Cristina Silvia Cortese

Cristina Silvia Cortese has a diverse work experience in the field of digital art and design.

Since March 2020, they have been working as a Digital Artist at Wizards of the Coast. In this role, they are responsible for creating white under prints for Magic: The Gathering. Cristina Silvia also performs tasks such as color correcting, extending digital artwork, and framing each art piece. Additionally, Cristina has served as the DA set lead on various projects, including AFR, VOW, CLB, and SAE, and has been the DA Lead for Tencent paint over work.

Prior to their current position, Cristina worked as an Illustrator/Designer at Adirondack Studios from November 2015 to September 2019. Cristina Silvia was involved in creating concept drawings and illustrations for theme parks, both domestically and internationally. Their responsibilities included producing colored elevations, POV concepts, and schematic packages. Cristina Silvia also worked on designing props, queue spaces, and show set pieces. Cristina regularly collaborated with painters and engineers to ensure the successful execution of designs.

Before joining Adirondack Studios, they worked as a Sign Artist at Trader Joe's from February 2014 to November 2015. In this role, Cristina created original hand-painted artwork for advertising various Trader Joe's products. Cristina Silvia was primarily responsible for designing large-scale end caps and permanent seasonal A-frame advertisements.

Overall, Cristina Silvia Cortese's work experience showcases their expertise in digital art, illustration, design, and collaboration with various teams and projects.

Cristina Silvia Cortese's education history can be outlined as follows:

Cristina Silvia Cortese obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree in Illustration/Animation from the Maryland Institute College of Art, where they studied from the year 2010 till 2013.

Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Fine Art from the University at Albany, SUNY. Their studies at this institution spanned from 2007 to 2009.

In the earlier years of their education, Cristina Silvia Cortese attended the Pratt Institute from 2001 to 2003. During their time at Pratt Institute, they focused on the field of Drawing, although information regarding any degree obtained is not available.