
portfolio
A selection of my work from an array of clients & personal projects



Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - 3D Modeled & Textured the Train & Plane respectively for the Mapl Sequence

DC's Blue Beetle
3D Modeled the Beetle for main title sequence



I was one of multiple artists who was lucky to work directly on Spider-Man’s multiple suits’ animations in tons of major action shots, sculpting in-motion details & defining his physique/tonality and musculature to look anatomically correct and appealing. It was a significant learning curve for me as I was previously much more experienced in exclusively modeling & sculpting on a static, T, or A-posed character model, so creating thousands of blendshapes for dozens of huge action shots was a bit intimidating at first, but by the end I was rocking it & feeling good. I got to work mostly on Spidey, but also worked on Sandman, and a little on Green Goblin.

One of the hundreds of shots I worked on for Spider-Man No Way Home
I did thousands of blendshapes for proper animation of muscles & the suit to flow & move realistically.

One of the many shots I worked on for Spider-Man No Way Home
I did thousands of blendshapes for proper animation of muscles & the suit to flow & move realistically.




Fantastic Beasts Secrets of Dumbledore
3D Modeled Dumbledore’s Magical Leather Glove

Katy Perry - PLAY - Las Vegas 2022 Mushroom Set On Stage
Originally 3D modeled/Digitally Sculpted in ZBrush by Lion-Arts. Concept Art, Art Directed, & Designed by The Squared Division, Produced by Silent House Productions, and Physical on-stage set pieces fully built & assembled by StageWorksUSA.

Katy Perry - PLAY - Las Vegas 2022 Mushrooms Substance Painter
Final Substance Painter IRAY render of the ‘PLAY’ mushrooms -These actual/exact textures were exported in 2D form (UVs), printed, and applied to the physical set pieces seen on stage.
Fully 3D Modeled, UVed & Textured in ZBrush by Lion-Arts.

Kary Perry - PLAY - Las Vegas 2022 -ZBrush Mushrooms
Final 3D models digitally sculpted in ZBrush by Lion-Arts.

Katy Perry -PLAY- Las Vegas 2022 -Giant Mushroom Set
Another, wider view of the Mushroom Set with Katy and a frog lady.

Katy Perry -PLAY- Las Vegas 2022 -Giant Snail Prop
On Stage Giant Snail Prop. Fully Digitally Sculpted by Lion-Arts in ZBrush, Original Design & Art Direction by The Square Division, Produced by Silent House Productions, and Fully built & assembled by StageWorksUSA.

Katy Perry -PLAY- Las Vegas 2022 - Snail ZBrush model
Version 1-3/Final ZBrush model of the PLAY Giant Snail Prop. Fully 3D Modeled by Lion-Arts, Original Concept and Art Direction by The Squared Division.

Katy Perry -PLAY- Las Vegas 2022 - Swish Beer Can Set Piece
On stage Swish Beer Can. 3D Modeled by Lion-Arts, Graphic Design of Label by The Squared Division & Katy Perry, Physical set piece built & assembled by StageWorksUSA.

Katy Perry - PLAY - Las Vegas 2022 Swish Beer Can
Final 3D model of the Swish Beer Can as viewed in ZBrush where it was sculpted & detailed. (Other artists worked on it in between my starting & finishing it.) The Squared Division & Katy Perry are fully responsible for the Graphic Design of the Label.

AQP Alien
Sculpted the Alien as a gift for John Krasinski -presented a small version of it to him at the Premier of AQP part 2.

Keyshot Render of the 3D Printed Maquette I made for John Krasinski to commemorate his spectacular 2 films in the A Quiet Place franchise.

A Quiet Place - Alien - ZBrush - Formlabs Form 3 Grey Pro

Keyshot Render of the 3D Printed Maquette I made for John Krasinski to commemorate his spectacular 2 films in the A Quiet Place franchise.

A Quiet Place - Alien - ZBrush - Formlabs Form 3 Grey Pro 3/4 view

Keyshot Render of the 3D Printed Maquette I made for John Krasinski to commemorate his spectacular 2 films in the A Quiet Place franchise.

