Valentina Mendicino
2D Artist with experience in Animation & Graphic Design. Published Author of Picture Books & 3D Modeller too.
London, United Kingdom
0044-755-4760072
www.valentinamendicino.com
I’m a versatile Artist based in London.
I have 15 years of experience in the visual art industry and I specialise in Illustration for publishing, editorial & advertisement with considerable experience as: Graphic Designer, 2D Animator, Storyboard Artist, 2D Game Artist, Visual Development Artist and Character \Prop Designer. I am also a published Author of children’s picture books and I’m developing my skills as 3D Modeller too.
I have 15 years of experience in the visual art industry and I specialise in Illustration for publishing, editorial & advertisement with considerable experience as: Graphic Designer, 2D Animator, Storyboard Artist, 2D Game Artist, Visual Development Artist and Character \Prop Designer. I am also a published Author of children’s picture books and I’m developing my skills as 3D Modeller too.
Work Experience
Self Employed At Vale Mendy Illustration
Illustrator \ Graphic Designer
Extensive experience illustrating & designing: books, board games, advertising campaigns, graphic novels, greetings cards, creating logos, pattern design, typography, marketing materials etc.
Publishing clients:
Walker Books (London, UK)
Hachette uk \ Octopus Publishing (London, UK)
Faber&Faber (London, UK)
Imagine That Publishing (Su+olk, UK)
Macmillan Education \ Red Nova Learning (Fl, US)
Folens Educational Publishing (Dublin, Ireland)
Eli & La Spiga Publishing (Milan, italy)
Good Mood Audio Books (Milan, Italy).
Raffaello Editore (Ancona, Italy)
Board Games Publishers:
Lisciani Group Games (Teramo, Italy).
Kaleidos Games (Milano, Italy)
Grow Games (Sao Paulo, Brasil)
Cocktail Games (Versailles, France)
Swan Panasia Games (Bejing, China)
Sophisticated Games ltd (Cambridge, UK)
Headu Games (Teramo, Italy)
Advertising Clients:
TBWA Advertising Agency \ Eni Petroleum (Rome, Italy)
TBWA Swiss \ Wander Ovomaltine \ Emmi Aktifit (Zurich, Swiss)
Ferrero & Soremartec Food Industry (Alba, Italy)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited (London, uk)
Zanussi UK (Luton, UK)
BB&C Advertising Agency \ Perrella Industries (Termoli, Italy)
Dettagli Advertising Agency \ Kinder Ferrero (Turin, italy)
Matrix International, Design Furniture, (Milan, Italy)
Promotion Italia Advertising Campaign \ Mattel \ Barbie \ Veet \ Vodafone (Milan, Italy)
Publishing clients:
Walker Books (London, UK)
Hachette uk \ Octopus Publishing (London, UK)
Faber&Faber (London, UK)
Imagine That Publishing (Su+olk, UK)
Macmillan Education \ Red Nova Learning (Fl, US)
Folens Educational Publishing (Dublin, Ireland)
Eli & La Spiga Publishing (Milan, italy)
Good Mood Audio Books (Milan, Italy).
Raffaello Editore (Ancona, Italy)
Board Games Publishers:
Lisciani Group Games (Teramo, Italy).
Kaleidos Games (Milano, Italy)
Grow Games (Sao Paulo, Brasil)
Cocktail Games (Versailles, France)
Swan Panasia Games (Bejing, China)
Sophisticated Games ltd (Cambridge, UK)
Headu Games (Teramo, Italy)
Advertising Clients:
TBWA Advertising Agency \ Eni Petroleum (Rome, Italy)
TBWA Swiss \ Wander Ovomaltine \ Emmi Aktifit (Zurich, Swiss)
Ferrero & Soremartec Food Industry (Alba, Italy)
Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited (London, uk)
Zanussi UK (Luton, UK)
BB&C Advertising Agency \ Perrella Industries (Termoli, Italy)
Dettagli Advertising Agency \ Kinder Ferrero (Turin, italy)
Matrix International, Design Furniture, (Milan, Italy)
Promotion Italia Advertising Campaign \ Mattel \ Barbie \ Veet \ Vodafone (Milan, Italy)
July 2005
- Present
United Kingdom
Ibex Movies \ Amazon Studios
Visual Development Artist
Creating illustrations, characters designs, backgrounds designs, vehicle designs, props & assets for an animated TV show for pre-schoolers produced by Amazon Studios (US)
January 2017
- May 2019
United Kingdom
DARA Technologies
2D Artist \ 2D animator \ Graphic Designer \ Author
Creating the next generation of storytelling experiences for children through Augmented Reality Apps.
