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I've always wanted to create video games, they are the reason of my journey.

In the middle of my previous creative arts course at the Adelaide Central School of Art, I realized I had more passion in the entertainment industry, felt that my work would be more appreciated and that I would have more to offer. After finishing my associate degree at the ACSA, I decided to continue my journey as an aspiring artist at CDW Studios, while doing personal passion projects and commissions in my spare time.

I have always been interested in the video game industry, but coming from a small city in Brazil, I didn't have many opportunities to explore a career in this field. After coming to Montreal, I started taking classes in Concept Art and decided to give it my all.

When I was in secondary school doing my GCSE'S, I had taken Graphics. I really enjoyed the time I was in class and from there I wanted to work in the creative media industry.

VFX (3D) Master graduate from Escape Studios in London, I started my journey in the animation environment back in 2014 when I was introduced to an ‘Animation and Games design’ course and fell in love with 3D. From the beginning I have been involved in every single step of the Animation/VFX pipeline from creating illustrations to compositing the final outcomes, but I specifically enjoy creating realistic hard surface models and texturing them.

Hey there! I'm Georgia I've had a passion for drawing and storytelling ever since I was a toddler drawing on the walls (Sorry mum). That being said, art has always been a platform I felt most comfortable conveying ideas in. As you may notice, I like to work stylised. And try to incorporate Fun shapes, bright colours, silly faces and a lot of heart into everything I do. I am constantly eager to learn new skills and meet new people who share the same passion for creating.

I always loved making games. When I was a kid I made paper games for my brother, during high school drew maps and illustrations for DnD sessions, and later at university, I created the educational mobile game as my master thesis. Sci-fi and fantasy genre drives my curiosity.

I suppose after a long journey of trying a wide variety of jobs from fitness instructor to cafe worker and finding very little satisfaction in these roles I went back to my roots. Sketching has always brought me a lot of joy so I decided that it would be interesting to try and pursue my childhood passion and see if it could lead me to a fulfilling career

I have always loved drawing, playing video games and watching movies, so when I realised I could get a job that involved all three I knew immediately that's what I needed to do. I had a vague idea of what I wanted to do as a job when I was young but it wasn't until I was in high school that I really started thinking about my future and realised I wanted to work in the creative media and entertainment industry and began to delve into digital art and 3D software.

I wanted to work in the games/entertainment industry when I had a passion for creating art but also playing video games. I want to create immersive art and fictional worlds for players to be part of as well as telling stories through characters & creatures.

Ever since I was a kid, I grew up on playing video games and watching films. for the longest time I thought it would be an impossible dream. years later i discovered the educational courses and that my dream wasn't all that impossible. I have applied myself to developing new skill sets but there is always room for improvement.

When I was 5, my family got a personal computer and that changed everything.. I would always be playing with mspaint and flash; drawing and making animation shorts of Pokémon or anime characters. Once in a while, I would create my own original characters and designs. During my early teenage years, I got really into competitive sports. My love for them inspired me to make my own games, specifically multiplayer, so I taught myself programming and have been making games mostly by myself since then.

I have always had a deep love for the entertainment industry, primarily in film and video games. From a very young age, it has been a dream of mine to work in said industry, and this goal is currently at the forefront of my life.

For as long as I can remember I've had a habit of sketching on whatever piece of paper came my way. During high school, I'd spend a countless amount of time looking up the character concept sheets from my favourite games and the colour scripts/storyboards from my favourite films, thinking that working in the concept design industry would just be a dream. It wasn't until looking at universities did I realise that I could turn this dream into a reality. I've been chasing this dream ever since.

I began my Digital Media degree with Flinders University / CDW Studios simply wanting to improve my 2D skills, I had no interest in working in the entertainment industry back then. It wasn’t until the beginning of my third year of study that I decided I wanted to work in VFX. I now work as a Junior Environment Artist with Technicolor Academy.

Art has been a constant throughout my life, it's only natural that it would carry through to my career in the creative industry too.

I was working on computer science assignments and studying physics when i realised while learning 3DsMax that I'm pretty good at it and i thoroughly enjoy it and want to learn more. Then i started learning more about 3D at home and in time started researching what university I wanna go to and 3D was the only real path i wanted to go down.

I've always been drawing and painting since I was 9/10 years old and I knew already at that time that I wanted to pursue in a creative field. I discovered 3D and real-time engine (video game production) 5/6 years ago and I knew I wanted to work in the video game. I love that we can interact in the game and create our own story and I love making beautiful environments where you can start to see yourself in it.

I've loved art and creating for as long as I can remember. I grew up fascinated by game and film, and eventually realized I wanted to be one of the people creating these incredible works of art.

In 2012 I started documenting my progress drawing and learning to paint in photoshop, and started hanging out on art forums with the vague intention to return to university and study in the field. Eventually, this led to my studying at Flinders University & CDW Studios, completing their Bachelor of Digital Media program and to where I am currently - studying Honours with the intention of furthering the field of 3D assisted traditional animation techniques while improving my technical skills.

Life after school got boring really quick! I was 20 years old and sitting at home waiting for... well really anything! Then with the input of my friends and family, I committed to completing a degree in Digital Art. When I discovered the 3D entertainment industry, I knew this was exactly what I wanted to pursue. I grew hungry for more knowledge in becoming a professional concept artist.

I've always had a passion for art and enjoyed movies, games, and cartoons. These interests made me want to apply my artistic skills in to making cartoons and movies.

I cant fully say when but ever since I was a kid I always loved to draw since the moment I was able to use a pencil, and from then on no matter what I did was always revolved around the idea of being able to create, I never saw myself not being in the creative industry, nothing made me happier then being able to draw and create my own worlds and characters.