Nikita Lebedev

Character and Creature Artist / Concept sculptor

Toronto, Canada

About

Professional Creature and Character Artist specializing in digital sculpture with over 12 years of experience in the VFX industry. My expertise spans creature and character concept art, production-ready sculpture and texturing, look development, FACS, and corrective sculpting.

I have contributed to acclaimed projects, including as Lead Creature Artist for the Oscar-winning film The Shape of Water, and worked on numerous high-profile titles such as Wednesday Season 2, Grendel, In the Lost Lands, Monster Hunter, Hellboy, Chupa, Raised by Wolves, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Vikings, The Strain, Marvel’s Inhumans, and other unannounced projects.

Additionally, I have created intricate creature and character work for collectible statue and toy companies, including McFarlane Toys and Dimension Games. My passion for teaching has led me to serve as a part-time professor at Centennial College, where I taught Digital Sculpture, Look Development, and Rendering in the Digital Animation and DVFX programs.

I am always striving for perfection and constantly working in my free time to improve my skills and knowledge.

Skills

Software proficiency

ZBrush

Maya

Unreal Engine

Houdini

Substance 3D Painter

Mari

TopoGun

Substance 3D Modeler

Photoshop

Nuke

SketchBook Pro

Marvelous Designer

Xgen

Yeti

MightyBake

Marmoset Toolbag

RenderMan

Arnold

V-Ray

Keyshot

RizomUV

Productions

- Movie
  Grendel
- Year
  2026
- Role
  Creature Concept Artist
- Company
  Herne Hill Media
- TV Production
  Wednesday - Season 2
- Year
  2025
- Role
  Principal Creature Artist/Concept Artist
- Company
  Herne Hill Media
- Movie
  In the Lost Lands
- Year
  2025
- Role
  Principal Creature Artist/Concept Artist
- Company
  Herne Hill Media
- Movie
  The First Omen
- Year
  2024
- Role
  Principal Creature Artist/Concept Artist
- Company
  Herne Hill Media
- Movie
  The Deliverance
- Year
  2024
- Role
  Principal Creature Artist/Concept Artist
- Company
  Herne Hill Media
- Movie
  Chupa
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Lead Creature and Character Artist / Concept Artist
- Company
  Mr. X Inc/MPC Toronto
- Movie
  The Shape of Water
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Lead Creature and Character Artist, Blendshape artist
- Company
  Mr. X
- Movie
  Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
- Year
  2019
- Role
  Lead Creature and Character Artist, Blendshape artist
- Company
  Mr. X
- Movie
  Hellboy
- Year
  2019
- Role
  Lead Creature and Character artist, Blendshape artist
- Company
  Mr. X
- TV Production
  Foundation
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Lead Creature and Character Artist / Concept Artist
- Company
  Mr. X Inc
- Movie
  Nightbooks
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Lead Creature and Character Artist / Concept Artist
- Company
  Mr. X Inc
- TV Production
  Raised by Wolfes
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Lead Creature and Character Artist
- Company
  Mr. X Inc
- TV Production
  The Nevers
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Lead Creature and Character Artist / Concept Artist
- Company
  Mr. X Inc
- TV Production
  Resident Evil
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Principal Creature Concept Artist
- Company
  Mr. X Inc
- Movie
  Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Lead Creature and Character Artist / Concept Artist
- Company
  Mr. X Inc
- TV Production
  La Brea
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Sr. Concept Artist
- Company
  Mr. X Inc
- Movie
  Snake eyes
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Character Concept Artist
- Company
  Mr. X Inc
- Movie
  Monster Hunter
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Lead Creature and Character Artist, Blendshape artist, Concept artist
- Company
  Mr. X
- TV Production
  American Gods
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Principal Character / Concept Artist
- Company
  Mr. X Inc
- Movie
  Da 5 bloods
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Lead Creature and Character Artist
- Company
  Mr. X
- Movie
  Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Sr. Creature and Character Artist
- Company
  Mr. X
- TV Production
  Godless
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Sr. Creature and Character Artist
- Company
  Mr. X
- Movie
  TAU
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Sr. Creature and Character Artist
- Company
  Mr. X
- TV Production
  The Strain S04
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Sr. Creature and Character Artist
- Company
  Mr. X
- TV Production
  Vikings S05
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Sr. Creature and Character Artist, Concept artist
- Company
  Mr. X
- Movie
  The Shannara Chronicles S02
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Sr. Creature and Character Artist
- Company
  Mr. X
- TV Production
  Inhumans
- Year
  2017
- Role
  Sr. Creature and Character Artist
- Company
  Mr. X
- Movie
  The Ottoman Lieutenant
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Character artist
- Company
  Spin VFX
- Movie
  Rupture
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Character artist
- Company
  Spin VFX
- Movie
  Man Vs
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Concept artist / character artist
- Company
  Crush Inc.

Experience

Principal Creature and Character Artist / Concept Artist at Herne Hill Media Inc.
Toronto, CA
November 2021 - November 2024
I'm responsible for creating character/creature work for production as well as concepts for pitching for new projects to secure them for our studio. I'm also responsible for creating highly detailed realistic production ready character/creature sculptures, textures and lookdev. Character/Creature Modeling, Texturing, Lookdev, Groom, Concept Art
Lead Creature and Character Artist at Mr. X
Toronto
January 2019 - October 2021
As a Lead Character and Creature artist, I'm responsible for creating character/creature concept work for production as well as for pitches; creating highly detailed realistic production ready character/creature sculptures, textures and lookdev; creating various blendshapes - from FACS to body muscle blendshapes.
Sr. Charcter and Creature Artist at Mr. X
Toronto, Canada
January 2016 - December 2018
I'm a character and creature artist, responsible for look development, sculpting and painting of creatures and characters for feature.
Part-Time Professor at Digital Animation Program at Centennial College
Toronto
September 2016 - August 2023
I'm teaching Lighting and Rendering, Modeling, Sculpting classes
Character Artist at SPIN VFX
Toronto, Canada
October 2015 - January 2016
VFX, Video Games, Toys and Collectibles at Nikita Lebedev Studio
Toronto
January 2013 - Present
Creature/Character for VFX and Video game production, Concept Art, Toys and Collectibles
Asset Artist at Call me Smith
Toronto, Canada
May 2012 - September 2015
My main responsibilities include modeling, texturing, lighting and rendering (and sometimes rigging and animation). On majority of projects I take a lead modeler/character artist role. In many instances I would get a very rough character brief or drawing and do a 3d visualization of it.

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