Hi, I’m Melissa Mendes, a Brazilian digital artist and fashion designer based in Fortaleza, Brazil. I fuse fashion design with graphic art to create vivid illustrations and concept art for marketing, fashion, film and animation. I work as an Illustrator, Concept Artist, Clean-Up Artist and 2D Animator, using tools like Photoshop and Illustrator to bring ideas to life. I’m a graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design at UFC, with Visual Development training from Split Academy and a Magical Fantasy World course by Weji. I enjoy collaborating on multidisciplinary projects and delivering content for social media as well as traditional and digital illustration.

Melissa Mendes

Hi, I’m Melissa Mendes, a Brazilian digital artist and fashion designer based in Fortaleza, Brazil. I fuse fashion design with graphic art to create vivid illustrations and concept art for marketing, fashion, film and animation. I work as an Illustrator, Concept Artist, Clean-Up Artist and 2D Animator, using tools like Photoshop and Illustrator to bring ideas to life. I’m a graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design at UFC, with Visual Development training from Split Academy and a Magical Fantasy World course by Weji. I enjoy collaborating on multidisciplinary projects and delivering content for social media as well as traditional and digital illustration.

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Hi, I’m Melissa Mendes, a Brazilian digital artist and fashion designer based in Fortaleza, Brazil. I fuse fashion design with graphic art to create vivid illustrations and concept art for marketing, fashion, film and animation. I work as an Illustrator, Concept Artist, Clean-Up Artist and 2D Animator, using tools like Photoshop and Illustrator to bring ideas to life.

I’m a graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design at UFC, with Visual Development training from Split Academy and a Magical Fantasy World course by Weji. I enjoy collaborating on multidisciplinary projects and delivering content for social media as well as traditional and digital illustration.

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Language

English
Advanced
Portuguese
Fluent

Work Experience

Illustrator at Sublitêxtil
January 1, 2024 - Present
Making of illustrations with traditional techniques for exclusive products. Collaborated with design team to create textile-inspired artwork for exclusive product lines.
Intern at Larissa Muller
January 1, 2023 - Present
Review of fashion products, inventory, product and customer registration.
Scholarship Holder at Bolsa-Arte Moda, Federal University of Ceará
January 1, 2022 - Present
Making of illustrations with traditional and digital techniques, content production for Instagram and Facebook, image and video editing.
Freelancer at Self-employed
January 1, 2019 - Present
Traditional and digital illustrations in Cartoon and Anime style for personal clients.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design at Federal University of Ceará (UFC)
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2025
Visual Development Workshop at Split Academy
January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2025
Magical Fantasy World at Weji
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023

Qualifications

Bolsa-Arte Moda Scholarship
January 1, 2022 - January 6, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Retail, Education, Professional Services, Other