SEBASTIAN MICHALSKI

MOTION DESIGN | ART DIRECTION

BoschBMWAudiMercedes-BenzAllianzStakeBeiersdorfSixtStraumannPULSSiemensJungheinrichLamborghini

WORK

Allianz — GENO Jingle
Allianz GENO Jingle
mobile.de — Leasing
mobile.de Leasing
HB — Heartbrakers
HB — Heartbrakers Personal work
Audi — RS 3 — Antriebsstrang
Audi RS 3 — Antriebsstrang
Audi — e-tron — Batterie & Sicherheit
Audi e-tron — Batterie & Sicherheit
cocoon — Recovery Treatment Oil
cocoon Recovery Treatment Oil
BMW — i Vision Dee
BMW i Vision Dee CES 2023

Concept study presented at CES 2023 — exterior in motion, digitised interior and the reduced Dee design language.

Arbeitsprobe 8
Audi — Q4 e-tron — Interieur
Audi Q4 e-tron — Interieur
Bosch — Coded #LikeABosch
Bosch Coded #LikeABosch CES 2025

Fully CG environment for Bosch's CES 2025 film, built around professional cyclist Danny MacAskill — eBike, home appliances, smart home and mobility shown as one connected, software-driven world.

Audi — Q8 — MHEV
Audi Q8 — MHEV
Beiersdorf — Nivea — Reparatur
Beiersdorf Nivea — Reparatur
Audi — RS e-tron GT — Electric Sound
Audi RS e-tron GT — Electric Sound
mo-jet — mo-jet
mo-jet mo-jet
Bally Wulff — Action Star — Super Hero
Bally Wulff Action Star — Super Hero
Audi — Rad & Reifen
Audi Rad & Reifen
Audi — A7 — Lenktechnologie & Parken
Audi A7 — Lenktechnologie & Parken
Bally Wulff — Action Star 6
Bally Wulff Action Star 6
Sanduhr
Sanduhr Personal work
Bally Wulff — Action Star — Magnet
Bally Wulff Action Star — Magnet
Audi — e-tron GT — Aerodynamik
Audi e-tron GT — Aerodynamik
Audi — e-tron GT — Lichttechnologie
Audi e-tron GT — Lichttechnologie
Audi — TT offroad concept
Audi TT offroad concept
Dosch Design — Pointcloud
Dosch Design Pointcloud

Agency showreel — built entirely in After Effects from a short script.

Stake F1 Team — Las Vegas GP 2024
Stake F1 Team Las Vegas GP 2024

Special livery for the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend.

The Pantry — The Pantry
The Pantry The Pantry
Allianz — GENO Jingle

Allianz — GENO Jingle

Source data
Allianz logo as SVG — nothing else
Role
All aspects
Tools
After Effects (no 3D)
mobile.de — Leasing

mobile.de — Leasing

Role
Animation, lighting, shading
Tools
Cinema 4D, Octane
HB — Heartbrakers

HB — Heartbrakers

Personal work

Source data
Logo as SVG — nothing else
Role
All aspects
Tools
Cinema 4D
Type
Own project
Audi — RS 3 — Antriebsstrang

Audi — RS 3 — Antriebsstrang

Source data
CAD from the client
Role
Shading, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing, motion graphics
Tools
Cinema 4D (V-Ray, Redshift), After Effects
Audi — e-tron — Batterie & Sicherheit

Audi — e-tron — Batterie & Sicherheit

Source data
CAD from the client
Role
Shading, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing, motion graphics
Tools
Cinema 4D (V-Ray, Redshift), After Effects
cocoon — Recovery Treatment Oil

cocoon — Recovery Treatment Oil

Role
All aspects — concept through compositing
BMW — i Vision Dee

BMW — i Vision Dee

CES 2023

Concept study presented at CES 2023 — exterior in motion, digitised interior and the reduced Dee design language.

Role
Motion graphics, compositing
Tools
After Effects, Blackmagic Fusion
Audi — Q4 e-tron — Interieur

Audi — Q4 e-tron — Interieur

Source data
CAD from the client
Role
Shading, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing, motion graphics
Tools
Cinema 4D (V-Ray, Redshift), After Effects
Bosch — Coded #LikeABosch

Bosch — Coded #LikeABosch

CES 2025

Fully CG environment for Bosch's CES 2025 film, built around professional cyclist Danny MacAskill — eBike, home appliances, smart home and mobility shown as one connected, software-driven world.

