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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
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Master Studies: Mar 2022 – Present
○ Master of Arts in Media and Games Concept Developmen
○ Harz University of Applied Sciences in Wernigerode, GER
Focus: The visual Representation of Sapphic Characters in US-Comics
and Japanese Manga
- Memory Board Game Prototype: Game Design, Art Direction, Testing/Balancing
- 2D Point-and-Click Adventure Prototype: Art Direction, Character Design, UI
- 2D Side-Scroller Prototype: Art Direction, Character Design, Props, UI -
Semester Abroad: Sep 2023 – Aug 2024
○ Game Design | School of Media Science (M.A.)
○ Tokyo University of Technology, JPN
Focus: Anthropomorphic Character Design, Illustration, Comics
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Bachelor Studies: Oct 2016 – Mar 2022
○ Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia | VR-Design
○ Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design, GER
- Illustration, Storytelling, 2D Animation, Game Design, Prototyping, Unity
- Mixed-Reality Museum Concept for Children: Brainstorming, 2D Animation, Gamification
- Leading Workshops with a Focus on Creature Design -
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
- Character Design, Comic Making, Illustration, Storyboarding
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Guest Semester: Apr 2019 – Sep 2019
○ Fashion Design (B.A.)
○ Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design, GER Focus: A Petit-Collection for the Goddess Persephone
25 Pieces Concepted, 3 Pieces Sewed for the Runway
- Pattern Making, Fabric Selection, Sewing, Runway & Performance Planning
Jobs
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OFFLINE Entertainment UG: Aug 2024 – Present
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Project Manager at 'NEXUS - Nerd Rock Festival',
Leipzig, GER
Aug 2024 - Jul 2025: Manager for Artist, Merch and Cosplay Area
Aug 2025 - Present: Feel Good Manager and Awareness Team Coordinator
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M.H.Kaspar: Feb 2021 – Present
○ Freelance Illustrator
Convention Artist at various Artist Alleys in Germany, Czech Republic, Austria and Japan
Skills
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Character Design
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Creature Design
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Illustration
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Game Design
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Storytelling
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2D Animation (basics)
Software
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Photoshop
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Procreate
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Illustrator
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Affinity Publisher
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PaintTool SAI
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Clip Studio Paint (basics)
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After Effects (basics)
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Unity (basics)
Languages
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German - native
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English C1 - fluent
according to 'OLS', Erasmus+, Jun 2020
Other Interests
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Animal Rights and Welfare
○ Collecting Donations for Lebenshof Odenwald e.V.
Tierschutz Halle e.V. and Stadttaubenprojekt Limburg, GER
○ Sponsorship to Cow Caluna at Lebenshof Lunetal, GER
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Stefan Morsch Stiftung
Registered Donor for Patients with Leukemia and Cancer
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Skizzeria e.V.
Member of the Leipzig Art Association and Art Collective, GER
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Drink & Draw
Member of the D&D Leipzig Art Collective, GER
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Creature Workshop and TTRPG Talk
○ Development and Coordination of a one-week
Concept-Workshop at Burg Giebichenstein University
of Art and Design, 2021 GER
○ Two hour Creature-Concept-Workshop and one hour
Panel about TTRPG in Sangerhausen, 2018 GER
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Artedly 2023 & 24
Member of the Artedly Community in Tokyo, JPN
Other Courses and Workshops
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2026: Force - Dynamic Life Drawing
by Michael Mattesi, Online Workshop -
2025 & 24: Games Ground Berlin, GER
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2024: Creating Captivating Characters
by Jackie Droujko, Online Course -
2024: Med's Map to Digital Painting Fundamentals by Ahmed Aldoori, Online Course (ongoing)
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2023: Creating Shapes and using the Lasso efficiently
by Yuta Shimpo, Online Course -
2022 & 19: The Art Department Berlin Playgrounds, GER
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2022: Creating Art for Tattoos
by Bryan Sánchez, Online Webinar -
2020: Expressive Comic-Characters
by Olga Andriyenko, Online Webinar -
2019: LightBox Expo in Pasadena, US
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2019 & 17: Schoolism live in Berlin, GER
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2019: Lois van Baarle Workshop in Hamburg, GER
Hobbies
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Pen and Paper / TTRPGs
solution-oriented thinking,
creativity, teamwork, storytelling
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Psychology
crisis and team management,
emotional intelligence
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Video Games and Animated Shows
analysis, inspiration
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Swooning about Fictional Characters
creative input, storytelling
Conventions and Events
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2026 & 25: NEXUS - Nerd Rock Festival in Leipzig, GER
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2025: COMIC CON Stuttgart, GER
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2025 & 23: Leipzig Book Fair/MCC, GER
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2025, 24, 22 & 21: MEX Berlin, GER
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2023, 22 & 21: Leipzig Art Days, GER
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2023 & 21: Dokomi in Düsseldorf, GER