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Cat Rao
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Hi! My name is Cat and I'm a Concept Artist from Portugal based in London! With a strong passion for Cinematography and Composition, this past years i've worked in Film, Animation & Architecture.

Biography

I'm currently working as a Background Lead Designer for the Nickelodeon Tv Show Best & Bester! In the past years I've been intensively studying Cinematography & Lighting and implementing those skills in my work. My greatest challenge is to find clever and sophisticated design & art solutions. I've worked in several animation studios as Hornet, Karrot Animation, PSYOP, Foster + Partners and many more a Visdev artist, Art director and Production Designer (Client list includes: Google, Amazon Prime, BBC, Cebeebies, Baskin Robbins, Dunkin Donnuts, The Real Cost -Tony Hawk, Terry Crews & Sky Katz) I've studied Interior/ Architectural Design and graduated with a First Class Honours in Graphic Design, Middlesex University in London where on my third year I was awarded by D&AD and also twice by the Royal Society of Arts, London.

Skills

Roles

  • Advanced
  • Advanced

Other Skills

  • Advanced

Work Experience

Present day

Concept & Landscape Artist

Foster + Partners (Remote)
Main Responsibilities: Painting Architectural Structures in different environments

Present day

Lead Concept Artist/ Colour Artist

Hornet Studio, NY
During this past years I've worked in multiple projects for Hornet Studio directed by Peter Sluszka and Yves Geleyn

Present day

Lead Artist/ Character Designer

Karrot Animation (London, Uk)
I've worked in multiple projects for Karrot Animation including the Tv Series Love Monster now airing on Cebeebies Channel.

Present day

Lead - Concept Artist

PSYOP (NY)
Working directly with the director to find a new & fresh illustrative style for a commercial

Present day

Concept Artist

Taylor James
Working with the director as a Colour Artist for a Tv Commercial + Book

Present day

Lead Concept Artist / Colour Artist

Art & Graft
I've Worked with Art&Graft for three Google Commercials

Present day

Lead BG Artist/ Background Supervisor

Gigglebug X Nickelodeon
Main Responsibilities: Key Locations, Episodic Colour Scripts Colour & Light Studies Providing feedback to the team.

2020 – 2020

Concept Artist

Ritzy Animation
Working directly with the director to find a new & fresh style

Education

Present day

First Class Honours

Middlesex University, UK

Graphic Design

Intensively studied various design methodologies that are easily applied not only to Graphic Design but to any form of Design (for example animation)

Present day

ETIC, Lisbon PT.

Interior/ Exterior Design

Acquired skills: 3D Visualisation in Drawing, Furniture Design, Lighting in Interiors, Perspective.