Animation & VFX

School of Animation & VFX

  • Visual Development
    • Background Design
    • Character Design
    • Prop Design
  • 2D
    • Storyboards
    • 2D Character Rigging
    • Traditional Character Animation
  • 3D
    • 3D Modeling
    • 3D Character Rigging
    • 3D Character Animation
  • Stop Motion
  • VFX
    • TD
    • Dynamic Simulation
    • Lighting and Look Development
    • Compositing
  • Production Management

MA-Modeling

Nivea Gunvant Gandhi

Hi, I’m Nivea Gandhi, a 3D modeler passionate about creating stylized, immersive environments and film-ready assets.

Growing up on fairy tales and illustrated storybooks sparked my love for imaginative worlds. I used to sketch characters and scenes for fun—an early habit that naturally grew into a desire to build enchanting environments in 3D.

My work focuses on cohesive real-time scenes through strong composition, clean topology, and efficient asset creation. Inspired by Tangled, I built a magical lantern forest using ZBrush, Maya, SpeedTree, Houdini, and Nuke, gaining hands-on experience across the full modeling and look-development pipeline.

At StudioX, I contributed production-ready props and learned the value of roughness detailing, retopology, and pipeline discipline. Serving as a Production Assistant also strengthened my collaboration and organizational skills.

I aspire to be the best at what I do and to contribute to the industry by creating the same sense of wonder and magic that shaped my childhood imagination.

Outside work, I enjoy hiking, basketball, meditation, and reading.

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