Mercedes H. Kaspar studies Media and Games Concept Development (M.A.) with focus on Visualization of Characters, Creatures and Props. Mercedes' passionate about animals and
the magic that lays in nature, which resonates in her creative works.

Get in touch: mhkaspar.art@gmail.com

Education

Master Studies: Mar 2022 – Present
- Master of Arts in Media and Games Concept Development
- Harz University of Applied Sciences in Wernigerode, GER
- Focus: The Impact of Anthropomorphic Characters in Entertainment
Semester Abroad: Sep 2023 – Aug 2024

○ Game Design | School of Media Science (M.A.)

○ Tokyo University of Technology, JPN

Bachelor Studies: Oct 2016 – Mar 2022
- Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia | VR-Design
- Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design, GER
Semester Abroad: Feb 2020 – Aug 2020
○ Illustration, Drawing, Game and Film pre-production (B.A.) and Conceptual Drawing (B.A.)

○ Academy of Fine Art in Łódź, POL

Guest Semester: Apr 2019 – Sep 2019
○ Fashion Design (B.A.)
○ Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design, GER

Jobs

OFFLINE Entertainment UG: Aug 2024 – Present
- Project Manager at 'NEXUS - Nerd Rock Festival'
  Manager for Artist, Merch and Cosplay Area
- Leipzig, GER
M.H.Kaspar: Feb 2021 – Present
○ Freelance Illustrator
Convention Artist at various Artist Alleys in Germany, Czech Republic, Austria and Japan

Other Courses and Workshops

2024: Creating Captivating Characters by
Jackie Droujko, Online Course (ongoing)
2024: Med's Map to Digital Painting Fundamentals by Ahmed Aldoori, Online Course (ongoing)
2023: Creating Shapes and using the Lasso efficiently by
Yuta Shimpo, Online Course
2022 & 19: The Art Department Berlin Playgrounds, GER
2019: LightBox Expo in Pasadena, US
2019 & 17: Schoolism live in Berlin, GER
2019: Lois van Baarle Workshop in Hamburg, GER

Skills

Character Design
Creature Design
Illustration
Game Design
Storytelling
2D Animation (basics)

Software

Photoshop
Procreate
Illustrator
Affinity Publisher
After Effects (basics)
Unity (basics)

Languages

German C2 (native)
English C1 (fluent)
according to 'OLS'
Erasmus+, Jun 2020

Hobbies

Pen and Paper / TTRPGs
solution-oriented thinking,
creativity, teamwork, storytelling
Psychology
crisis and team management,
emotional intelligence
Video Games and Animated Shows
analysis, inspiration
Swooning about Fictional Characters
creative input, storytelling