Find weekly updates on my instagram @mhkaspar.art !
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
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)
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: The Art Department Berlin Playgrounds, GER
-
2019: LightBox Expo in Pasadena, US
-
2019 & 17: Schoolism live in Berlin, GER
-
2019: The Art Department Berlin Playgrounds, GER
-
2019: Lois van Baarle Workshop in Hamburg, GER
Hobbies
-
Pen and Paper / TTRPGs
-
Caring for Animals
-
Connecting with Other Creative Minds
-
Psychology
-
Singing
-
Video Games
-
Swooning about Fictional Characters
Conventions and Events
-
2025: NEXUS - Nerd Rock Festival in Leipzig, GER
-
2025: Leipzig Book Fair/MCC, GER
-
2024: VIECC - ViennaComicCon in Wien, AUT
-
2024, 22 & 21: MEX Berlin, GER
-
2024: AFK - AnimeFestivalKassel, GER
-
2024: HeroesXP in Köln, GER
-
2024: Connichi in Wiesbaden, GER
-
2023: Elbenwaldfestival in Cottbus, GER
-
2023, 22 & 21: Leipzig Art Days, GER
-
2023: AnimeMesse Babelsberg, GER
-
2023 & 21: Dokomi in Düsseldorf, GER
-
2023: NovaCon in Leipzig, GER
-
2023: Comic Park in Erfurt, GER
-
2023: Animefest in Brno, CZE
-
2023: Leipzig Book Fair/MCC, GER
-
2023: JenaCo, GER
-
2023: DeDeCo in Dresden, GER
-
2023: MAG-C in Erfurt, GER
-
2022: NexoCon in Leipzig, GER