From childhood, art has been my guiding light. A pencil in hand, my imagination crafted endless stories and characters. Over the years, this passion evolved, leading me to merge traditional art with digital innovation, culminating in a career in VFX and 3D.
At 10, I joined an art academy, mastering techniques in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and graphite. My work even adorned the streets of Madrid through a public mural project that showcased my early talent to the community.
The academy not only taught me technique but instilled discipline—early mornings spent perfecting brush strokes, late nights studying chiaroscuro. This foundation would later prove invaluable in digital mediums.
As my interest in cinema and video games grew, I pursued a degree in Video Game Development and Interactive Environments at Madrid's prestigious art institute. The curriculum pushed me beyond traditional media into the digital frontier.
There, I honed my skills in Maya, 3ds Max, Substance Painter, Unity, and Unreal Engine—tools that transformed my artistic vision into interactive experiences. My thesis project, a fully realized 3D environment, earned departmental honors.
My internship at Deluxe Spain on Netflix's Berlin marked a professional turning point. Initially assigned UV mapping tasks, my supervisors quickly recognized my artistic talent when I submitted unsolicited character concept sketches during downtime.
Within weeks, I was illustrating main characters, my work becoming integral to the production pipeline. Seeing my name in the credits of a major Netflix series validated years of artistic struggle and growth.
Since the age of five, I practiced Judo, achieving a first-degree black belt at 16. The discipline and spatial awareness developed through martial arts directly influenced my approach to 3D animation and character posing.
Later, I transitioned to boxing, where I developed an analytical approach to movement that I now apply when animating fight sequences. The footwork patterns, weight transfers, and kinetic chains studied in the ring inform my digital character performances.
These physical disciplines complement my artistic practice—both require patience, repetition, and the constant pursuit of perfect form.
"The computer is just another brush. Mastery comes not from the tool, but from the artist's vision and discipline."