I'm an illustrator specialized in book covers, book illustration, concept art, and 2D/3D art for video games and animation. I studied a Bachelor in Visual Arts and was originally trained as a traditional media artist. Some years after that, I transitioned towards digital illustration and 3D modeling. I have more than 8 years of experience in the field, where I've had the honor to work on several animation, video game and editorial projects, working as an artist as well as an art director. I took a graduate program in Education and have been teaching background drawing and painting in universities for more than five years and recently debuted as an anatomy drawing teacher. I also lead a wonderful private class named Masters of Human Figure, where I share my passion for art and life with an incredibly enthusiast team of young artists. ---

davidnaviag

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I'm an illustrator specialized in book covers, book illustration, concept art, and 2D/3D art for video games and animation. I studied a Bachelor in Visual Arts and was originally trained as a traditional media artist. Some years after that, I transitioned towards digital illustration and 3D modeling. I have more than 8 years of experience in the field, where I've had the honor to work on several animation, video game and editorial projects, working as an artist as well as an art director. I took a graduate program in Education and have been teaching background drawing and painting in universities for more than five years and recently debuted as an anatomy drawing teacher. I also lead a wonderful private class named Masters of Human Figure, where I share my passion for art and life with an incredibly enthusiast team of young artists. ---

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I’m an illustrator specialized in book covers, book illustration, concept art, and 2D/3D art for video games and animation.

I studied a Bachelor in Visual Arts and was originally trained as a traditional media artist. Some years after that, I transitioned towards digital illustration and 3D modeling.

I have more than 8 years of experience in the field, where I’ve had the honor to work on several animation, video game and editorial projects, working as an artist as well as an art director.

I took a graduate program in Education and have been teaching background drawing and painting in universities for more than five years and recently debuted as an anatomy drawing teacher.

I also lead a wonderful private class named Masters of Human Figure, where I share my passion for art and life with an incredibly enthusiast team of young artists.


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Skills

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Pencil Illustration
3D
3D Model
Adobe Photoshop
Ar
Artwork
Bo
Book Cover
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Experience Level

Pencil Illustration
Expert
3D Model
Expert
Adobe Photoshop
Expert
Artwork
Expert
Book Cover
Expert
Book Illustration
Expert
Illustration
Expert
Freelance Gig
Expert
Charcoal Illustration
Expert
Childrens Book Illustration
Expert
Clip Studio Paint
Expert
Fantasy Illustration
Expert
Watercolour Illustration
Expert
Character Design
Expert
Gouache Illustration
Expert
3D Design
Expert
3D Animation
Expert
Cartoon
Expert
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Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
Japanese
Intermediate

Education

Bachelor in Fine Arts at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
February 9, 2008 - November 5, 2013
Different courses on Concept Art and Digital Illustration at Concept Design Academy
January 22, 2014 - April 15, 2014
Graduate program in Bilingual Education at Universidad Colombo Americano UNICA
February 9, 2019 - July 14, 2020
Matte Painting at CGMA
July 14, 2014 - November 5, 2014
Several courses on digital illustration at Blank Atelier
February 9, 2016 - May 11, 2019

Qualifications

3D Total Excellence Award
May 5, 2015 - May 6, 2015
Featured artist on Chen Bochui Illustration Festival, China - 1st time
May 6, 2018 - June 6, 2018
Featured artist on Chen Bochui Illustration Festival, China - 2nd time
May 5, 2019 - May 6, 2019
Featured artist in Jules Verne Illustration Exposition, London, UK
April 11, 2019 - April 30, 2019

Industry Experience

Gaming, Education, Media & Entertainment
    uniE608 Running with the wolves
    Made this short film as my project from the Epic Bootcamp Animation 2023, an online training sponsored by @epicgames, where we had the chance to study how to make cinematics with Unreal Engine. Special thanks to the teachers from @uthubformacion and https://www.twine.net/signin Music On a hunt - Philip Ayers Some animations obtained from MIXAMO Characters were considerably modified from the original free 3D models: Stylized skeleton basemesh by NIKOLAY SAUTIN at artstation.com Stylized warrior character & outfit by ARCADE STUDIO at artstation.com Anime girl by NAMEKUJI1337 at sketchfab.
    uniE613 Mural Illustrations
    Mural Illustrations for the pirate themed restaurant Descortes by Seratta, a wonderful place you cannot miss when you visit Bogota.
    uniE608 Mural Illustrations
    Mural Illustrations for the pirate themed restaurant Descortes by Seratta, a wonderful place you cannot miss when you visit Bogota.
    uniE621 Anime style Legend of Zelda inspired character
    Anime style Legend of Zelda inspired character. You may find the making of here: https://youtube.com/shorts/-9d4IQL_VjY?feature=share
    uniE621 HBO's Harmon Quest background design
    Animation background design and painting for HBO's Harmon Quest series.
    uniE621 HBOS's Harmon Quest background painting
    Animation background design and painting for HBO's Harmon Quest series.
    uniE608 3D Animation
    3D character animations done for Moon Tales studio. Moon Tales Studio, the creative team which I am proud to be a part of, is delighted to provide artistic services like modeling, texturing, and 3D character animations for characters, creatures and props. Artists credits and links: https://www.twine.net/signin https://www.twine.net/signin https://www.twine.net/signin
    uniE613 Stylized 3D prop modeling and texturing
    Check out some examples of stylized 3D character modeling and texturing in the Moon Tales portfolio PDF. As a member of the Moon Tales studio art team, Brandon Pedraza, David Velásquez, Miguel Silva, and I have worked together on several 2D and 3D art-making methods. I would be more than pleased to model, texture, and animate characters, props, and creatures for you in stunning 3D art. Artists credits and links: https://www.twine.net/signin https://www.twine.net/signin https://www.twine.net/signin https://www.twine.net/signin/davidvelasquezt
    uniE613 Stylized 3D character modeling and texturing
    Check out some examples of stylized 3D character modeling and texturing in the Moon Tales portfolio PDF. As a member of the Moon Tales studio art team, Brandon Pedraza, David Velásquez, Miguel Silva, and I have worked together on several 2D and 3D art-making methods. I would be more than pleased to model, texture, and animate characters, props, and creatures for you in stunning 3D art. Artists credits and links: https://www.twine.net/signin https://www.twine.net/signin https://www.twine.net/signin https://www.twine.net/signin/davidvelasquezt