Maria Ortiz is a BFA student in Emerging Media: Animation & Visualization Track at the University of Central Florida, pursuing a career as a 2D animator and illustrator. Her creative focus lies in visual storytelling, exploring how movement, emotion,n and color can bring stories to life. Maria works primarily with tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Toon Boom Harmony, alongside Autodesk Maya for 3D modeling.
Inspired by science fiction and suspense, she strives to create stories that spark curiosity and personal reflection. Her work often explores themes of identity, time, and the unseen connections between people. She sees animation as the perfect blend of imagination, reality, and personal voice, using it to explore surreal visual experiences that stay with audiences.