Margarida Cruz
Work Experience
Studio Watermelon Productions LDA.
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Storyboard Artist - 03/2023 - 10/2023
While working for this studio, I created animatics with several different types of scenes and moods : comedy, action, emotional scenes and musicals. This project is currently under NDA.
Book Illustrator
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Freelance Illustrator - 03/2023 - 05/2023
I illustrated the book cover art and 2 illustrations within the new published book "Sonetos ao Luar" by Manuel S. Rodrigues.
Mini Comic, Freelance Job
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Comic Artist - 12/2021 - 04/2022
Currently working on a mini comic, can’t say much more because of NDA.
Freelance Jobs
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2017 – Present
I did various commissions that include making logos and illustrations for private clients.
Studio, Live Sketching
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Illustration Translator -10/2019 – 10/2019
I helped make illustrations for a live company event in Lisbon.
Organization Zéfiro
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Freelance Illustrator - 2016 - 2017
Illustrated a book about Greek Mythology for kids.
Education
CG Master Academy
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Storyboarding for Animation C
01/10/2022-11/12/2022
An online course with the instructor Ainsley Dye, that teached the fundamentals of boarding a sequence and making animatics for an animated project.
CG Master Academy
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Story Development - 04/10/2020-02/12/2020
An online course by Joshua Pruett specifically designed for teaching storytelling, how to take that idea/sketch/napkin drawing and build it into a story.
Faculdade de Belas-Artes (University)
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Degree in Drawing - 2016-2019
Although this degree has the title of "Drawing" it´s multifaceted. I had classes on Comic art, Illustration, Concept Art, Anatomy, Figure drawing, Live drawing, Photography and many others.
Skills
Languages
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Portuguese, Native
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English, Fluent
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Spanish, Beginner
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Toon Boom Storyboard Pro
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Procreate
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Photoshop
