Portfolio: https://www.barbaramayayo.com/

Professional experience as an artist:
● Aug 2020 - Present: Freelance artist
Working as a freelance artist in gouache, papercut and digital art for clients and private events.

Education
● Oct 2023 - Present: Master in 2D Animation and Master in Concept Art - (Trazos art school, Madrid - Spain)
Tools: Toon Boom Harmony / Z-Brush
● Sep 2021 - Present: Book illustration and Visual Development studies - (Schoolism, online school)
Main studies: visual development for feature animation and television, book illustration character design, environment design,
gesture drawing, drawing fundamentals.
● Oct 2020 - Aug 2021: Master in Fine Arts - MFA, Digital Arts - (Trazos art school, Madrid - Spain)
Grade: 9.2 out of 10 / GPA 4.0 / A / First-Class Honors (92%)
This Master included three certificates (600h): Digital arts, editorial illustration and illustration for advertising.
Main studies: Posters, book illustration, graphic novels, text book illustration, scientific illustration, tabletop games art. Fundamentals
of anatomy, lighting, perspective and color theory. Storyboarding, storytelling and color scripting.
● Sep 2014 - Sep 2015 M2 MSc in International Business Management (INSEEC Business School Paris - France)
● Sep 2010 - Jun 2014 BSc in International Relations (Universidad Complutense de Madrid - Spain)
Grade: Second-Class Honors, upper division (2:1)

Skills and Languages

• Soft skills: Positive attitude, hard-working and receptive to feedback. 
• Programs & techniques: Proficient skills of Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Office. Basic skills of Premiere Pro, Procreate, Sketch Up.
• Traditional techniques: Gouache, papercut, watercolor and acrylics.
• Languages: English - Fluent, excellent written and verbal skills / Spanish - Native