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Malena Zevallos

2D Artist

Intermediate

Colorscript
Adobe Photoshop
Traditional Art

I’m an illustrator and concept artist for animated projects with 5 years of experience in artistic positions for environments, colour and visual development. Passionate about developing visual stories

Biography

I have the degree of Art Professor in the Facultad de Artes, (UNLP, Argentina). I have always wanted to create visual stories and that strong desire has led me to improve my skills in many areas of art. I have attended courses in human figure, drawing, and digital painting. Given that I have also been interested in the possibility of projecting my career internationally, I have been studying English for 6 years. My current level is B2. As regards professional experience, I have worked 5 years as a background Illustrator and concept artist for different animation studios. It was in that position that I could collaborate with animated and audiovisual products such as publicity, animated series and movies. Some studios where I have worked include The Electric Factory, Gizmo, Váscolo, Sybila, Bluna, Artan, Final Frontier, and UPSTAIRS in the movie KOATI. All this trajectory has allowed me to gain useful experience on how to work with Photoshop software. Besides, it has also helped me to develop the necessary skills to understand the organization and responsibilities of the workflow within a team.

Skills

Roles

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  • Intermediate
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Technical Skills

  • Advanced

Software

  • Advanced
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  • Intermediate
  • Intermediate
  • Basic

Soft Skills

  • Advanced
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Other Skills

  • Advanced
  • Intermediate
  • Basic

Work Experience

2025 – 2026

Director - Art Director (Freelance)

Daruma Lab (Remote)

Led the visual direction of the animated short (Bea & The Perfume client Supercell), developing color scripts and style frames to

define mood and narrative tone. Coordinated the art team and maintained visual consistency

across the project from concept through final delivery

2026 – 2026

Intermediate - Illustrator (Freelance)

2 Veinte (Remote)

Styleframes and character illustrations for an animated campaign, contributing to the visual

development of the project. Client: Coca-Cola.

2025 – 2026

Intermediate - 2D Artist (Freelance)

HOOK UP ANIMATION (Remote)

Developed concept art, layouts, environments, and prop designs from early exploration to

final background production. Created color scripts to establish lighting, mood, and visual

continuity across sequences.

2022 – 2025

2D Artist

Váscolo (Buenos Aires)

-Worked alongside art directors and producers to create unique designs to translate artistic vision into visual medium.
-Implemented feedback from clients to improve designs in different 2D and 3D animated projects.
-Created quick and detailed drawings and paintings of environments, props, coloscript, styleframes, character design, illustrations.
-Web page: https://vascolo.com.ar/en

2023 – 2024

Intermediate - Background Artist (Freelance)

KOATI SERIE (Remote)

Collaborated with the Supervisor on background paint assignments for the 2D series Koati, broadcast on Netflix.

2023 – 2024

Background Paint

KOATI SERIE (Buenos Aires)

-Collaborated with Supervisor in regards to paint assignments for the 2d serie KOATI.
-Reviewed BG Keys to ensure continuity of brush style and color palette.

2023 – 2023

Concept Artist

Pickbrain TV (Buenos Aires)

-Created quick and detailed drawings and paintings of environments, buildings, and props.
-Interpreted initial ideas and created sketch drafts for review.
-Web page: https://www.pickbrain.tv

2022 – 2023

Concept Artist

The Electric Factory (Uruguay (remote))

-Presented concepts, research, and references to the project team.
-Web page: https://theelectricfactory.com

2023 – 2023

Background Paint

Rudo Co (Buenos Aires)

-Created detailed backgrounds that align with the vision and anime aesthetic of the
advertisement project “Wang Shuang, Play With Heart,Nike Football ”.
-Web page: https://rudocompany.com/works/play-with-heart/

2022 – 2023

Visual Development Artist

ElBirqueAnimation (Cordoba, Argentina (remote))

-Assisted in researching environment, set design, colour palette for future program development 2d cut-out serie "El Viento del Olvido".
-Web page: https://elbirque.com/portfolio/el-viento-del-olvido_2/

2021 – 2021

Illustrator

ARTAN (BUENOS AIRES)

-Created detailed backgrounds that align with the vision and aesthetic of the 2d animated-short "Hanna".
-Web page: https://www.artananimation.com/hanna-y-el-libro.html

2021 – 2021

2D Artist

BLU studio (BUENOS AIRES)

-Created quick and detailed drawings and paintings of stylized environments, colorscript, layouts and props.
-Interpreted initial ideas and created sketch drafts for review.
-Background painting and colorscript for the serie "Rise up, sing out" of Disney.
-Web page: https://blustudio.tv/rise-up-sing-out/

2021 – 2021

Illustrator

FINAL FRONTIER (BUENOS AIRES)

-Created detailed backgrounds that align with the vision and aesthetic of the short movie "The Royal Wedding" Disney, Descendants.
- Mal Gets Ready | The Royal Wedding | Descendants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijM3W-Mpvno

2021 – 2021

Colorkey Artist

ZONDA (Buenos Aires)

-Communicated effectively with clients to establish expectations and desires for colour treatment for a slot machine game art development.
-Web page: https://www.zondadesign.com/about

2019 – 2020

Background painting

UPSTAIR STUDIO- KOATI MOVIE (Los Angeles (remote))

-Created background paintings that ensured continuity of brush style and color palette for "KOATI" 2D animation movie.
-KOATI - Official Trailer (2021):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48yg4TFVIdI

2019 – 2020

Concept Artist

Sybila Producciones (BUENOS AIRES, La Plata)

-Created quick and detailed drawings and paintings of stylized environments, props, coloscript for the "Belisario" 3D serie.
-Worked with art director and other artists to better understand project scope.

Education

Present day

Courses and Additional Training

Self-taught

Arts

Directing and storytelling - BIT BANG (2025)
Thinking Through Images Workshop – Juan Pez (2024-2025)
Animated Collective Workshop – Ezequiel Torres (2024)
2D Animation – Daniel Duche (2023)
Human Anatomy for Artists – Abril Barrado (2020)
Environment Design – Nathan Fowkes, Schoolism (2019)

2015 – 2022

Bachelor of Arts

Facultad de Artes

Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education, specialized in Drawing

Pedagogical and didactic training for teaching visual arts at various educational levels.

2015 – 2022

Bachelor of Arts

Facultad de Artes

Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts with a specialization in Drawing

Graduated in 2022
Thesis: The River of Memory (2022) – A research project on immigration narratives as a search for meaning in the familiar, explored through digital illustration and the construction of identity in visual storytelling.