Rachele Azzarone

Intermediate

Blender

Hi! My name is Rachele and I am a VisDev artist and 2D designer. I've transitioned to the animation industry after studying and working as a doctor.

Biography

I am Rachele, a visual development artist from Italy. I have transitioned to the animation industry after studying and working as a doctor. While doing Med school I attended a 3-year course in art and drawing for comics and worked as a freelance artist. To further improve my skills, I also enrolled in a master in Design for entertainment at Idea Academy in Rome. In may 2022 I was offered my first role in the industry, so I left my medical residency to move to Ireland and finally start my journey as a designer! I feel very lucky to be doing this job for a living and I'm constantly striving to improve my skills and knowledge.

Skills

Roles

Character Designer
Basic
Visual Development Artist
Basic
Background Artist
Basic
Concept Artist
Basic
Environment Designer
Basic

Technical Skills

VR
Basic

Software

Blender
Basic

Work Experience

2022 – Present day

Designer and VisDev artist

Giant Animation (Dublin)

Designer for unannounced 3D Tv series | Visual Development for unannounced feature movie

2017 – Present day

Comic Book Artist

“BlackBoard Autoproduzioni ” association (Rome)

Self published comic books: "Aria”, a 20 pages color story (writing, drawing and coloring) part of the anthology “Arché" & "Endless”, a 8 pages b&w (drawing) part of the anthology “Pale Blue Dot".

2021 – 2022

Resident doctor

Sapienza University in Rome (Rome)

Resident doctor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

2021 – 2021

Covid-19 emergency contact tracing unit operator

Italian Ministry of Health (Rome)

Operator of the international contact tracing unit set up by the Italian Ministry of Health during the Covid-19 outbreak, in a fast-paced environment requiring organizational skills and teamwork

2018 – 2020

Freelance Artist

Studio Editoriale Red Whale snc (Remote)

Color artist for comic books (Winx club and others) & character design and background artist for a theatre play

2019 – 2019

Post-Production

Graphilm Studio (Rome)

Post-production work on a video for a scientific tv show broadcasted on Italian National Television (RAI)

2018 – 2018

Color artist

Ludus Magnus Studio (Remote)

Color artist for a promotional comic story for the launch of a new board game

2018 – 2018

Illustrator and matte painter

"Temperia: Soul of Majestic" videogame (Remote)

Supported the art director of the project in coloring some digital card illustrations

2017 – 2018

Graphic Designer

Telospiego production (Remote)

Illustrations for 2 videos : “Vaccines” & "Ius Soli”

Education

2023 – Present day

Armand Serrano Mentorship program

Visual Development

Main topics: keyframe painting, character / environment / prop design

2022 – 2023

Mentorship program

Women In Animation

Visual Development and Environment Design

I have been selected as a mentee by concept artist and story artist Vicki Pui. Main topics: environment design, story beats and visual development.

2014 – 2020

Master degree

University of Rome "La Sapienza"

Medicine and surgery

Final grade 110/110 cum laude

2020 – 2020

Master

Idea Academy

Design for entertainment

Founder & Head of Alumni Association; organizer and host of "Talks with Pros" (monthly meetings where alumni now working in the industry share their experience and connect with students)

2015 – 2018

Scuola Romana dei Fumetti

Comics and storytelling

3 years course in art and drawing + 1 month stage in watercoloring