Nicholas Cappelloni | 3D Artist & Themed Entertainment Designer

A 3D artist and designer, I have over 5 years of professional experience realizing concepts in virtual spaces. My previous work has included translating sketches as well as creating original concepts based on a simple pitch deck. My programs of choice are Blender and Unreal Engine 5 for virtual spaces as well as limited experience in Rhino and Revit for real-world immersive designs. Outside of 3D design work, I have an extensive background using the Adobe Creative Suite of products to bring marketing materials such as trailers and short films to life. Keep reading below to learn more about my art, and reach out if you'd like to work together in the future!

My life long passion for theme parks led me to start the ImagineFun Virtual Disneyland project in 2018 while I was still in high school, a project that grew larger than I could have dreamed over the course of the last 4 years. The project housed over 40 individual attraction recreations from around the Disneyland Resort built and modeled in their entirety, including functioning animatronics, audio, and visual effects. We innovated in the space, pioneering new technology unseen in Minecraft prior to our usage. Since the project started, we've welcomed over 500,000 individual guests through its gates!

Outside of ImagineFun, I worked on the art installation for the G20 Summit in 2022 hosted in Bali, Indonesia. Constellations: Global Reflections, was dreamt up by curator Lance Fung with much conceptual and preliminary work done by myself and two other artists. I contributed to the conceptual design, some concept art, and the pitch decks used throughout the process. Since then, I've focused on my 3D modeling and video editing portfolio. This includes a conceptual redesign for the Paradise Gardens Park area at Disney California Adventure as well as a web series for the ImagineFun project.