Dogs 2
- Year
  2016
- Role
  (Worked on main hero face,Worked on blend shapes and worked on 2 story line characters (Wrench+Josh)
- Company
  Ubisoft Montreal Studio
- Video Game
  Far Cry 4
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Character modeler artist
- Company
  Ubisoft Montreal Studio
- Video Game
  Watch Dogs
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Character modeler artist (Worked on main hero and many story line characters)
- Company
  Ubisoft Montreal Studio
- Video Game
  Assassin's Creed III
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Character modeler artist
- Company
  Ubisoft Montreal Studio
- Video Game
  Prototype_Testing_02
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Character modeler artist (Main Hero)
- Company
  Ubisoft Montreal Studio
- Video Game
  Prototype_Testing
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Character modeler artist (Main Hero)
- Company
  Ubisoft Montreal Studio
- Video Game
  Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Character modeler artist (
- Company
  Ubisoft Montreal Studio

Experience

Senior Character Artist at Sony Haven Studios
Montreal, Canada
August 2021 - Present
Working on full character pipelines

Creating Amazing characters
Character Artist / Expert at Ubisoft Montreal Studio
Montreal, Canada
September 2006 - July 2021
Since 2006, I had the chance to work on AAA games as a character Artist. I also worked on some prototypes to be able to try to push the quality in many different areas. Most of my time was dedicated to work on main heroes and main story line narrative characters. I also did many NPCs and a lot of different digital sculptures. I was doing both high resolution models and low resolution models for the game, which I also textured for many purpose (sometimes for marketing directly and sometimes as a base for the marketing department. I also had to texture for the in-game cinematic. I had the chance to work with many talented concept artist and art director who motivated me to make awesome detailed work. I had to respect concepts and work with them so that they get exactly what they were searching for. I had the chance to also 3D concept myself in many occasion for different types of designs. I had to respect technical guidelines and work with technical directors and character team leads to test and refine pipelines. I can't express how much positive it was to work with a lot of talented artists in the game industry.

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