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Monotonous studies and jobs made me bored, so I have always been looking for entertaining occupations. I understood that I wanted to work in the creative industries when I realized that I could face new stimulating challenges every day.

When I was young I always wanted to know how movie creatures were made, I decided to study that

I discovered that I wanted to do this job when I started playing a lot of video games and observing every little detail of them, like films. I attended the ninth three-year Master's degree in Side Academy specializing in Game Art and Environment

I am a 3D artist working on both hard surface and organics, mostly for characters, but also props and environments. I am able to work on both low and high poly meshes, create texture of several types, create basic/mid level riggings and do simple animations.

Since I was little I've been expressing myself through drawing, painting and sculpting. I knew that in a way or another my path would be doing art, I believe that what I do today aloud me to express my creativity.

Im always been a fan of films and video games from a young age. I started using a pc when I was 6 years old and my passion for technology grew even stronger in my childhood. Im looking forward to work in a team creating what i love.

After dedicating five years to diligent effort and self-directed learning, I owe much of my success to a multitude of enlightening webinars, featuring influential figures such as Gennaro Esposito, Rebelway's instructors, and other notable experts in the field. Over the past two years, I've delved passionately into a new realm that captivates me. My journey led me to enroll in an intensive 18-month Master's program at the Side Academy in Verona. Throughout this transformative period, and notably

I'm 21 years old and I'm currently studying at Side Academy in Verona.

I've always been a very creative person since I was a child. I have always been passionate about videogame and 3d animation worlds, so I decided to focus my studies on CGI.

Since I was a child I was always fashinated by cartoons, videogames and movies, after guaduating from highschool I decided that I wanted to follow my passion and I ended up discovering the world of cgi.

When i saw the 3d creatures in the films and known about the digital sculpture programs

I first realized I wanted to work in creative industries when I was in high school studying figurative arts. Because of the pandemic’s lockdown I turned to the internet for entertainment and I discovered games such as Doom Eternal, God of War and Horizon Zero Dawn. I fell in love with these products, how they were able to involve, move and amaze the player. I decided that I wanted to be part of that, and realized that I could do that through my artistic abilities and hard work.

It’s not really correct to say that it’s something I realized, let’s say that it was a natural choice given the passion I always have for movies, cartoons and videogames after finishing art school. I was completely ignorant about the world of CGI and as I continued my path my interest and passion grew, not to mention that every time I watch a movie I can’t help but ask myself "How the hell did they do this?!"

From a very young age, I grew up with movies and video games. I have always been fascinated by this world. Now that I have grown up I want to convey the same emotions I felt as a child. I love creativity and working in a team. I think these two things can be good for working in an industry.

I started dreaming about working in a creative industry while I was in middle school and my main interest were already art an cinema. I spent ages watching all sorts of movies, tv series and cartoons, trying to understand how those stunning and magical images were brought to life. Without even knowing I projected myself in a future were I was part of that world, and my vison never changed ever since.

Hi, my name is Valeria. I attended an artistic high school in Italy, during which i founded my self attracted to 3d sculpting.

Once I started to learn a bit about the backend of movies and games I became more interested in their creative process overtime. I later realised after being a simple observer for a long time, moving on to become an artist myself was not as out of reach as I first imagined.

I first realized that I wanted to work in creative industries when I finished Linguistic High School in 2021. After learning three languages I felt like I needed to do something more stimulating and entertaining. I had always been a creative kid and I loved to share with people what I created, also I am a huge movie fan, and working for something that a lot of people can enjoy would be my dream

I always loved spending time reading comic books, whatching films and TV series. Marvel was always a part of my childhood and i dreamed since young age to be part of it somehow. CGI is an oppurtunity for me to achieved my goals and purposes.

I have always liked video games and the world of cinema since I was a child and I have always considered the idea of ​​being able to contribute to the development of films or video games. I started using Blender 3 years ago and became interested in the world of 3D modeling so I signed up for the CGI course at Side Academy in Verona.

Since I was a child I have had an artistic streak for sculpture and creation, and for this reason in high school I then chose an artistic path specialized in sculptural and pictorial arts but classical art had not fully convinced me. for the choice of academy or university I reasoned by putting together my two passions: sculpture and video games and CGI came out of it.

I understood that I loved the world of CGI since I was little, I understood that it would be my future as soon as I found the academy to be able to make this dream come true.

I have always been a creative person and I am fascinated by the power that we artists have to create beauty starting from 0. I've always dreamed of having a role in the production of the films I watched at the cinema as a child and I'm a huge fan of animated films and amazing fantasy stories

Even as a kid, I was interested in video games and science fiction movies. But the idea of working in the industry came to me after I saw the movie Pacific Rim for the first time. It captivated me so much that I dreamed of building something like those giant robots.