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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                                                                      

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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                                                                              

  • OFFLINE Entertainment UG: Aug 2024 – Present

    • 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
       

  • M.H.Kaspar: Feb 2021 – Present
      ○  Freelance Illustrator

             Convention Artist at various Artist Alleys in Germany, Czech Republic, Austria and Japan​

Skills                                                             

  • Character Design

  • Creature Design

  • Illustration

  • Game Design

  • Storytelling

  • 2D Animation (basics)

Software                                                       

  • 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                                             

Other Courses and Workshops                                      

  • 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

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

Conventions and Events                                                

  • 2026 & 25: NEXUS - Nerd Rock Festival in Leipzig, GER

  • 2025: COMIC CON Stuttgart, GER

  • 2025 & 23: Leipzig Book Fair/MCC, GER

  • 2025, 24, 22 & 21: MEX Berlin, GER

  • 2023, 22 & 21: Leipzig Art Days, GER

  • 2023 & 21: Dokomi in Düsseldorf, GER

✉️ Let's get in touch! ✉️
mhkaspar.art@gmail.com




 

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