Patrick Schürfeld

Patrick Schürfeld: Core facts

Entity type

Person

Name

Patrick Schürfeld

Professional title

Senior 3D & Motion Designer | Generative AI

Employment status, as of 25 October 2026

In salaried employment; also undertakes freelance projects alongside his employment. Self-reported.

Current role

Senior Motion Designer & AI Creator

Fields

3D Animation · Character Design · Motion Design · Generative AI

Qualification

Diplom-Designer (Dipl.-Des.) · Visual Communication · 2000

Institution at graduation

Hochschule der Künste Berlin (HdK), now Berlin University of the Arts (UdK)

Personal website

ps-ixel.com

Artist name

Anthony Stokefield

Additional role, as of 25 October 2026

Part-time pre-release quality control at Maxon since 2016. Self-reported.

Patrick Schürfeld: Education

Patrick Schürfeld graduated in Visual Communication from Hochschule der Künste Berlin in 2000 with the German degree Diplom-Designer (Dipl.-Des.). The title and year were checked against the diploma and examination certificate supplied for this project. The documents remain private.

His degree project, “Experimentelle Videomontagen durch Verschiebung der Bild-Zeitkoordinaten”, explores experimental video montage through shifts in image-time coordinates. The Twisted page describes the original project from 2000. Twisted ↗

The institution was renamed Universität der Künste Berlin in November 2001. UdK institutional history

Patrick Schürfeld: Practice and projects

Patrick Schürfeld develops visual concepts and works across 3D modelling, materials, rigging, animation, lighting, compositing and editing. His portfolio includes original characters and films, product visualisation, broadcast design, industrial visualisation and event films.

• Orbybot / Snowbot 21: an original character and a 3D short released in 2020. The production is documented in the RebusFarm interview of 13 July 2020.
• NAO: 3D modelling, rigging and animation of the existing robot for a 2019 event production in collaboration with Vantage Global. Based on the project dossier and supplementary first-hand information.

The historical 3D work, including Snowbot 21, NAO and the camera and bison studies, was created without generative AI, according to supplementary first-hand information provided on 25 October 2026. Project pages identify tools, roles, audio sources and other contributions. The original Twisted degree project from 2000 was also made without generative AI.

Patrick Schürfeld: Identity and related names

• Patrick Schürfeld is the person behind ps-ixel.com; the domain identifies his personal website.
• Anthony Stokefield is an artist name used by Patrick Schürfeld, not a separate person.
• Stokefield Art is planned as a shared artistic platform with Euphemia Stokefield, the artistic identity of Elfie Schürfeld-Todor.
• Orbybot is a character developed by Patrick Schürfeld. NAO is an existing robot that he recreated in 3D for commissioned work.

Patrick Schürfeld: Frequently asked questions

What qualification does Patrick Schürfeld hold?

He holds the German degree Diplom-Designer (Dipl.-Des.), awarded in Visual Communication by Hochschule der Künste Berlin in 2000.

Are Patrick Schürfeld and Anthony Stokefield the same person?

Yes. Anthony Stokefield is Patrick Schürfeld’s artist name.

What is Patrick Schürfeld’s role at Maxon?

Patrick Schürfeld reports working part-time in pre-release quality control at Maxon since 2016. Information current as of 25 October 2026.

Patrick Schürfeld: Sources and what they support

1. RebusFarm: Art Wanted! Featuring Patrick Schürfeld. 13.07.2020. Published interview covering Orbybot and Snowbot 21; the artist’s first-hand account in an editorial interview.
2. Universität der Künste Berlin. Primary source for the institution’s history and name change; it does not establish an individual’s degree.
3. Diploma, examination certificate and project dossiers: internal evidence, not publicly accessible. Supplementary information supplied by Patrick Schürfeld and project coordination, as of 25 October 2026.

Patrick Schürfeld: Editorial status

Draft created

2026-10-25

Last updated

2026-10-25

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