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I attended some photography courses some years ago but then I decided to enroll in a film academy, where I studied and specialized in editing and compositing. During the last year of the academy, I started studying 3D modeling and, right after graduation, I realized that I really wanted to deepen my CGI knowledge cause it was, and still is, a source of constant satisfaction and curiosity for me. This led me to enroll in the master at Skyup Academy. At the moment I'm specializing in texturing.

I have a vivid memory watching the video for "Take on me" by "Ah-Ah", I was fascinated by the all hand drawn music video. I have always drawn, and loved 2D illustration and animated movies; this passions has accompanied me throughout my school career up to now. I want to increase my creativity more and more and to do i entered the 3D world.

I am a young and hard-working professional in the field of Computer Graphics Art, with a strong desire to grow and develop my skills in a dynamic and creative industry.

Highly motivated Texture Artist/3D Generalist. I recently completed the Master’s degree in CGI Computer Graphics at Skyup Academy where I learned the basics and the processes of the entire pipeline. I started focusing on texturing when I realized how much I loved giving life to an asset. I'm a true creative with a keen eye to detail. Good at taking instruction and also taking own initiative to get job done on schedule

I realized I want to make CGI my job recently. I've always worked in other fields, but seeing a motion graphics designer friend I was sure that what I was doing would never satisfy me as much as making personal visual projects. I started as a self-taught as everyone. After a year and a half of sweat and commitment I decided to enroll in Skyup Academy, and I am slowly adding skills to my luggage. I can't wait for this dream of mine to come true.

I always loved anime and cartoon but only after high school i realized that what i love the most could also be what i could do for work. So i search for a school to learn and i enrolled in Scuola Internazione Comics Brescia where i studied animation 2d and 3d for 3 years. After that i attended Skyup Academy from february to september 2020 . Now i'm study by myself to improve my skills, especially for rigging.

I've always have been a creative person, with interest for art in general when i was a kid i had this drawing passion and growing up i found myself watching shows, playing videogames and seek for art products. With a past and an instruction that don't match at all with my will of creation, i got close with the cgi world (also to change the type of job that i was doing) thanks to Skyup Academy that helped me to find this true passion that i hope one day could give me a job in this field.

I discovered the world of 3D recently, but I was enchanted by it and decided to pursue a dream by dedicating myself to the study of computer graphics.

Hello, my name is Donato Navas. I have a background in graphic design, and I am currently enrolled in the online Master's program in 3D Computer Graphics at Skyup Academy. My main goal is to specialize in creating textures and groom for both the cinematic and video game environments. I am continuously working to enhance my skills to make a meaningful contribution to both of these creative fields

My passion for the creative industries has deep roots in my childhood, stemming from a love of video games and cartoons. Around 13/14, I started using RPG Maker, sparking an innate passion for creation. Crafting from scratch, evoking emotions, and telling unique stories captivated me. My Blender experiments expanded my creative skills. Now, I'm fully committed to mastering these skills for a creative career.

Ho due hobby che coltivo con passione, il disegno ed i videogames. Principalmente il mio focus era concentrato solo sul disegno ma ho sempre avuto la curiosità di sapere e vedere come funziona un videogame e da cosa è composto. Perciò ho iniziato a documentarmi un po' ed a fare pratica con software di modellazione 3D, inizialmente da autodidatta, successivamente ho scelto di frequentare un percorso formativo in Skyup Academy.

I had a teacher in the university that in one lesson show us an installation in the middle of the desert, it was a sculpute made of wax that everyday melted and was printed again by a 3D printer at night. It was fueled by solar energy, so the cycle was eternal. After showing us that he said: "wouldn't you guys like to be an artist? you can make crazy stuff like this and get paid for". That was the moment when I knew what I wanted to be.

I want work as 3d character design in videogame production

I always wanted to learn the secret behind the VFX or video games and be part of it.

I use to be a mechanical designer and work with "CAD" programs for more than five years and in 2021 found out this world and immediatley wanted to be part of it seeing the beauty of the works that you can generate in this field. So i started self-taught for some months and next applied to Skyup Academy for the best possible results. Now i'm trying to improve every day with the goal to make this a profession.

When i was 5 years, seeing my first movie in theaters, Peter Jackson's king kong. It was love at first sight. Growing up the passion has increased more and more. I admire the potential of this medium and its continuous renewal.

I've always felt that art was part of me and I have always enjoyed creating it. Since I was younger, 3d artworks fascinated me and I realized I wanted to learn cgi when I started to understand the vast world of the entertainment.

I always knew I wanted to work in this sector, luckily I understood which way to go to succeed!

I've always been interested in forms of communication between people and with audio visual ones it was love at first sight. This led me through a Communication Design Bachelor at Politecnico di Milano, where I learnd about multiple ways of considering and designing various kinds of communication, and eventually fell in love with the 3D world. Since then, my will to become a CG artist grew always stronger and i kept watching tuts of any related kind, seeking for the widest knowledge base.

I realized this step when watching a film I asked myself how those certain characters could be created, when behind an advertisement I asked myself how those certain images could be created.

I realized that I wanted to work in the entertainment industry since high school and after I graduated in Multimedia Sciences and Technologies, a bachelor's course in Italy, my passion for CGI went crazy, so I attended Skyup Academy which is specialized in CGI and VFX.