KRYAKVAMARGA
Motion and Emotion
Visual this and that
--- breaking news! ---
During Sukkoth vacation I will be teaching paper engineering class at Artville art-camp in Tel Aviv.
The art-keitana is suitable for kids aged 6−12 who speaks Russian or English.

We provide a full day program, combining art classes with yoga, games and chill in a beautiful & quiet private garden near Dizengof street. Kosher meal is included.

The main theme of the keitana is making a stop-motion animation, I will join the team for the first week and rule the construction process of the backlot. Yep, it will be a foldable backlot. A backlot as a book.
A backlot you can take anywhere you go.
A backlot that can follow the sun!
That will be cool! I promise :-)

Join us and book our Sukkoth keitana for your kid at Artville art studio! See you!

!שנה טובה ומתוקה
<3
3D Motion graphics demoreel
A short video to highlight both my favorite techniques & current aesthetic preferences. Made in Cinema 4D at one go from the scratch specially for demonstration purposes, quick render with Redshift.
3D Motion graphics demo reel
Most recent client: TechComLab (Israel)
Video live presentation of G2G Start-Up at Baltic Jewish Network 2023: 15-minute-long seamless & flexible video background for a public presentation of TechComLab’s new VR & AR product. The presentation was also used used in a public lecture at Bezalel College.

This work included developing the visual language, style & vibe of the whole show, combining animation, based on Generative AI-made source pictures, with real-life footage and third-party graphics into a 3D VR-looking space, compositing, VFX, video editing, color grading and sound design. And as a final touch I also prepared all the presentation layouts.

// Letter of reference
G2G at Bezalel College
2022 demoreel (2D, traditional animation):
what’s my heart about
Fidelity to minimalistic aesthetic. Passion for drawing hands by hand. Curiosity about matching rhyme and beat. That’s me.

2D Motion graphics and traditional animation demoreel
That's me.
Irina Mikhaylova
aka Kryakva Marga
Visual art. Mixed media
I Love & Do:
Motion graphics, graphic design, illustration, animation, video editing, 3D.
Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects.
Cinema 4D + Redshift, Blender + Cycles.
Paints, pens, paper engineering & crafts.
ROCK, paper, scissors, ROCK!

+972584028577
kryakvamarga.motion.emotion@gmail.com

I speak fluently English, Russian and German.
You can also text me in Hebrew, I'm studying it now.

I am an Israel-based artist and designer with 6+ years of experience in 3D, Motion Graphics & Animation with a background in Illustration & Graphic design.

I recently made Aliyah and I am looking for my first full-time job in Israel.


I do 3D animations, mostly within procedural node-based workflow (but I also have some experience in modeling and other things). As a 3D artist I love to create luxurious and rich looks by combining complicated multi-shaded materials with clean and simple geometry, kinetic typography, physical simulations and a pinch of traditional animation.


So, I’m all about making "eyecandies".

&

I believe my real superpower is a clear sense of the objectives and purposes of ongoing projects, matching goals and means, good understanding of limitations and of how to creatively work around them, and the ability to hear the clients' actual deep needs. I love to find a solution to the primary problem which will make a difference, not just perform a task formally. Not only to do what I’m asked to, but also to address the customer’s functional needs and to suggest how to get what is really wanted as the big goal.


In my current work as a designer I utilize my deep understanding of psychophysiological principles of perception & attention, which i studied in college as neuropshychologist, as well as my previous job experience as copywriter and project manager, which provides me a view from a different angle.

2017 - today
Freelance 3D Artist, Motion Grapher, Graphic designer, Illustrator

some of my favorite clients & projects:

TechComLab (Israel)
Video live presentation of G2G Start-Up at Baltic Jewish Network 2023: 15-minute-long seamless & flexible video background for a public presentation of TechComLab’s new VR & AR product.
This work included developing the visual language, style & vibe of the whole show, combining animation, based on Generative AI-made source pictures, with real-life footage and third-party graphics into a 3D VR-looking space, compositing, VFX, video editing, color grading and sound design. And as a final touch I also prepared all the presentation layouts.
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Midjourney AI
motion tracking
rotoscopy
animation
sound design
mixed 3D techniques

OVD-Info (Russia)
Designs and layouts for a feature-length documentary
OVD-Info is the Russia’s biggest non-profit organisation for supporting political prisoners and protecting civil rights.
I worked for their feature-length documentary about the 2021 protests in Russia - making up general visual idea, covers, infographics, titles and all the other design bells and whistles.
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
motion graphics
animation
infographics
layouts

Besins Healthcare (France)
Series of commercial video reels, presenting their Famvital beauty vitamines to the Russian audience
The videos were made as ironic animation of classical artworks in minimalist and popular ‘history meme-like’ style and optimized for different media platforms.
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Photoshop
concept & script
animation
layouts

VOZDUH Architects (Russia)
Logo and branding work for their client, the Nautilus restaurant
One of the most challenging projects in my career because of too many contradicting points of view and ideas which I had to incorporate in a single clean and minimalist line art.
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
branding
concept art
color schemes
illustration
lettering
layouts

Romantic Elf Jewelry (Russia, Netherlands)
Collaboration with the designer of iconic star-loved earcuffs and tiaras Sofia Pavlova
That was an amazing experience of doing work at one go, arriving from a casual question ‘Do you have any idea of how an Elf Queen looks?’ to a camera-ready illustration in just one day.

Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
branding
concept art
illustration
lettering
color schemes
collage
packaging
preprint

2008 - 2013
Artist, producer, PM as a member of the Cardboarders art community / Cardboardia project
Making open-air creative festivals worldwide (I worked with them in many different roles, not just as an artist but also as a project manager, team coordinator, creative producer, product designer, illustrator etc).

2006 - 2020
TV & Radio news editor
My duties were also usually connected with the design department as a temporary team member for the development of new website layouts, aesthetic and functional solutions for TV show visuals and on-air motion graphics (VizART).

2004 - 2006
Copywriter for web design and commercials
Creating concepts and slogans, making clients’ dreams become designers’ TORs
Software, skills, languages, etc.

MAXON Cinema4D
MAXON Redshift
Blender
Cycles
Houdini

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Premiere Pro
Figma


3D Art and Motion graphics
Graphic design
Traditional media, digital and mixed media illustration
Paper engineering (Pop-up techniques)
VFX
Typography
Video editing
Photo editing

Russian - native
English - fluent
German - fluent (but haven’t spoken it for ages:)
Hebrew - ב, in progress
Spanish - basic, n progress

some Python experience, some HTML
NEW
recents and favorites: a bit of "THE donut" deconstruction, Elf queen branding, infographics and other
digital
digital illustration: underwater creatures series
digi
more digital illustration
digi
digital popcorn
ill
traditional media
mix
mixed media
gd
more graphic design
pop
another side of mine: paper engineering
'My Paper Villa' foldable dollhouse, 2016:
my first big project as a designer and also the first stop-motion animation I made in my life :-)
kryakvamarga.motion.emotion@gmail.com

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