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It feels like just yesterday when artists needed a wide range of skills to accomplish tasks in industries that are constantly evolving. Creating digi-double assets can be just as challenging as building a complex environment or designing a character.

One of the main reasons for the complexity of digi-doubles lies in the materials and lighting—both of which must match live-action footage precisely to ensure seamless integration into the scene.

I can’t say for certain whether the future of visual media lies in generative AI or some other form of machine learning, but as of 2025, it still takes a solid and versatile skill set to model, texture, unwrap, optimize, light, animate, and render digi-double assets for VFX production.

Throughout my career, I’ve worked on a variety of digi-double projects, one of which was a drone asset featured in an Italian indie film—if I recall correctly, it was produced for the SyFy channel. My involvement included multiple production tasks as an outsourced artist for a small local studio, which had been subcontracted by Stargate Studios Malta. I’m grateful to the original rights holder for granting me permission to showcase and publish portions of this work.