Mercedes H. Kaspar is a freelance artist and illustrator who studied Media and Games Concept Development (M.A.) and Multimedia|VR-Design (B.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

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In English TBA

IN DEUTSCH

Jobs

Sep 2026 – Present: Teacher of Comic-Drawing & Girl's Clubs
○ Club-Founder and Leader at three Middle Schools, Halle (Saale), GER

Aug 2024 – Present: OFFLINE Entertainment UG
○ 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

Feb 2021 – Present: M.H.Kaspar
○ Freelance Illustrator
Convention Artist at various Artist Alleys in Germany, Czech Republic, Austria and Japan

Education

Bachelor Studies: Oct 2016 – Mar 2022
Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia | VR-Design;
Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design, GER
Thesis Focus: Self-Reflection through Oracle Cards
- 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

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

Master Studies: Mar 2022 – Aug 2026
Master of Arts in Media and Games Concept Development;
Harz University of Applied Sciences in Wernigerode, GER
Thesis 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

Other Courses and Workshops

2026: 5 Day Portrait Challenge
by Angel Ganev, Online Course
2026: Force - Dynamic Life Drawing
by Michael Mattesi, Online Workshop
2025 & 24: Games Ground Berlin, GER
2024: Creating Captivating Characters
by Jackie Droujko, Online Course
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
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
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)

Softwares

Photoshop
Procreate
Illustrator
Affinity Publisher
PaintTool SAI
Clip Studio Paint (basics)
After Effects (basics)
Unity (basics)

Languages

German - native
English C1 - fluent
according to 'OLS', Erasmus+, Jun 2020

Other Interests

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
Stefan Morsch Stiftung
Registered Donor for Patients with Leukemia and Cancer
Skizzeria e.V.
Member of the Leipzig Art Association and Art Collective, GER
Drink & Draw
Member of the D&D Leipzig Art Collective, GER
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
Artedly 2023 & 24
Member of the Artedly Community in Tokyo, JPN

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