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I grew up with Movies and games. They were always my biggest motivation and inspiration. To be part of entertainment industry, I studied fine art to develop my sense of traditional art and after many years of study, I really wanted to use this art skills in 3D World so that I can widen the artistic boundary and be more creative. The combination of art and technology stole my heart. And until now, I really love creating 3D art works and dream to work in this industry.

I realized that I want to work in the entertainment industry through games and animated movies. I grew up watching Disney and Pixar movies, and I was drawn to the characters' appealing designs. I also enjoy playing RPG games, especially fantasy-themed ones like Skyrim, The Witcher games, and Divinity. I love the variety of outfits in these games, and I hope to create more that will make role-playing more immersive. These two reasons are why I became a character modeler.

When I was young, I used to make small status of the characters from my imagination with clays or paper boxes. To be honest, I didn't have any interest in studying and getting good grades. The only thing that I was interested in was making characters from games or animations with any material that I could use near me. I loved to create things and still I feel the same. The reason why I want to be part of creative industry is I want to dedicate my life for what I love to do.

since a child who loved drawing and painting, I realized I wanted to work in creative industries. I am hard working to improve my skills every day to make my dream come true.

I realized I wanted to work in the creative media and enterainment industry when I begun shooting short movies with my little brother when I was around 12 years old. My passion for visual effects led me to use this moment to study in how to create them. It was then when I discovered the huge area I was heading into. After years of studying compositing on my own, I discovered the CG world, and that took me into a whole new experience. I completely fell in love with it and I've never looked back.

I start drawing when I was little, but just for fun, I didn't even go to art school when the time I was in Taiwan. However, I still want to learn more about art and study with other artists so I went to the Academy of Art University after I finished my bachelor degree in Taiwan.

I realized I wanted to pursue vfx when I saw the movie the lion king when I was a child, and started noticing the impossible in film.

me is a graphic designer, 3D animation technologist, and specialist in advertising design from Colombia. In 2020 me completed a Master's degree in Animation and Visual TEMPeffects wif an emphasis in VFX Compositing at the Academy of Arts University.

The cartoon network cartoon called Codename KidsNextDoor is the reason why I want to become part of the creative media and entertainment industry. I want to create some crazy flying machine same as KND did.

I was 20 and realized that video games and art had always been constants in my life, and I wanted to create things that were like those that I loved!

About 8 years ago. I was attending film school and realized I had passions in illustration and design so I switched my focus to concept art and illustration. MFA in Vis Dev from Academy of Art University

I've loved making art and telling stories my whole life, and for the longest time thought that the role of a concept artist, though a big dream of mine, was beyond my reach. I've realized that I shouldn't give up on a dream without trying, and went back to school to develop my skills and enter the entertainment industry. I've authored books and illustrated many, but am ready to take my love storytelling to the next level.

I first realized when I got up in to high school art and I loved it and then when I found academy of art university online I knew from there thats what I whanted to do.

since 16 years old. middle school age

In 2019 I made the decision to shift careers, from computer science and programming, to animation and vfx. In Spring of 2020, I enrolled in the MA program at Academy of Art University, and in fall 2020, I narrowed my focus to lighting and joined the lighting program with Academy of Animated Art. Since then I have been working tirelessly to create, learn, and grow!

I have wanted to work in creative media since I was a wee lad.

I first realized that I wanted a career in the gaming industry when I was a teenager working at a video game store. After playing the games released and talking to people about them daily, watching the E3 Conventions on our store television and immersing myself in the art, I began to want to know more about the inner workings of the games themselves, and I became more passionate about creating the things I had loved for so long as an outsider.

The first time I became interested in 3D graphics was when I first saw Avatar. At that time, Avatar was a beautiful movie that showed me the beautiful background of Pandora's planet. That memory always made me dream of becoming a 3d artist

When I wanted to focus 100% of my energy on art. I went through too much "oh you should do this and that, but art." And now it's finally my chance to just be me.

I’ve always had an interest in working in entertainment since I was little, either drawing comic books in pencil or making iPhone videos with my little sister, but I didn’t start thinking about it seriously until I entered college. I originally went to my local college with a mechanical engineering major, but after a little over a semester I realized it wasn’t for me. I then found the college I currently attend and realized that I could get a career in the stuff I loved doing as a kid.

I realize that CG is awesome. My first movie that motivates me to be modeler is Marvel Avengers. It's awesome to be part of the team who works in the movie. And you can see your work in your big screen come to live.

I'm a 3D Character Artist with background in traditional art and design.

When I first came into Photoshop and Illustrator, I realized that I had a passion in this field.