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Daniel Rodriguez

Spain

Intermediate

Biography

I am a Spanish Character Designer, based in Greece, currently working for Sunrise Productions in the production of The David Movie. 

  My education and training in art spans more than half of my life. Having acquired two Bachelors degrees, (in Fine Art and Illustration), an HND (in Sculpture), and two Masters degrees, (one in Comics and Graphic Novels and one in Character Design). The variety and creative freedom presented by the courses allowed me to develop my own voice, while the extensive hours of training at life drawing, strengthened my skills.  

 During the last four years, I have worked as a Character Designer at Sunrise Productions (Cape Town) and at Brown Bag Films (Dublin) Where I have developed high quality work in a diverse range of styles for several productions while coworking with many other artists, always meeting tight deadlines. Also, I have been a mentor to new artists and interns. From this experience I have improved my multitasking skills, my ability to work within a team, coming up with innovative ideas, organizing and communicating with others to achieve a common goal. 

My portfolio shows a unique style, consequence of merging all the skills learnt through years of studying traditional art brought together to fit within the animation industry. It shows versatility and variety both in style and technique, as well as the ability to produce high quality work using digital media.  

Thank you very much for your consideration and I am looking forward to hearing from you. 

Yours sincerely, 

Daniel Rodriguez 

Skills

Roles

  • Intermediate
  • Intermediate
  • Intermediate

Work Experience

2022 – Present day

Character Designer

SUNRISE PRODUCTIONS (CAPE TOWN)
This is my current job, where I'm mostly preparing character packs for production, doing turnarounds, hair and texture callouts, poses and expressions, and also doing concepts for several characters.

2019 – 2022

2D DESIGNER

BROWN BAG FILMS (DUBLIN)
- Strong character and prop design, some experience coloring sets. Turnarounds, Texture and Fur callouts, Expressions and poses.

2019 – 2019

INTERNSHIP

ILLION (MADRID)
During this internship I got to learn the different tasks a character designer had to tackle in the production of a feature film, how to stay on style and come up with excellent ideas.

Education

2018 – 2019

MASTERS IN CHARACTER DESIGN

UTAD

ANIMATION

During this degree I had the chance to be taught by veterans in the industry such as Borja Montoro or Juan Pablo Lopez Arenas, who helped me tailor my skills to get my first job in animation.

2014 – 2017

BA HONS ILLUSTRATION

DJCAD

ART

This bachelors degree at the university of Dundee, Scotland, was a great experience that helped me develop my artistic skills