Biography
I don't just illustrate concepts; I make a story's world feel real, its emotions feel personal, and its most important moments feel unforgettable.
Skills
Roles
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- Basic
- Basic
Work Experience
2022 – 2024
Visual Development Artist
Plague Ratz by Jim Moore (remote)
visual development and prop design for a TV series pilot
I work on and off on Jim's project, who is also mentoring me
2023 – 2023
Color Key & Vis Dev Artist
CORE Animation (Guadalajara, Spain)
color keys and visual development
FEATURE "Buffalo Kids" (2024)
2019 – 2020
Background Illustrator
Sardinha em Lata (Animation Studio) (Lisbon)
Background Painter for feature animation trailer "Rafa & Emily"
Education
2020 – 2022
Master Lv. 1 & 2
IDEA Academy
Visual Development
COLOR & LIGHT, 3D workflow, Perspective, Composition, Storytelling, Sequencing, Storyboarding, Anatomy, Writing
2018 – 2021
Master
FBAUL Faculdade de Belas Artes Lisboa
Drawing
3 years of drawing & painting FUNDAMENTALS, life drawing, anatomy and visual development.
Master project was pitch bible for self-written TV series.
2014 – 2018
Bachelor of Arts
HSD Hochschule Düsseldorf
Communication Design
Specialisation in ANIMATION & ILLUSTRATION,
vector & frame by frame animation (background and characters)
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Bachelor project was 6 min animated short (backgrounds + handdrawn animation)