3D Generalist · Illustrator

Portfolio
2026

Yiwei Wang MFA, Computer Arts — School of Visual Arts, New York

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Part 01 · 3D & Animation

Quiet, dreamlike worlds — built frame by frame in 3D and 2D.

Featured · MFA Graduation Film

Star Dust

Animated short · 2025 · Direction, modeling, animation & rendering — Yiwei Wang

▶ Click to play · Yiwei's MFA thesis film at the School of Visual Arts — a hand-crafted blend of 3D and 2D animation.

Mirror

Animated short

Funeral

Animated short · Character & scene design

An animated short reflecting on death — mysterious, beautiful and quiet — and the question of where the soul goes.

Bankrupt

Animated short · frame-by-frame, shadow-puppet inspired

3D Character Studies

Modeling · texturing · lookdev

3D character — dancing girl — Character turntable

3D scene — afternoon tea — 3D still-life scene

Part 02 · Illustration

Editorial & personal illustration — soft light, uncanny calm.

Rosemary's Baby

Narrative series · click to view large

Monstrosity

Illustration · character design

This is a project about deformed cultures from different ethnic groups. A thought-provoking, horrific series: in the past many isolated, underdeveloped nations had habits we now find sensational — some still linger today. I paint these so people remember history.

Other works

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Part 03 · About

About me.

Yiwei Wang is a 3D Generalist and Illustrator with a background in computer arts and illustration. Passionate about storytelling, design, modeling, animation and rendering, Yiwei brings ideas to life through visually compelling narratives — blending 2D and 3D into immersive digital experiences.

2023 – 2025MFA, Computer Arts
School of Visual Arts, New York

2019 – 2023BFA, Illustration
School of Visual Arts, New York

Maya
Blender
Cinema 4D
ZBrush
Photoshop
After Effects
Premiere Pro
Figma

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