About
Michael Sapryhin
3D artist & art director
Product, beauty and fragrance visuals for brands that care how things look.
01 / Profile

I work in two modes: as a single artist carrying a campaign from concept to final render, and as a simulation and FX specialist inside agency teams. Before 3D I worked as a dentist and taught dental technology at a medical college, which is where the precision and the feel for anatomy and materials come from.
Most of my work sits where product meets material: liquids, gels, metals, glass and fabric that have to look precise and feel tactile. I handle modeling, look development, lighting, simulation, animation and compositing, so a brief can stay with one person from the first frame to delivery.
AI is part of that process from the start. I use it for concepts, storyboards, images and video, alongside 3D, so ideas can be seen and tested early and the final picture gets more time.
I am from Ukraine and based in Poland. I work with studios, agencies and brands worldwide, remotely or on site, and I am open to freelance projects, full-time in-house or studio roles and relocation.
02 / Capabilities
- Product CGIAccurate product models and scenes for hero films, key visuals and stills.
- Simulation & FXFluids, soft bodies, particles and cloth, built in Houdini and Cinema 4D.
- Motion & animationCamera work, animation and After Effects compositing for campaign films and social cuts.
- Look development & lightingMaterials and light for glass, metal, liquid and fabric, tuned until the product looks real.
03 / Experience
- Solo and in teams
- Whole campaigns carried alone, and simulation and FX roles inside agency teams.
- C4D / Octane / Houdini
- Plus After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator for finishing, and AI tools for concepts, storyboards, images and video.
- Selected clients
- L’Oréal Paris, Cetaphil, CLAVI, Lord Milano, Kenzo, Eurovision 2024.
- 2024
Video of the Day
Motion Design Awards
- 2022
Honourable Mention
Motion Design Awards
- 2024
Workshop author
Motion Designers Academy
- 2022
Featured in curated galleries: 3D Motion, After Effects
Behance
- 2016
Member
National Union of Photo Artists of Ukraine
04 / Approach
- 01ConceptThe idea, references and storyboards, sketched fast with AI.
- 02DesignModels and composition, built around the product.
- 03LightMaterials and lighting until it looks real.
- 04MotionSimulation, animation and camera work.
- 05FinalRender, compositing and delivery in every format needed.