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Daniel Mendo

Hello there! I'm a Character and background designer with a strong passion for animation, video games and silly raccoon videos.

Biography

My name is Daniel Mendo, I'm an Italian 2d artist based in Vicenza. I've worked as a character and environment designer, visual development artist, and illustrator at studios such as Flying Fools Studios (on different unannounced animation projects and children's books), MAKE Animation (on an upcoming animated short called Breath), and Anomalia Concept Art Lab (on the teaser trailer for Gold Matters). ​In my spare time, you can probably find me playing video games (a huge Tomb Raider fan here), having a walk outside, or cooking some new recipes.

Work Experience

2023 – Present day

2d Designer and Concept Artist

MAKE animation (Remote)

2021 – 2023

Character Designer, Visual Development artist, Illustrator

Flying Fools Studios (Remote)

2022 – 2022

Background and Environment Designer

Anomalia Incubator lab (Český Krumlov, Czech Republic)
An amazing internship in which I was responsible for the exploration of visual ideas for some of the environments for the Gold Matters teaser trailer.

Education

2020 – 2021

Master level 1

IDEA Academy

Visual Development and Character Design

2018 – 2020

Istituto Design Palladio

Illustration&Comics