Award Winners - Portfolio of the Week

With over 20,000 members using the portfolio tools on The Rookies, there is no shortage of amazing portfolios worth checking out. This week our team has picked another round of amazing portfolios that shows a great range of skills, a creative eye and solid technical skills.

Debut of the Week

Uday Kampani

Where are you currently located?

New Delhi, India.

When did you first realise you wanted to work in creative media?

I've always wanted to work at something creative and related to art, I realized that it was actually possible when I started looking for colleges and found places that could train me.

What are your career goals?

I hope to be a character artist in a senior position in a AAA game development studio.

Player of the Week

Chani Marin

Where are you currently located?

Toulouse, France.

When did you first realise you wanted to work in creative media?

I've always been attracted by video games and movies, and wanted to create visual content related to it. I couldn't put a name on the job I wanted to do until I learned about the artists doing concept art, and thought "this is what I want to do".

What are your career goals?

My goal is to work for the game industry and bring my creativity, experiences and passion to the team.

Contender of the Week

Pietro Lopez Bernardi

Where are you currently located?

San Francisco, United States.

When did you first realise you wanted to work in creative media?

I realized I wanted to work in the creative media and enterainment industry when I begun shooting short movies with my little brother when I was around 12 years old. My passion for visual effects led me to use this moment to study in how to create them. It was then when I discovered the huge area I was heading into. After years of studying compositing on my own, I discovered the CG world, and that took me into a whole new experience. I completely fell in love with it and I've never looked back.

What are your career goals?

My ulimate goal is to work for a company like Pixar, it is my dream since I was around 15 years old. My emphasis is Lighting and texturing

Rookie of the Week

Ozan Önen

Where are you currently located?

Istanbul, Turkey.

When did you first realise you wanted to work in creative media?

My parents bought my first ever computer when I was 7 years old. I've never considered creating anything but video games.

What are your career goals?

I've started my own company with a very close friend and my goal is to finish the game we're devising for the past 2 years before I die.

Want to be featured in Portfolio of the Week?

All you need to do is upload examples of your best finished projects, work in progress creations and pimp out your portfolio page. Here are some tips:

• make sure to upload 6 or more projects
• have a great introduction in your bio that explains who you are and what your goals are
• include eye catching project cover images
• create projects that show off your creativity with the project builder