Bonjour !
I'm Cedric, a French CG artist based in Tokyo, Japan (GMT+9).
I've been delivering professional CG visuals since 2006, from 2D to 3D and from static images to motion design. Let's make your visual projects come true.
Awards
- 2024Semi Grand PrixJapan Vertical MV Contest 2023
- 2024New HopeKabukicho Creator's Gallery 2023
- 2024CINEMAS109Kabukicho Creator's Gallery 2023
Journey
- 1987Born in the South of France
- 2005Scientific Baccalaureate
- 2007Licence 2 in Fine Arts
- 2008Professional Licence in Image and Sound
- 2008Graphic Design Intern at Jeuxvideo.com
- 2009Graphic Design Intern at Bip Medias
- 2010Graphic Design Intern at Ubisoft France
- 2010Master 2 in Information Communication: Digital Production and Integration
- 2010Moved to Paris, France
- 2010Graphic Designer at Mimesis Republic
- 2011Graphic Designer at Les Echos Events
- 2012Freelance CG Artist
- 2016Lived for 5 months in Keflavik, Iceland
- 2017Moved to Tokyo, Japan
- 2018Akamonkai Japanese school, learned Japanese basics for a year
Publications & Exhibitions
- 2011Illustration for Lady GagaV Magazine
- 2014Exhibition "D R E A M | D R O P S"Paris
- 2015Exhibition "D R E A M | D R O P S" 2nd EditionParis
- 2017InterviewVice Magazine
- 2019Group Exhibition "Sekai no Kawaii"Tokyo
- 2021Group Exhibition — Immigration Museum Tokyo, "Seeing Us"Tokyo
- 2022Group Exhibition — Immigration Museum Tokyo, "Cultural BYOne!"Tokyo
- 2023Group Exhibition — Immigration Museum Tokyo x Tokyo Biennale 2023, "This is not a cultural showcase but a window to the soul"Tokyo
Skills
Art Direction, Project Management, experience with shooting and photography. Music video editing, storyboarding, synesthesia effects. Creative coding and custom tools (Claude Code, GitHub), plus a local, privacy-first AI pipeline (ComfyUI, Ollama).
2D
- Logo Design
- Illustration
- Digital Painting
- Web Design
- Print Design
3D
- Modeling
- Shading
- Motion Graphics
- Geometry Nodes / Shader Nodes / Compositor
Languages
- French (native)
- English (fluent)
- Japanese (intermediate)
Tools
Adobe Creative Suite
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- After Effects
- Premiere
Adobe Substance
- Painter
- Designer
- Modeler
3D & more
- Blender
- Unreal Engine
- Houdini
- Logic Pro X
AI & Code
- ComfyUI
- Ollama
- Claude Code
- GitHub
Brands I've worked with
Casio Baby-G · ËvoluPlay · GlobeJapan · Hello Kitty · intro.cool · Jenn Ayache · Ligue contre le cancer · MAPS Architecture · Pokémon · Superbus · Ubisoft · Veg Food EXPO · VegeProject Japan · Casio Baby-G · ËvoluPlay · GlobeJapan · Hello Kitty · intro.cool · Jenn Ayache · Ligue contre le cancer · MAPS Architecture · Pokémon · Superbus · Ubisoft · Veg Food EXPO · VegeProject Japan ·
Tools
Adobe Creative Suite
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- After Effects
- Premiere
Adobe Substance
- Painter
- Designer
- Modeler
3D & more
- Blender
- Unreal Engine
- Houdini
- Logic Pro X
AI & Code
- ComfyUI
- Ollama
- Claude Code
- GitHub
Brands I've worked with
Casio Baby-G · ËvoluPlay · GlobeJapan · Hello Kitty · intro.cool · Jenn Ayache · Ligue contre le cancer · MAPS Architecture · Pokémon · Superbus · Ubisoft · Veg Food EXPO · VegeProject Japan · Casio Baby-G · ËvoluPlay · GlobeJapan · Hello Kitty · intro.cool · Jenn Ayache · Ligue contre le cancer · MAPS Architecture · Pokémon · Superbus · Ubisoft · Veg Food EXPO · VegeProject Japan ·
What clients say
It's always a pleasure to work with Cédric on the art direction and visual identity of the projects we support as architects. What a chance to work hand in hand! His listening skills, his professionalism, and the quality of his guidance lay very solid foundations for a project, while bringing out a strong, coherent identity. His support is exemplary; always attentive to the needs and challenges of both the project and the clients. In short, the results are simply outstanding. Thank you, Cédric!
Cedric showed deep care, not only for animals, the core focus of our message, but for people of all backgrounds, mindful to avoid stereotypes or bias so the video reflected our values with integrity.