Yifen Chen

3D Artist with professional experience in TV animation production, specializing in 3D modeling, texturing, and materials. Experienced in using Maya and Substance 3D Painter to create detailed props, environments, and other 3D assets. Familiar with the asset workflow from modeling and texturing to materials and final presentation.

Freelance Visual Artist - Freelance

(2021 - 2025)

• Project Highlight (BLEACH franchise): Engineered stylized environment assets and background visuals, ensuring strict adherence to the IP's iconic aesthetic while optimizing for cinematic camera compositions.
• Project Highlight (Interactive Media): Designed 8 unique animated character assets and immersive environment visuals for large-scale projection walls, focusing on clear silhouettes and readable motion.
• Visual Development: Transformed complex narratives into compelling visual concepts for picture books and editorial projects, emphasizing character expression and atmospheric storytelling.
• Pipeline Optimization: Improved texturing workflows by integrating Substance 3D Painter, significantly enhancing material fidelity and production efficiency.

3D Art Designer - Xpark Aquarium

(2020 - 2021)

• Immersive Experience Design: Developed high-quality 3D assets for interactive projection environments, maintaining visual consistency across large-format displays.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Executed a full-spectrum production role—including modeling, texturing, and lighting—within a high-pressure technical pipeline to ensure seamless real-time integration.
• Technical Aesthetics: Utilized structured color systems to direct audience focus and strengthen overall composition in an interactive setting.

Art Department - Engin Studios

(2018 - 2020)

• Visual Consistency: Created high-quality texture assets for animated productions, ensuring that 3D assets translated effectively across various camera angles and composition requirements.
• Pipeline Integration: Collaborated closely with the art team to maintain style guides and ensure that assets remained production-ready for the animation pipeline.

Storyboard Artist / Illustrator / Motion Designer

(2017 - 2019)

• Narrative Design: Developed storyboards for animated short films, bridging the gap between script and visual execution.
• Motion Graphics: Produced dynamic 2D motion graphics for Shin Kong Life commercial projects, enhancing brand storytelling through rhythmic visual timing.

Multimedia Animator - Gazing Element

(2016 - 2016)

• Created motion graphics and multimedia visual content using Adobe After Effects.

Art Instructor

(2014 - 2017)

• Taught foundational art, composition, and visual storytelling.
• Guided students in creative projects and strengthened design fundamentals.

Bachelor of Fine Arts - 3D Animation - National Pingtung University (2010 - 2014)