Biography

Nacho Garrido
Spanish illustrator and 2D animator with more than eighteen years experience in the audiovisual environment , working on productions for TV , videogames , advertising and teaching 2D animation at private schools.
Creative, committed and efficient . Used to work in groups .
Specially skilled using Animate CC and Spine.
Good understanding of Photoshop and Unity.
Basic knowledge of 3D Max.
- PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
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EGB and COU at San Fernando high school in Madrid (1994)
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Jewellery design and making, at “Gremio de Joyeros y Plateros” school in Madrid. From September 1992 to August 1995.
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Traditional animation (2D). E.S.D.I.P. school in Madrid. From January 1995 to December 1997.
- LANGUAGES
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Spanish -native level
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English -high level
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Japanese -low level
- PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Pretty Simple Games Paris-France
February 2017 / May 2019
Senior Animator
2D animation for videogames. Characters, props, UI and FX.
Spine.
Animal Media (On-line freelance from Paris) Madrid-Spain
July 2018 / April 2019
Senior Animator
2D animation for videogame for a TV show (MGZ! aired on MTV - Spain).
Character design and animation.
Pixel art.
Fox Cub Games (On-line freelance from Paris) San Francisco-USA
August 2018 / March 2019
Senior Animator
2D animation for videogames (The Walking Dead) .
Characters, props, and FX.
Spine.
Altitude Games (On-line freelance from Japan) Singapore and Philippines
January 2015 / December 2016
Senior Animator
2D and 3D animation for videogames.
Flash, Photoshop, Unity and 3D Max.
On-line freelance from Japan Okinawa-Japan
December 2013 / January 2015
Senior Animator and founder of Animatiki Studio Japan
2D animation for videogames and apps. Character design, backgrounds, menus and GUI.
Clients: -Aplenocio -Jemchicomac -Nacho Valencia
Design and 2D animation for shortfilms, commercials, web.
Clients: -Suichi Kosaka -Shin & Misaki -Maurice Joyce -Nuria de Luna
Bitoon Games Madrid-Spain
June 2012 / December 2013
Senior Animator
Design and 2D animation for videogames and apps. 2D character design, backgrounds, menus and GUI.
ENNE entertainment studios Salamanca-Spain
September 2011 / May 2012
Animation Supervisor and Storyboard Artist
TV Show production
Freedom Factory Studios Madrid-Spain
March 2010 / August 2011
Senior Animator
Design and 2D animation for videogames. 2D character design, backgrounds, menus and GUI.
Sai Wireless Valencia-Spain
November 2009 / February 2010.
Senior Animator
Design and 2D animation (flash) E-learning.
Zeta Audiovisual Madrid-Spain
August 2009 / November 2009.
Senior Animator
Senior animator for a TV show (pilot chapter)
Osco Games Málaga-Spain
February 2009 / August 2009.
Senior Animator - designer
Design and 2D animation of the characters, and background design for videogames. Storyboard and animatics.
Totemo Studios Madrid-Spain
August 2007 / January 2009.
Co-founder, Senior Animator - designer
TV shows (2D, flash and storyboard), E-learning and commercials.
Clients: -Disney Channel -Cartoon Network -TVE -Micronet -Educapeques
One Click Madrid-Spain
November 2006 / July 2007.
Senior Animator - designer
Designer and animator for E-learning projects and webs (flash)
Arteneo School Madrid-Spain
September 2005 / January 2007.
Teacher
Design and 2D animation teacher (flash)
Ink Apache Madrid-Spain
July 2005 / December 2005.
Senior Animator
Senior animator in a few TV shows. Preproduction sculptor.
School/studio ARS Animación Madrid-Spain
January 2000 / February 2004.
Teacher
Traditional animation teacher (2D), stop-motion, digital animation (flash) and character design.
Senior Animator
Senior animator in TV shows, commercials and videogames.
Storyboard for TV show.
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TV
SHOWS
ANIMATION, STORY BOARD, LAYOUT
Can adapt to any animation style, from cartoon to anime.
VIDEOGAMES
CHARACTER ANIMATION, FX, USER INTERFACE
Huge experience in videogame industry, for console, PC and mobile.
SCULPTURE
PREPRODUCTION, MERCHANDISHING
Using the techniques I learned when I work in jewellery.