ABOUT PEDBRA (story)

This is me

People also call me Yorgos, or Yorgos des Ténèbres, El Señor de los Bosques, and more recently… Bosquis.

When I graduated from high school, I considered studying Philosophy, Psychology, or Industrial Design. At the very last minute, someone made me realize there was actually a major that could lead me into the world of animation, and it felt like a good idea. To be completely honest, I’ve never really known what to do with my life, but here I am—writing this after years of studying and practicing.

Since I’ve always been interested in how the mind works, I’ve read some philosophy and taken a couple of psychology courses. Nothing too in-depth—just enough to gain knowledge. I’m not much of a reader or a dedicated academic, so learning can be a slow process for me.

At first, I was more inclined toward 3D, but I really wanted to get into 2D and Traditional Animation. Now, I lean more toward 2D, but I want to dive back into 3D and deepen my understanding of Traditional Animation.

My main goal was to work in film or video games, but sometimes life has other plans. That’s when I shifted from primarily doing 3D animation and modeling to focusing on 2D animation—and I found a job in the process. Still, I’d love to break into the gaming industry someday.

I got into 3D through Maya. I’ve never been particularly fond of it—its weird bugs drive me crazy—but it’s deep, and it’s what I use. I’d love to learn C4D because it’s a fantastic tool, and more companies seem to be looking for it. But then there’s Blender… I’ve really wanted to dive into it because it’s the best and most complete freeware out there, and it keeps growing exponentially. So unless I end up working somewhere that uses C4D, I’ll keep learning Blender.

I used to complain a lot about education, but before graduating, I realized it’s all about balance; what you learn at a desk and what you teach yourself at home.

Photography entered my life at an early age, thanks to my mother, who enjoys it. She never really taught me, but she would lend me her camera from time to time. Later, thanks to my studies, I was able to fully explore photography both artistically and technically. I don’t think I have a specific style—maybe I aim for an analog look—but capturing depth, textures, and shapes brings me joy. I also love timelapses, setting up the shot, configuring the camera, and patiently waiting behind the lens.

I used to be a Canon user for most of my life, but when it was time to upgrade, I switched brands. Now, I shoot with a Fujifilm X-T3, which I love. It’s a fantastic hybrid camera which is about 60% for video and 40% for photography (in my opinion). I don’t see myself leaving Fuji anytime soon, their focus on APS-C and Medium Format cameras will delay the inevitable moment when I have to spend a fortune on a full-frame system.

What’s a good video without great music? Fortunately, I (in my humble opinion) have excellent taste in music and believe I was born with a natural sense of sync because most videos I edit burst with awesome sync. Corporate videos, however… they take a bit longer for me.

I’ve been listening to music since 1998, but it wasn’t until 2001 that I became a deep and active listener. That year, Gorillaz released their self-titled album, Daft Punk dropped Discovery, and Audioslave debuted with Audioslave. Those three albums shaped my musical identity. That’s why I’m so proud of my Spotify account—my playlists are lit AF. Gorillaz helped me get into “weirder” genres, hip-hop, and basically alternative music. Daft Punk drove me through the whole French House Music Movement and helped me discover a wide variety of electronic music genres, not to forget the whole Sampling World which includes a huge amount of g-oldies. And Audioslave got me into rock, then grunge, thrash, punk, metal, indie, etc. It’s been a wild and awesome trip.

My mother introduced me to sports when I was a toddler—something I deeply appreciate because it kept me from being lazy. Sure, I love lounging around, playing video games, or watching movies for hours, but I also enjoy movement. I’d rather walk for 30 minutes than take a bus, and I’ll always choose the stairs over an elevator. Thanks to this, I have solid motor skills and muscle memory.

My athletic journey went something like this: Started with swimming lessons, then tennis, then tennis and football (the round-ball kind), then karate while still playing football, then boxing while still playing football, then gymnastics and mountaineering, then gymnastics-mountaineering-swimming, then athletics (I really wanted to throw the javelin, but my coach was like, “You’re a fast bloke, so you’ll be running instead.” And so, javelin throwing became a dream).
Eventually, university took up most of my time, but I’ve always found a way to stay active. These days, I mostly cycle (since that’s also how I like to commute) and do maintenance workouts at the gym.

One of the reasons I love mountaineering and trekking is because The Lord of the Rings, which is my favourite thing ever. Later, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty also became a major influence in my life.

I love movies, but my taste is probably pretty boring (at least I think so). If you saw my Blu-ray collection, you’d understand; movies and video games are my go-to stress relievers. I’m into action RPGs and adventure games, and I’m a side-quest addict. I can’t play the campaign if there are unfinished side-quests and for me that’s the beauty of RPGs.
My favorite games are: The Legend of Zelda series (TP, OoT, and WW), Dark Souls series (DeS and DaS1), Monster Hunter series (MHF and MHW), and Shadow of the Colossus

I’ve always loved castles, dragons, forests, vikings, battles, weapons, armor, and all things medieval. When I was nine, my father returned from a business trip to Spain and gave me my first sword—Tizona del Cid. That started my collection of swords and daggers. They also served as a great mental defense against alien abduction (at least according to my younger self), so I used to sleep with a dagger under my pillow. You know… just in case.

Lately, I’ve wished I had embraced a greener mindset earlier. It wasn’t until I was 26 that I started developing strong environmental concerns. I’ve always felt connected to forests, and I want to contribute to conservation efforts, especially in reforestation. So far, I’ve joined reforestation groups and do my best to live a low-waste/zero-waste lifestyle, although it’s quite challenging.

Being a jack of all trades sounds cool, but when it comes to animation, I’m looking for something deeper, something more spiritual. I’ve always had this idea of becoming a wise person who helps others through pure knowledge. To get there, I need to experience a lot, and that will take time. I also need to settle down and find my role. Achieving true sovereignty is a must for me.
I also crave moving and living in different places. Slowly but surely, I’m making that happen.

As of mid-late 2019, I quit my job at a marketing agency to prepare for moving from Mexico to Spain. My plan was to adventure into the unknown with whatever money I had saved and try to start a new life. My dad helped me set up a side business for extra income. Meanwhile, I had some interesting job interviews, but times were tough, and I couldn’t land anything. Freelancing became scarce.

In September 2020 I joined musicto as a music curator for genres like ambient, IDM, and experimental music and a few months later I was offered to join the team and have been taking care of the Operations and Back End Management ever since.
We recently migrated the site from Squarespace to Wordpress and it’s been quite a ride getting everything up and running again, and applying the new changes.

Then, less than a month before moving out, the evil COVID curse struck the world and my plans were put on hold, yet a few months later I managed to fly out to Barcelona and live there for less that a year before finding a job at Valencia where I’m currently at doing a variety of things at a Hyperloop R&D startup called Zeleros. It’s been quite an aventure so far.

At the beginning of 2024 I embarked on an adventure to join the video games industry by becoming a Technical Artist, the first step was to learn Unreal Engine and develop my Environment Design skills as well as keeping it up with Blender stuff. While doing this I was working with anamorphic 3D screens by doing generalist 3D stuff.

As of 2025 I’m still being active in the 3D world while also considering about leaving it, or at least learning crafts that can be completely unrelated to what I’m used to do for a living; crafts that require tangible objects and using my body more often instead of sitting in front of a screen for most of the day.

Someday, perhaps, I may actually become a Wizard.