Cou Caravaca

Background Designer, Illustrator, Visual Developer

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Intro

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Studied Design, Illustration and Communication at Murcia School of Design

Studied Design and Illustration at Albacete Art School

Animation

coucaravaca.com

Joined January 24, 2022

Skills

Languages

English

Native or Bilingual

Spanish

Native or Bilingual

About

Hi! I’m an Edinburgh based Artist, Illustrator and Designer with 6 years of experience in Illustration, Animation and Visual Development. I’ve worked in projects such as Dead End: Paranormal Park (Netflix Original), Nightzoo Keeper (Sky tv), Magic Hands - Black History Month (BBC) and Magic Hands - Season 3 (BBC). Other projects include editorial and brand illustration for independent clients. I’m now currently available for work in Background Design/Painting, Illustration and Visual Development - say hi at

cou.caravaca@gmail.com

Experience

Blinkink x Netflix

Apr 2021 – Nov 2021

BACKGROUND ARTIST FOR DEADENDIA X NETFLIX

- Painting complex 2D Backgrounds in Photoshop in the style of the show. - Closely working with the talented Design Team to ensure visual consistency across all episodes. - Adhering to the Art Director's standards. - Exceeding my quota of backgrounds per week and meeting this fast-paced production pipeline's deadlines.

The Key

Aug 2019 – Apr 2021

ILLUSTRATOR, VISUAL DEVELOPER AND DESIGNER

- Studying the brand's attitude and their audience - Developing the illustration styles for the different products of the brand. - Creating the key illustrations for the design department. - Implementing templates to help with the production of marketing and collateral material. - Confidently communicating with the team and coleagues during our biannual company feedback.

Karrot Animation x SKY

Nov 2018 – Apr 2019

BACKGROUND AND CHARACTER DESIGNER

- Designing the layouts based on the animatics. - Adapting to the Art Director's style and painting the 2d backgrounds. - Developing and creating some of the main and secondary characters

Karrot Animation x Cbeebies

Jul 2018 – Nov 2018

BACKGROUND AND PROP DESIGNER

- Creating the colour keys of each episode. - Designing the layout for each shot. - Painting the backgrounds and props for the episodes.

Education

Murcia School of Design

Sep 2012 – Jul 2014

Bachelor, Design, Illustration and Communication

Albacete Art School

Sep 2009 – Jun 2012

HND , Design and Illustration