# Diego Purpura

Diego Purpura is a remote worker on Himalayas, Concept Artist at Imaginary Factory, based in Italy.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@diegopurpura

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I create characters, creatures, prosthetic FX, and cinematic worlds for film, animation, and publishing.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | Italy |
| Authorized to work in | Italy |
| Salary expectations | 20k+ EUR |
| Job categories | Concept Artists, Visual Development Artist, Illustrator, Prosthetics Designer, Storyboard Artist, Graphic Designer |
| Skills | Concept Art, Visual Development, Character Design, Creature Design, Environment Design, Prosthetics Design, Prop Design, Pre Visualization, Storyboards, Illustration, Graphic Design, Photoshop, Pro Create, ToonBoom, Toon Boom Storyboard Pro, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, InDesign, English, Italian |

## What I'm looking for

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I'm looking to create concept art, visual development, and practical FX previsualization for film, animation, games, and publishing projects.
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## About

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I've contributed concept art and prosthetic FX design to feature-film productions including Imaginary Factory's The Resurrection of the Christ and 20th Century Studios' The Dog Stars.

At Imaginary Factory, I previsualized practical special effects alongside directors, production designers, and craftspeople throughout the feature-film creative process.

As a freelance illustrator and concept artist, I develop creature, character, environment, prop, costume, and keyframe designs for board games, animation, and publishing, including FOLGROVE, Brevetto N° 15.843, MOONLIFE, and How to Master ZBrush.

I also founded Artefix, a nonprofit cultural association where I lead visual communication, artistic collaborations, events, and community outreach.
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## Experience

### Concept Artist

Imaginary Factory. Jul 2024 - May 2026

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Previsualized practical special effects for feature film productions, working alongside directors, production designers, and craftspeople throughout the creative process.
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Skills: Concept-Art, Pre-Visualization, Special-Effects, Visual-Development

### President & Visual Lead (current)

Artefix. Mar 2025 - Present

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Founded and preside a no-profit cultural association dedicated to creating opportunities for artistic expression in the Castelli Romani area. Responsible for all visual communication, event organization, and community outreach.
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Skills: visual-communication, Event-Organization, Community-Outreach, Illustration, Graphic-Design

### Freelance Illustrator & Concept Artist (current)

Self Employed. Dec 2019 - Present

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Independent illustration and concept art for private clients, board games, animation, and publishing. Selected projects include FOLGROVE, Brevetto N° 15.843, MOONLIFE, and How to Master ZBrush.
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Skills: Illustration, Concept-Art, Character-Design, Creature-Design, Environment-Design, Graphic-Design, Keyframe-Animation, Zbrush

### Archivist

Servizio Civile Universale. Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

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Performed archival and library work at Biblioteca di San Cesareo during university studies.
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## Education

### IED Istituto Europeo di Design

Bachelor of Arts, Illustration and Animation. Grade: 109/110

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Graduated with a BA in Illustration and Animation, achieving a grade of 109/110.
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### Scuola Internazionale di Comics

One-year program, Comics and Illustration

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Completed a one-year program in comics and illustration.
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## Tech stack

- Procreate

To contact Diego, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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