Lucas Moraes de Mendonça
Available to hire
I’ve been working in animation for over 10 years. In recent years, I’ve freelanced on a wide range of projects, including advertising campaigns, short films, animated features, and TV shows.
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Language
Portuguese
Fluent
English
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Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate
Work Experience
Freelancer 2D Cel Animator and Animatic Artist at Colossal/Youth Studio
February 1, 2025 - April 1, 20252D animation explorations and animatics for advertising campaigns. Remote work with international clients.
2D Senior Animator at Pirogy Studios
March 1, 2025 - May 1, 20252D frame-by-frame animation for the short film Reus, focusing on acting scenes and body mechanics in a sakuga-like style.
2D Cel Animator and Clean-up Artist at State Design
May 1, 2025 - June 1, 20252D animation and clean-up for an advertisement campaign.
2D Animator at Histeria!
June 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025Roughs and tie-down for an advertisement campaign for Riot Games.
2D Clean-up Artist at Pirogy Studios
July 1, 2025 - September 1, 2025Invited back to continue animating and perform cleaning work for the short film Reus.
2D Clean-up Artist at Studio Meala
September 1, 2025 - December 1, 2025Cleaning shots for the pilot episode of the series Gameoverse, Glitch Productions.
2D Senior Animator at Plasma Spin Studios
January 1, 2026 - PresentAnimating shots for the pilot episode of the series Pastafazool.
Graphic Designer at Rede Mabu Hotels & Resorts
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2021Creation of visual identity for advertisement campaigns, social media posts, styleframes, explainers and timelapse animations.
Animator, Illustrator, Drawing teacher at Confor Studio
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2018Character animation, rigging, art direction for advertisements; drawing teacher in regular courses. Projects include 2018 Love, Death & Robots short, 2017 The Garden of Alice, 2015 Concept for a graphic novel.
Clean up animator, shadow inbetweener, and color assistant at Otto Desenhos Animados
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012Feature animated film Até que a Sbórnia nos Separe.
2D Animator, background and props artist at Otto Desenhos Animados
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013Mobile game Machadobol.
Inbetweener animator at Otto Desenhos Animados
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016Feature animated film A Cidade dos Piratas.
Animator and Rigger Artist at 555 Comic
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2023Creation of rigs for Live2D characters and general character animation. Projects include adapting webcomic stories into TikTok cutscenes.
Lead of the Animation Department at 555 Comic
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023Lead managing and supervising animation, rigging, and post-production; reviewing scenes, optimizing processes, and training the team.
Education
Qualifications
Bachelor of Technology in Systems Analysis and Development
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 20182D Animation Fundamentals
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014Artistic Drawing
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 20153D Generalist course Autodesk Maya
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 20163D Rigging course Autodesk Maya (Basic & Intermediate)
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016Animact Studio Cut-Out Animation Course
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2018Animact Studio Cut-Out Animation Course
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2019Layer Lemonade Motion Graphics & Post-Production
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 20202D Frame-by-Frame Character Animation Course
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 20202D Character Animation Course
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022Character Design Course
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024Industry Experience
Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Education, Software & Internet, Professional Services
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