
Hobbies and interests
Animation
Art
Anime
Cosplay
Drawing And Illustration
Gaming
Graphic Design
Legos
Movies And Film
Comedy
Minecraft
Reading
Art
Fantasy
Humor
Magical Realism
Media Tie-In
Novels
Romance
Science Fiction
Tragedy
Childrens
I read books multiple times per month
Karime Martinez
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Finalist
Karime Martinez
2,075
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FinalistBio
I’m an aspiring animator who happens to be an autistic Mexican-American 17 year old. Everything artistic about myself began when I was a 5th grader, when a YouTube animation convinced me to become a cartoonist. I’ve drawn in notebooks and studied animation techniques since then. My strongest passions are drawing, character design, and digital animation; however, I’ve dabbled in painting, paper crafts, interior design, website design, poster-making, puppet-making, and CGI animation and modeling with praised results. I was a layout editor for Yuma Catholic High School’s 2023-2024 yearbook, but I held no positions in my animation class. I’m knowledgeable in academics (math, psychology, American history) and trivia (YouTube channels, obscure media, the lore of various fiction stories, Disney history, etc.) I’ve held straight A’s in on-level, advanced, and dual enrollment classes since I was a Freshman.
Education
Stedy- Central Campus
Technical bootcampMajors:
- Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Arizona Western College
Associate's degree programMajors:
- Visual and Performing Arts, General
Yuma Catholic High School
High SchoolMiscellaneous
Desired degree level:
Bachelor's degree program
Graduate schools of interest:
Transfer schools of interest:
Majors of interest:
- Visual and Performing Arts, Other
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Career
Dream career field:
Animation
Dream career goals:
I want to work on design references, storyboards, rough and finalized animations, and animation coloring for a plethora of cartoons.
Arts
Southwest Technical Education District of Yuma
Animation2023 – 2024
Public services
Volunteering
Caballeros de Yuma — Volunteer2025 – 2025Volunteering
Southwest Technical Education District of Yuma — Volunteer2023 – 2023Volunteering
Yuma Community Food Bank — Volunteer2022 – 2022Volunteering
Yuma Catholic High School — Stall Vendor2024 – 2024Volunteering
Menta Academy Yuma — Volunteer2021 – 2024
Creative Expression Scholarship
Froggycrossing's Creativity Scholarship
Minecraft Forever Fan Scholarship
Every world I create, both survival and creative mode, needs a home. I love building a big house for myself, with different blocks and layouts depending on the server. It gives my spawn points a nice atmosphere that I pretend to live in. My first few homes, when I played on my Xbox 360, were either compact wooden cubes, repurposed Villager houses, or gaudy golden mansions. The older I grew, the more advanced my building style became. Stairs turned into roof tiles, slabs were made into porches, and my walls and floors consisted of wool and fancier stone blocks. Decorations were soon added to my houses, with my favorites being paintings, book shelves, and jukeboxes. It wasn't long before I made every home layout similar to ones in real life. I made sofas out of stairs that overlooked wool televisions covered by paintings, fridges with dispensers full of food, and bunk beds with a ladder for easy access. Each house of mine has three constants: a living area for my chests, a bedroom for my spawn point, and an entire room for all the animals I collect. A habit I developed was my large collection of pets, every single one named and personified. With how attached I was, it was natural to build their own giant room in my house. Most animal beds were dyed carpet, with untamable mobs living in chain cages. My favorite pets received lavish animal sheds - with beds, chests, and furniture- near my home. That way, I know they're safe while I'm wandering the Overworld and the Nether. A server isn't complete without a house to return to after exploring biomes and fighting mobs.