Role
Retouching, 3D rendering, texturing, animation
Audi — Q8 — MHEV

Audi — Q8 — MHEV

Source data
CAD from the client
Role
Shading, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing, motion graphics
Tools
Cinema 4D (V-Ray, Redshift), After Effects
Beiersdorf — Nivea — Reparatur

Beiersdorf — Nivea — Reparatur

Role
Texturing, animation
Tools
Cinema 4D
Audi — RS e-tron GT — Electric Sound

Audi — RS e-tron GT — Electric Sound

Source data
CAD from the client
Role
Shading, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing, motion graphics
Tools
Cinema 4D (V-Ray, Redshift), After Effects
mo-jet

mo-jet

Source data
CAD only
Role
All aspects — concept, modelling, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing
Tools
Cinema 4D, Octane
Bally Wulff — Action Star — Super Hero

Bally Wulff — Action Star — Super Hero

Source data
Logo as SVG and the film clips
Role
Animation devised and built
Tools
After Effects
Audi — Rad & Reifen

Audi — Rad & Reifen

Role
All aspects — concept, modelling, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing
Tools
Cinema 4D, Redshift
Audi — A7 — Lenktechnologie & Parken

Audi — A7 — Lenktechnologie & Parken

Source data
CAD from the client
Role
Shading, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing, motion graphics
Tools
Cinema 4D (V-Ray, Redshift), After Effects
Bally Wulff — Action Star 6

Bally Wulff — Action Star 6

Source data
Logo as SVG and the film clips
Role
Animation devised and built
Tools
After Effects
Sanduhr

Sanduhr

Personal work

Role
All aspects of the 3D
Bally Wulff — Action Star — Magnet

Bally Wulff — Action Star — Magnet

Source data
Logo as SVG and the film clips
Role
Animation devised and built
Tools
After Effects
Audi — e-tron GT — Aerodynamik

Audi — e-tron GT — Aerodynamik

Source data
CAD from the client
Role
Shading, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing, motion graphics
Tools
Cinema 4D (V-Ray, Redshift), After Effects
Reference
audi-technology-portal.de
Audi — e-tron GT — Lichttechnologie

Audi — e-tron GT — Lichttechnologie

Source data
CAD from the client
Role
Shading, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing, motion graphics
Tools
Cinema 4D (V-Ray, Redshift), After Effects
Reference
audi-technology-portal.de
Audi — TT offroad concept

Audi — TT offroad concept

Source data
CAD from the client
Role
Shading, texturing, lighting, animation, rendering, compositing, motion graphics
Tools
Cinema 4D (V-Ray, Redshift), After Effects
Reference
audi-technology-portal.de
Dosch Design — Pointcloud

Dosch Design — Pointcloud

Agency showreel — built entirely in After Effects from a short script.

Source data
A short script — nothing else
Role
All aspects
Tools
After Effects (no 3D)
Stake F1 Team — Las Vegas GP 2024

Stake F1 Team — Las Vegas GP 2024

Special livery for the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend.

Role
Environment built, assets prepared, scene optimisation, lighting
Tools
Cinema 4D, Redshift
Reference
formula1.com — Kick Sauber Las Vegas livery gallery
The Pantry

The Pantry

Role
Texturing

AWARDS

German Brand AwardAutomotive Brand ContestQuestar AwardVaasa Wildlife Festival

SERVICE

Pre-Process

  • Idea
  • Scripting
  • Concept
  • RnD
  • Moodboards
  • Storyboards
  • LookDev
  • Animatics

Visualization & Animation

  • Automotive
  • Products
  • Technical
  • Exhibition booths
  • Assembly/Explanatory
  • Motion- & Graphic Design

Technical & Creative

  • Mechanical rigging
  • CAD Data prep
  • UV Unwrapping
  • Projection mapping
  • Tracking
  • Supervision
  • Art Direction
  • VFX
MODELLING
SHADING
LIGHTING
RENDERING
COMPOSITING

TOOLS

CREATE

  • Cinema 4D
  • Blender
  • Unreal Engine
  • After Effects
  • Fusion 360

RENDERER

  • Redshift
  • Octane
  • Corona
  • V-Ray

COMP

  • After Effects
  • Nuke
  • Fusion
  • Photoshop

ABOUT

I am a freelance artist from Hamburg, Germany and create technical 3D animations, product visualizations and motion graphics for clients, agencies and post-production studios.

With more than 12 years of experience in the media industry, I know how to help my clients achieve their marketing and sales goals. From small 2D motion graphics to large-scale 3D animation projects, I guide them through every step of their journey and deliver top-notch, targeted results that meet their customers' needs to ensure they always stay ahead of the market.

CONTACT

Let´s create. Together.

helloATsebastian-michalskiDOTTde

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