Jan Kročák is a skilled 3D artist and illustrator with years of experience in animation, film and game industry. He enjoys crafting environments and engaging in the intricate process of world-building. His skill ranges from visual development through production to final polish. During his career he collaborated on multiple animation series, documentaries, movies and games.

Along the work for the studios Jan occasionally works on the music videos for the audiovisual project Mess of Iguanas. He also loves working on his own projects whether they are animated vignettes or illustrations. He doesn't stay on one place for a long time and always try to learn and explore new fields and techniques which on the other side helps him in his client work.

River End Games

Jumpship
Framestore

MPC
Jellyfish Pictures
BlueZoo Animation Studio
Lola

Since the beginning of his career, he has used standard industry tools such as Maya and ZBrush. As he progressed and productions became more demanding, he expanded his toolkit to embrace more advanced and procedural workflows. Today, his core tools include Houdini and Blender, complemented by Substance Painter & Designer, Photoshop and DaVinci Resolve. Over the years, having worked across multiple pipelines in film, animation, and games, he has also used various rendering and game engines, including Arnold, Redshift, Unity, and Unreal Engine.