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On the Way to Becoming a 3D Grooming Artist | My Story | Episode 9 - 2017 - Grooming and Lookdev for The Light Within | Elementalist Lux - LoL (2017 - TrizzFX, Riot Games)

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I remember back in 2016, when I was just starting to work with hair, I dreamed like crazy about working on some epic cinematic for League of Legends by Riot Games! =) At that time, I was really into LoL and admired every new cinematic released for that universe. In 2017, I moved to Batumi for 6 months, and it was a pure gamble! I went there almost without money, hoping to land another freelance project. In fact, I had just delivered my previous job - actually, a test task for Disney, for which I was paid $1300. And it was with that money that I went to Batumi! hahaha. That month was incredibly stressful, and I can clearly remember the wild joy and excitement I felt. First, I realized that thoughts really do become reality and the Universe does hear us. Second, I got the job exactly at the moment when my family had already lost hope and said: “That’s it… we’re going back.” And third - it was a cinematic project for League of Legends from Riot Games themselves!!! I was literally running ...