Hi! I'm Santiago Edwin Salazar Soledispa, a Guayaquil-based digital artist and animator focused on character design, visual development, and game assets. I love transforming ideas into expressive characters, vibrant environments, and believable animations, blending 2D and 3D techniques to tell stories with personality. Over the years I've contributed to comics and indie game projects, from writing and character design to end-credit sequences and motion graphics. I'm always eager to collaborate, learn new tools, and bring imaginative worlds to life.

Santiago Edwin Salazar Soledispa

Hi! I'm Santiago Edwin Salazar Soledispa, a Guayaquil-based digital artist and animator focused on character design, visual development, and game assets. I love transforming ideas into expressive characters, vibrant environments, and believable animations, blending 2D and 3D techniques to tell stories with personality. Over the years I've contributed to comics and indie game projects, from writing and character design to end-credit sequences and motion graphics. I'm always eager to collaborate, learn new tools, and bring imaginative worlds to life.

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Hi! I’m Santiago Edwin Salazar Soledispa, a Guayaquil-based digital artist and animator focused on character design, visual development, and game assets. I love transforming ideas into expressive characters, vibrant environments, and believable animations, blending 2D and 3D techniques to tell stories with personality.

Over the years I’ve contributed to comics and indie game projects, from writing and character design to end-credit sequences and motion graphics. I’m always eager to collaborate, learn new tools, and bring imaginative worlds to life.

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Language

Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Participant of comic contest at MONO COMICS
January 1, 2026 - June 1, 2026
Wrote an original story for the comic project and created illustrations and character designs; illustrated action, dialogue and sequences.
Intern / Animator & Character Designer at REBELS
June 1, 2024 - August 1, 2024
Designed characters inspired by Ecuadorian cultures and wildlife; created 2D animations of standard and anthropomorphic animals; developed end credits animations and motion graphics content.
Intern / 3D Modeler & UV Reviewer at RONINFLAME
November 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024
Modeled environment assets with a futuristic city theme and performed UV mapping; managed UV layouts and texturing preparation; developed 3D models of cultural animals.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Digital Animation at Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2025
High School Diploma & International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma at Unidad Educativa Particular Javier
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2021

Qualifications

UCSG certificate for the best thesis project
October 1, 2025 - June 19, 2026
GameJamPlus Participation Certificate
October 1, 2024 - June 19, 2026
GameJamPlus Participation Certificate
October 1, 2023 - June 19, 2026

Industry Experience

Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Education