Joseph Cletus

About Joseph

Joseph is a Senior 3D Modelling Artist at XO3D, responsible for building high-precision product assets that power our premium CGI work for high-end tech brands. Day to day, he converts CAD and reference into clean, production-ready models — ensuring every component is accurate, logically constructed, and built to render beautifully from any angle.

Joseph cares about what makes CGI feel truly premium: correct proportions, crisp edges where they matter, controlled detail, and model integrity that supports lighting, materials, and camera movement without compromise. Whether the asset is destined for a hero still, an interactive viewer, or a launch film with close-up shots and exploded sequences, his focus is on creating geometry that holds up under scrutiny.

Collaborative and methodical, Joseph works closely with look-dev, animation, and supervision to keep assets consistent across the full deliverable set. He’s fast in iteration, clear in communication, and committed to building models that make the rest of the pipeline smoother — and the final visuals stronger.

What Joseph contributes at XO3D

• Building CAD-accurate hard & soft surface models for product CGI
• Preparing clean, animation-ready components for assemblies and explodes
• Maintaining consistent scale, naming, hierarchy, and asset organisation
• Optimising topology for deformation where needed and for stable shading
• Refining silhouette, edge control, and micro-detail for close-up realism
• Supporting revisions efficiently through review rounds and change requests

Background

Joseph Cletus is a creative professional with 12 years’ experience across animation studios, freelance production, digital media, and education — including 9 years in production and 3 years teaching/mentoring. He has contributed to animation, cinematic and product visualisation work with studios including Toonz Animation, PhilmCGI, Xentrix Studios and XO3D, with strengths in organic modelling, realistic asset creation, 2D illustration and motion graphics.

His work has been delivered for brands and platforms including Nickelodeon (Nick) and ChuChu TV, alongside film intros, logo creation, news branding and marketing campaigns. Joseph received Best Performer Awards (2018, 2019) at Toonz Animation India Pvt. Ltd. Outside the studio, he stays sharp through drawing, photography, fitness and solo travel — always refining composition and visual storytelling.