Has the door to OPPORTUNITY…

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…ever OPENED for you?

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My name is Meggan Russell. Image Credit: Meggan Russell, 2015

It did for me when I was FIVE.

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For ME, the door was a box of CRAYONS.

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I’ve been HOOKED to art since then . . .

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At FIVE, I gave my mother PICTURES.

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At TWELVE, I got into GAMING.

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At 18, I was making CHARACTERS and STORIES.

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My 22nd year was a wall of REALITY.

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By 26…I have had ENOUGH.

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I didn’t want to be HELD DOWN.

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I wanted to be…CREATIVE. ADAPTIVE. PROFESSIONAL .

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I taught myself many ARTISTIC SKILLS.

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DRAWING,

ANATOMY,

DIGITAL PAINTING.

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I am DRIVEN, NEVER wanting to be late.

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Through FULL SAIL, I’ve learned MORE.

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ANIMATION, MODELING, LEVEL BUILDING...

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I am a GAME ARTIST student, now.

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I’ve gotten THREE awards for my work.

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I PRIDE myself on being ADAPTIVE and HELPFUL.

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I create art for FRIENDS & FAMILY.

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People that need HELP visually depicting IDEAS…

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…that is my TARGET AUDIENCE.

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What is SUCCESS to me?

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To work at a SMALL INDIE COMPANY…

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Working on THOUGHT PROVOK

ING games.

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I’d LOVE to work on my OWN PROJECT.

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A GAME, COMIC, CARTOON…

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Something that is my OWN CREATION.

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Let me DRAW you in with a LINE

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A LINE from my PENCIL.

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