Keyshot Render of the 3D Printed Maquette I made for John Krasinski to commemorate his spectacular 2 films in the A Quiet Place franchise.

Keyshot Render of the 3D Printed Maquette I made for John Krasinski to commemorate his spectacular 2 films in the A Quiet Place franchise.

Keyshot Render of the 3D Printed Maquette I made for John Krasinski to commemorate his spectacular 2 films in the A Quiet Place franchise.


Samuel L. Jackson model fully textured in Substance Painter

Samuel L. Jackson High-Res model untextured in Substance Painter

Samuel L. Jackson High-Res 3D Model un & textured in Substance Painter 2020


ZBrush render of the Final 3D Model of a maquette made exclusively for Directors: Colin Trevorrow, J.A. Bayona, & Lead Animation Supervisor Glen McIntosh of ILM/LucasFilm.

Final 3D Model of a maquette exclusively for Directors: Colin Trevorrow, J.A. Bayona, & Lead Animation Supervisor Glen McIntosh of ILM/LucasFilm.

Photos of the physical 3D Printed maquette made exclusively for Directors: Colin Trevorrow, J.A. Bayona, & Lead Animation Supervisor Glen McIntosh of ILM/LucasFilm.













_________________________Modeled & Textured the assets which composed the entire Kelp Forest (one set of 3 varying leaves, 2 types of reconfigurable stalks with bulbs).

_________________________Modeled & Textured the assets which composed the entire Kelp Forest (one set of 3 varying leaves, 2 types of reconfigurable stalks with bulbs). Assigned Shaders & Textures to the coral of the seafloor environment.

_________________________Modeled & Textured assets comprising the entire Kelp Forest (one set of 3 varying leaves, 2 types of reconfigurable stalks w/bulbs). Cleaned up head scan data of Maya Rudolph for Tracking & Digital Hair Implementation / Animation.













DROPBOX HQ (SF) Mascot
Final installation of the infamous Chrome Panda Mascot of Dropbox Headquarters -which I 3D Modeled and co-designed with Rapt Studio & DB staff.

Cupid reviving Psyche, reimagining
I personally 3D Modeled & 3D Printed this reimagining of Antonio Canova’s famous & beautiful work of art. 3D Printed on Ultimaker’s Ultimaker 3 Extended FFF 3D printer.

Cupid reviving Psyche, reimagining
I personally 3D Modeled & 3D Printed this reimagining of Antonio Canova’s famous & beautiful work of art. 3D Printed on Ultimaker’s Ultimaker 3 Extended FFF 3D printer.

Cupid reviving Psyche, reimagining
I personally 3D Modeled & 3D Printed this reimagining of Antonio Canova’s famous & beautiful work of art. 3D Printed on Ultimaker’s Ultimaker 3 Extended FFF 3D printer.

Cupid reviving Psyche, reimagining
I personally 3D Modeled & 3D Printed this reimagining of Antonio Canova’s famous & beautiful work of art. 3D Printed on Ultimaker’s Ultimaker 3 Extended FFF 3D printer.

Cupid reviving Psyche, reimagining
I personally 3D Modeled & 3D Printed this reimagining of Antonio Canova’s famous & beautiful work of art. 3D Printed on Ultimaker’s Ultimaker 3 Extended FFF 3D printer.

















Classroom Aquatic
































































































































A SELECTION OF MY WORK FOR CLIENTS AND PERSONAL PROJECTS
“Daniel is an amazing sculptor. His ability to render realistic textures and surfaces is combined with his artistry for bold, dynamic lines of action that breathe life and movement into his subjects.”
“Daniel Enrique De Leon is one of those unique individuals that bring artistic talent, smarts and the rare gift of patience to do a job the right way. When it comes to 3D printing... It takes patience and experimentation to create a decent print. Daniel has proven to me that you can get not just good prints, but excellent print results no matter what brand or make of 3D printer you have. You just need to learn the tool in front of you and then don’t be afraid to push it past its expected limits.”