Producing: illustrations, character designs, backgrounds & assets for the app.
Developing stories & ideas for books and games.
Producing also graphic design, logos, creative branding, website style guides and marketing materials.
Consultancy for printing process and for 3D development.
Producing: illustrations, character designs, backgrounds & assets for the app.
Developing stories & ideas for books and games.
Producing also graphic design, logos, creative branding, website style guides and marketing materials.
Consultancy for printing process and for 3D development.
August 2015
- December 2015
United Kingdom
Altitude Learning
2D Artist \ 2D Animator \ Graphic Designer \ Storyboard Artist
Creating illustrations, character designs, backgrounds, assets, props, Ui Designs for both games & animations.
Creating also graphic designs, marketing materials, storyboards, short animations, game design & children's stories for the educational App "Learning with Pip“.
Creating also graphic designs, marketing materials, storyboards, short animations, game design & children's stories for the educational App "Learning with Pip“.
May 2014
- October 2014
United Kingdom
Jason Harding Animation Productions
2D Artist \ Prop Designer
Creating backgrounds, props and assets for the Guy Ritchie’s animated movie documentary “The Ego”.
February 2014
- April 2014
United Kingdom
Ardaco Productions
Storyboard Artist
Production of storyboards for commercials
September 2008
- January 2009
Milan, Italy
TTT Fashion Company
Illustrator \ Graphic Designer
Production of illustrations, graphic design, typography, pattern design to apply on pyjamas for the retailers Upim & Coin Groups (Milan, Italy).
July 2007
- December 2007
Milan, Italy
Promotion Italia
Graphic Designer \Illustrator
Creation of marketing materials and production of advertising campaigns for clients like: Mattel \ Barbie \ Veet \ Vodafone etc.
January 2007
- June 2007
Milan, Italy
Macaia Studio
2D Animator \ Storyboard Artist
Creation of storyboards, assets and traditional animations for a 2D short animated intro for the Gioacchino Rossi Opera Festival.
January 2006
- July 2006
Milan, Italy
Education
Morley College
Course on 3D Modelling in Blender
Learning how to create models in 3D using Blender
March 2020
- April 2020
London, United Kingdom
Anglia Ruskyn University (ARU) - Cambridge School Of Art
Master in Children's Books
I graduated from the Anglia Ruskyn University - Cambridge School of Art, studying an MA in children's Books and achieving a Merit. During the course, I also won the Highly Commended Student at the MacMillan Prize.
September 2011
- February 2013
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Instituto Europeo Di Design (IED) - Milan
BA in illustration and Multimedia Animation
THESIS : Flash Animations for “Lifegate Ecoproject” - http://www.lifegate.it/it/home The videos deepen the concepts of “Zero Impact on the Planet” and “Sustainable Energies”. Both were presented during the animation festival “Castelli Animati” in Rome, obtaining a mention. Degree 96/110
September 2003
- July 2005
Milan, Italy
Languages
Italian (Native),
English (Fluent),
Awards
Italian Association Of Illustrators
1st Place Award for the Children's Books Category in the Italian Annual of Illustrators 2015
2015
Italian Association Of Illustrators
Selected in the Italian Annual of illustrators from 2009 to 2012
2012
Skills
2D Animation,
3d Modelling,
Adobe Suite,
Advertising,
After Effects,
Anatomy,
Animate,
Assets Design,
Background Design,
Blender,
Branding,
Character Design,
Children’s Books,
Creative Thinker,
Digital Painting,
Editorial,
Fundamentals Of Art,
Graphic Design,
Graphic Illustration,
Illustration,
Illustrator,
Logo Design,
Pattern Design,
Perspective,
Photoshop,
Procretae,
Prop Design,
Publishing,
Raster Illustration,
Realistic Illustration,
Sketching,
Storyboards,
Typography,
Vector Illustration ,