Summary
Anastasia Sopikova is a seasoned Project Art Director and VFX specialist with 12 years of experience crafting visual effects and art direction for AAA games from concept to implementation. Based in London, she currently leads VFX and art direction on the sequel to Alien: Isolation at Creative Assembly, after progressing through roles including Principal VFX Artist and Associate Art Director. Her portfolio spans high-profile titles such as HYENAS, Forza Horizon 4 and Hogwarts: Legacy, plus extensive live-service and UI VFX work on Rainbow Six Siege and Allods Online. Known for bridging creative vision with technical execution, she has taken on gameplay clarity, rendering features, graphic design and documentation responsibilities beyond pure VFX. She combines a computer science background with hands-on prototyping and cross-discipline collaboration, frequently working directly with designers and programmers to ship polished systems. Outside of studio credits, her visual work is showcased on an active portfolio that emphasizes both cinematic flair and gameplay readability.
12 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Voronezh State University
English, Russian