Albert Martínez Serraclara
Senior Art Designer
Barcelona, SpainHi, I am Albert Martínez, a Barcelona based illustrator, animator and art director with over 20 years of experience.
I began illustrating as a very young self-taught artist, and after studying animation at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Fak d'Art, I had my first job in animation at Rodamina, where I began as an inbetweener and grew as an animator. After that, I became illustrator and eventually art director designing art for videogames. And during all these years I've also worked as an independent professional creating illustrations and designs.
The diverse commissions I have received through my career have allowed me to work with different styles and techniques depending on what language the project needed. I consider it as a good advantage that makes me a good candidate for finding and trying the best visual solution for any specific product or client I come across. I can help you find good ideas for any project, in case you are not entirely sure what you need, and I'll always try to add some good and healthy sense of humour where possible.
I began illustrating as a very young self-taught artist, and after studying animation at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Fak d'Art, I had my first job in animation at Rodamina, where I began as an inbetweener and grew as an animator. After that, I became illustrator and eventually art director designing art for videogames. And during all these years I've also worked as an independent professional creating illustrations and designs.
The diverse commissions I have received through my career have allowed me to work with different styles and techniques depending on what language the project needed. I consider it as a good advantage that makes me a good candidate for finding and trying the best visual solution for any specific product or client I come across. I can help you find good ideas for any project, in case you are not entirely sure what you need, and I'll always try to add some good and healthy sense of humour where possible.
Work Experience
Freelance Illustrator
Illustrator
September 2022
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Barcelona, Spain
Prociency
UX/UI Designer - Graphic Designer
Design clear and effective user experiences
Apply and develop the company's design system
Design user flows and wireframes based on UML diagrams
Define specifications for the developers team
Testing of the applications
Apply and develop the company's design system
Design user flows and wireframes based on UML diagrams
Define specifications for the developers team
Testing of the applications
December 2021
- August 2022
Barcelona, Spain
Top Counter SL
Art Director
Creation of concept art and development and supervision of art applied to video games aimed at gambling machines.
Ideation and development of animations applied to various video games for gambling machines.
Creation, development and supervision of the art applied to silk-screen printing, furniture, machines and packaging material of the company.
Creation, development and supervision of the company's advertising material.
Design and maintenance of the company's web pages.
Ideation and development of animations applied to various video games for gambling machines.
Creation, development and supervision of the art applied to silk-screen printing, furniture, machines and packaging material of the company.
Creation, development and supervision of the company's advertising material.
Design and maintenance of the company's web pages.
January 2004
- October 2020
Barcelona, Spain
Los Del Sotano - Blog
Editor in chief
Creation of content and conducting of interviews in the animation sector for inclusion in the blog.
Redaction of film reviews
Coordination of the interview team and writers
Redaction of film reviews
Coordination of the interview team and writers
December 2014
- February 2019
Barcelona, Spain
Freelance
Multimedia designer
I developed different projects as a freelance designer in all types of multimedia areas, from interactive cds to websites, as well as animation, illustration and graphic design.
September 2001
- December 2010
Barcelona, Spain
Rodamina Animació SL
Inbetweener and animator
Inbetweener and animator for animated features and TV series such as "Puerta del Tiempo", "Mr. Bean", "Timm Thaller", "En el Banquillo"...
September 2001
- December 2003
Sabadell, Spain
Pasoalto Original Media Films
Animator
I took part into the animation of "La Quinta Palabra", an animated feature executed with Flash.
July 2003
- September 2003
Barcelona, Spain
Estudio Rodolfo Pastor
Stop Motion Animator
Stop motion animation practice with plasticine
May 2001
- June 2001
Barcelona, Spain
Cromosoma
Postproduction
Coloring and composition of animation planes with Usanimation
January 2001
- May 2001
Barcelona, Spain
Kinora Computers Animation & Visual FX SL
3D Sculptor and animator
3D modeling and animation practices with Maya and animation with Flash
January 2001
- May 2001
Barcelona, Spain
Education
Universitat Autonoma De Barcelona
International Master of Audiovisual Animation
Organized by the Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising of the UAB, the structure of the Master comprises a theoretical-practical block in which the history of animation, trends and styles and the different phases of traditional, 3D or stop motion animation production are studied; a toolkit block (Usanimation, Maya and Flash); a block of practices and participation in real productions; and an application block through the development of a final project.
September 2000
- August 2001
Barcelona, Spain
Fak D'Art
Traditional Animation
Course focused on traditional 2D animation, based on a technical program that includes the study of the history of animation, styles, organization chart of cartoon production - from the script to the finished product -, storyboard, layout, laws of movement, principles of animation and methods and procedures of traditional animation.
October 2000
- June 2001
Barcelona, Spain
Centro De Formación Profesional CCC
Comics Illustrator Course
January 1986
- December 1986
Barcelona, Spain
Languages
Català (Native),
Español (Native),
English (Advanced),
French (Advanced),
Skills
3d,
Adobe CS,
Animation,
Graphic Design,
Illustration,
UX/UI,
Web Design,