I’m looking for an intermediate to senior freelance 3D Character Artist for a paid contract to produce a fully game-ready stylized character for Unity (Universal Render Pipeline).
This is freelance contract work only — no rev-share, no royalties.
🔧 Engine / Pipeline
Unity URP only
SRP Batcher & GPU instancing compatible
Opaque materials
Alpha Clip for hair cards
No HDRP, no experimental rendering features
🧍 Character Scope (Summary)
Stylized, animation-friendly character
LOD0 ≈ 25k triangles
LOD1 required (body ≈ 75%, hair ≈ 50%)
Single skeleton shared across all variants
🐻 Hair / Fur
Hair cards only
3 predefined variants: Short / Medium / Long (separate meshes)
Shared 6×6 hair atlas
Alpha clip only
Fur bones used only for the Long variant
Short & Medium rely on static cards / light wind only
🦴 Rigging (Important)
Full body rig with pelvis control
Secondary belly bones (jiggle support)
Facial rig – bones only (no blendshapes):
eyes, eyelids, eyebrows
cheeks, nose
mouth (jaw, lips, corners)
Tongue rig required (separate mesh, 3–4 bones):
tongue out / in
curvature
lip licking (left / right)
🧿 Eyes
Separate eye + cornea meshes
Iris & pupil controlled externally
Runtime pupil size required
Cornea: specular + fresnel only (opaque, no transparency)
🎨 Textures
All source textures delivered in 4K
Body base color in grayscale only (no baked colors)
Hair atlas in grayscale + alpha
Thickness map for fake SSS
Mask texture (RGBA zoned)
📦 Deliverables
FBX files (meshes, rig, LODs)
All required 4K source textures
Editable source file (artist’s native DCC format)
Clean, organized folder structure
⚖️ Payment / Rights / Corrections
Paid freelance contract
30–40% upfront
Remaining payment after validation
30-day correction period included
Any non-compliance with the spec or Unity import issues must be fixed at no extra cost
Full and exclusive transfer of all rights upon payment
📩 How to apply
Please do not reply in the thread.
Contact by DM
Relevant portfolio (game-ready characters)
Estimated timeline
Price estimate for the full scope
Software used
Confirmation that you accept the technical spec and full rights transfer
Concept art and visual references will be shared with shortlisted candidates only.
Thank you.