I'm Emeli Salo
A 3D Artist and Retoucher based in Stockholm, working at the intersection of 3D design, image retouching and AI-assisted image development.
I help brands and creators bring ideas to life through clean, expressive and photorealistic visuals.
From product imagery and interior visuals to advanced CGI and post-production, I focus on crafting work that communicates clearly, sells effectively and feels visually intentional. For me, every detail matters, from lighting and texture to final composition.
Software & tools
3D
Blender · Maya · Houdini · ZBrush · Unreal Engine · Substance 3D Painter
Post-production
Photoshop · Nuke · After Effects · DaVinci Resolve · Capture One
AI
ComfyUI · Firefly ·
WORK EXPERIENCE
Freelance – 3D / Retouch Artist
june 2022 – Present
Independent work across 3D, retouching and visual production. Mods/HM, Pin studio/svegro, Sven Prim/Gröna Lund.
Uncut – AI Painter / Retoucher
Feb 2026 – April 2026
AI-assisted image creation, high-end retouching and visual development for commercial and creative projects.
Mods Graphic Studio – E-commerce Retouch
2022 – 2024 (multiple periods)
Worked on high-volume e-commerce retouching and visual production in a studio pipeline.
LIA / Internship
Swiss International VFX
Feb 2025 – Nov 2025
VFX production for advertising.
Worked across full pipeline: previs, modeling, texturing, lookdev, camera tracking, animation, rendering and compositing. Focus on single-shot VFX for commercial work.
Sven Prim – 3D / Retouch
April 2022 – Nov 2022
3D production for Skara Sommarland and Gröna Lund.
Created campaign visuals and assets in Blender and ZBrush, including slides, carousel elements and high-res sculptures for Winter Wonderland (dragon, goblin, flying mouse). Worked with Substance Painter for textures and photoreal integration using reference-based workflows.
Eightbit Retouch – Assistant (Isabelle Alsén)
Nov 2021 – Dec 2021
High-end retouching for commercial clients including Discovery+, McDonald’s, Barebells and XMReality/HoloLens.
Assisted in Photoshop with compositing, cleanup and image refinement under studio production standards.
EDUCATION
Tumba Xenter – VFX Artist
Aug 2023 – Nov 2025
VFX, digital image processing and production workflows for visual media.
Fotoskolan STHLM
Aug 2020 – Nov 2022
Photography and digital image processing with focus on post-production.
Bessemergymnasiet - Photography
Aug 2008 – June 2011
PUBLICATIONS / COLLABORATIONS
Reserol (2021) – 3D product visualization
Highway Honeys – EP (2021) – Post-production for Spotify covers
Mikael Cronwall – “Se mig!” (2021) – Post-production for Västerbottens Museum group exhibition . https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=xE36xu1e7U4
Have a project in mind?
I'd be happy to discuss your project, whether you need retouching, 3D or a combination of techniques.
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