ABOUT ME

Hello there!

I’m CIGÓ
aka Andrea Cigognetti, a passionate 3D Artist from Rome, Italy.

I have extensive experience in VFX for Movies, TV shows, Multimedia museum content and Animation. I’m specialized in Creature and Historical Set Extensions, but I’m proficient in anything Blender related.

After years in the industry, I took the leap into freelancing. Now, I get to call the shots and focus on what excites me most: rigging creatures, building immersive environments, and working on personal projects like writing original comic books, producing short movies and scratch-bashing DIY toys!

“If you don’t do what you love you can’t make something you like“

Here is a timeline of my professional journey, starting from my early days with Autodesk Maya and Zbrush to my later transition to 3ds Max, Cinema 4D (+V-Ray) and The Foundry Modo for various tasks.

I started using Blender six years ago and have been a enthusiast Blenderhead ever since!

  • Freelance 3D artist for advertisement:
    Character & Environment modeller, 3D rigger

    -TBA Advert


    Megadrago SRL
    2025

  • Blender conference talk:
    Conference Speech

    -presentation about the TV series “Il Baracchino”


    BCON25
    2025

  • 3D Generalist for Movies and TV shows:
    3D Generalist, Character Animator, Matchmover

    -TBA Movies


    M74 Posthouse
    2025

  • Head of CG for animated TV show:
    CG Supervisor, Character TD, Lighting TD

    –Il Baracchino animated TV show, co-production Amazon Prime & Lucky Red


    Megadrago SRL
    2024_2025

  • Freelance 3D artist for Movie Trailer:
    Character Rigger, Animator, Compositor

    -Bando Stone & the New World

    Pretend VFX
    2024

  • Freelance 3D artist for shorts and advertisements:
    3D Generalist, On-set VFX Supervisor, Compositor

    -Yoko, Poco Ma Yoko
    -Pulsee Confusione
    -Pulsee Incertezza

    Just Maria
    2024

  • 3D Generalist for Museums:
    3D Generalist, AR&VR asset maker, Video Editor

    –L’Oro di Chini (2021)

    -La pietra di Otranto (2022)
    -500 anni di Santa Maria in Campagna (2022)
    -Grotte e Giardini ai tempi di Rubens (2022)

    -Oro&Oriente (2023)
    -I Fasti di Elisabetta Farnese (2024)


    2020_2024

  • 3D Generalist for Movies and TV shows:
    Blender Pipeline developer, lead 3D Environment Artist, Creature TD

    check out more on IMDB
    -The Eight Mountains
    -Robbing Mussolini
    -The Hand of God
    -Kidnapped
    -Brigands
    -Anothe End
    -Uonderbois
    -Anna

    Chromatica VFX Rome
    2020_2023

  • 3D Generalist for animated short movie:
    Character and Environment modeller, 3D rigger , 2D/3D Animator

    -Là dove la Notte


    MAD Entertainment
    2019_2020

  • 3D Generalist for multimedia museum content:
    3D modeller, Digital Sculptor, Texture Artist, Animator

    -Gavin Brown’s Enterprise
    -Domus Transitoria
    -Claudium
    -Ameria


    Progetto Katatexilux
    2019