Natalie Benton is an undergraduate student at The University of Arizona studying Illustration Design and Animation. She will complete her BFA degree in May 2026.
Natalie was born in Highlands Ranch, Colorado in 2002, and has lived in Arizona since 2012. During the majority of the year, she resides in Tucson, Arizona. She resides in Phoenix, Arizona during breaks from school to spend time with her family.
Natalie's work has been featured in multiple exhibitions on campus throughout her undergraduate career. She also was 1 of 50 illustration finalists in Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIV Online Fan Fest Art Contest in July 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is the President of the Arizona Esports club on campus, as well as being a 2023 Gen.G Foundation Scholar.
Outside of her work, she is interested in MMORPGs, listening to K-Pop and Hardstyle music, and playing pickleball with her mother. Whatever new activity she decides to try, she dives in headfirst with maximum effort.
Natalie is technically skilled in the Adobe Creative Cloud suite. This includes such programs as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, and Substance Painter.
She also has experience with Zbrush and Autodesk Maya.
You can reach Natalie through her email, nmbenton2002@gmail.com , or through her phone number at (602) 321 - 0779