I’m Ian Swemmer, a motion designer and visual storyteller based in

Cape Town, South Africa — currently working at MadebyRadio.

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I’m passionate about crafting bold, character-driven work across both 2D and 3D. As a technical artist and generalist, I’m comfortable across the entire pipeline — from concept development, modeling, texturing, rigging, animation, lighting, rendering, to compositing. With a background in visual communication design and animation, I enjoy solving creative challenges — whether it’s producing billboard-sized product renders, building campaign visuals, or telling stylized stories.

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Over the past few years, I’ve had the opportunity to collaborate with leading studios and talented artists on projects for brands like Google, Apple, Netflix, New Balance, Spotify, Nickelodeon, Colgate, Ford, Lyft, Kiehl’s, and more.

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Main tools: Cinema 4D, Redshift and Adobe Suite. 

Supporting tools: Substance Painter, Red Giant, Arnold, ZBrush, Blender, Houdini, and Unreal Engine.

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Let’s connect!