Summary

I am a figurative sculptor, living and working in London. My work combines the classicism of shape and form while being imbued with emotion. I use various techniques which allows me to focus more on the story telling side and treatment of form. Influenced by my traditional background in drawing I use the line and nuanced gestures to give the anatomically rigorous sculptures, the illusion of life.

While using all the traditional tools, I grew to know the digital ones too. This eventually led to a supervision role in the film/games industry. I am currently operating as VFX/Character Supervisor. Over the years I had worked in various studios such as: BLUR Studios, Blizzard Ent., Industrial Light & Magic, MPC, Framestore, Untold Studios and more.

Few cimmercial projects worth mentioning are: "Love, Death & Robots Season 3", "Diablo II Resurrection", "ARK II", "Jurassic world II", "Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen", "King Arthur", "Batman vs Superman" etc.
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• EDUCATION •

- 2010-2012 Master of arts, Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2006-2010 Master of arts, Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
- "Universidad de Granada - Facultad de Bellas Artes", Granada, Spain​​​​​​​
- 2001-2006 National School of Fine Arts, Sofia
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• RESIDENCIES •

- "Cité internationale des Arts Paris", Paris, France
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• AWARDS •

-Special prize- winner in the annual contest for free hand and academic drawing, organized by the National academy of art
- Laureate of the special prize for an educational drawing in favour of Petur Bunarjiev in the competitive exhibition dedicated to the patron Iliya Petrov
- Distinction- Honorary Diploma issued by Future of Bulgaria academy for achievements in the field of pictorial arts handed personally by the minister of Culture Stefan Danailov.
- Honoured with a copper plate in the Wall of Fame for extraordinary achievements in the field of art.
- Distinction- Honorary Diploma on the occasion of May 24 the day of Bulgarian enlightenment, culture and Slavonic language handed personally by the minister of Culture Stefan Danailov.
- Distinction- Honorary Diploma for extraordinary achievements and honourable representation of the Bulgarian youth at international and national Olympics and competitions in the field of science and art handed personally by the president of Bulgaria Mr. Georgi Parvanov.
- First Prize-winner in the second national contest for an educational drawing
- First Prize-winner in the national Graffiti fest
- Distinction- Honorary Diploma in honour of May 24 the day of Bulgarian enlightenment, culture and Slavonic language for creative achievements handed by the minister of Culture and tourism (at the time) Nina Chilova.​
- First Prize-winner in the annual exhibition-contest Continuity dedicated to the patron of the school Iliya Petrov
- Second Prize-winner in the national contest for educational drawing.
- First Prize-winner for illustration in the competition dedicated to the anniversary from the birth of Hans Christian Andersen
- Big prize-winner in the competition Drawing of an Animal
​- First Prize-winner in the competition The Beauty of Sport
- Big prize-winner in the second national competition - Art Against Drugs
- Olympic Gold Medal from the international Olympic competition Aspiration, Athens, Greece
- First Prize-winner in the competition Archeology and Nowadays
- First Prize-winner in the competition for active drawing
- Second Prize-winner in the competition Images from Radichkov
- Second Prize-winner in the national competition dedicated to the Olympics Aspiration
- Special Award for portrait in favour of Iliya Petrov
- First Prize-winner for graphics in the competition dedicated to Iliya Petrov
- Olympic Silver Medal from the international Olympic competition Bucharest,Romania
- First Prize-winner in the competition Ex-libris
- Awarded by the Bulgarian Olympic committee for overall representation in the contest for drawings dedicated to the Olympics​​​​​
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Skills

Software proficiency

ZBrush

Maya

Substance 3D Painter

Photoshop

Marmoset Toolbag

3DCoat

Nuke

Mudbox

Mari

Reel