Jellyfish Fairy 2012

Do you know what this is? It’s the very first CG artwork I ever made!
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I keep it as a reminder of where my gamedev journey began. It’s precious to me exactly the way it is — completely imperfect. But the first.
I painted this Jellyfish Fairy without even knowing that brushes have opacity settings :) Everything was done on a single layer — just like I used to paint on paper.
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Back in 2012, I didn’t even know what “CG” or “gamedev” meant.
And I definitely never imagined I’d one day work in this industry.
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When I watched movies or played games, it felt like all of that was created somewhere out there — in some unreachable THERE.
But it turned out that this “other universe” was much closer than I thought.
And somehow, almost by accident, I found my own little door to Narnia.
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How did your journey into gamedev begin?
I’d love to read your stories in the comments ✨
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Also you can find more my works here:
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@olga_starodubtseva
Cara: https://cara.app/olgastarodubtseva