Santiago Montiel

Santiago Montiel

Mid-level Concept Artist / 17 yrs

Lille, France

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Work History
  • Concept Artist

    Laika

    February 2020 - Present
  • Concept Artist

    Laika

    March 2017 - September 2019
    remote
  • Concept Artist

    Laika

    March 2017 - September 2017
  • Concept Artist

    LAIKA, LLC

    February 2015 - October 2016
  • Concept Artist

    red knuckles

    November 2014 - January 2015
  • Concept Artist / Background Designer / Visual Development

    Axis Animation

    November 2014 - January 2015
  • Concept Artist / Bg line design / Layout Artist

    Nickelodeon Animation Studio

    September 2014 - November 2014
  • Background design / Illustrator

    Studio Redfrog

    September 2014 - October 2014
  • Concept Artist

    Planet Nemo Animation

    August 2014 - October 2014
  • Concept Artist / Visual development

    Laika

    July 2014 - August 2014
  • Background Artist

    Tatsunoko studio

    May 2014 - June 2014

    Background artist for episode 10 on Ping Pong animated TV series, directed by Eunyoung Choi.

  • Background art designer episode / Key background design epis

    Studio Bones

    December 2013 - May 2014

    Creation of background designs for Space Dandy, TV series directed by Shinichiro Watanabe.

  • Background art director and supervisor / key background art/

    Production IG

    December 2011 - December 2013

    Creation, Supervision and background art direction for Production's IG animated film "Giovanni's Island". Concept art creation to define background style.

  • Image board artist

    Marza Animation Planet

    June 2012 - August 2012

    Creation of Image boards for animation feature film project.

  • Concept Artist/ Background designer

    PEOLEO

    February 2012 - April 2012

    Concept art and background design for multimedia project. Supervised by Jimmy Kalhart.

  • Background designer / Props designer

    Studio Redfrog

    September 2011 - November 2011

    Creation of several background and prop designs for animation TV series project "Tuktulik" (Pilot Direction: Fabienne Giezendanner / Nicolas Haye).

  • freelance illustrator for Children and teenager's books.

    Fleurus Presse

    April 2011 - August 2011

    Creation of several illustrations for Fleurus press titles:
    -Le dico de garçons
    -Les merveilleux contes de notre enfance
    -Les merveilleux contes de Noël.

  • Concept Artist / Visual development artist

    Ankama

    March 2007 - April 2011

    Concept artist and visual development artist for "Wakfu" animated TV series, seasons one and two.
    Creation of rough concepts, background design and props design.

  • Concept artist / Visual development / layout artist

    Ankama

    August 2010 - October 2010

    Concept artist, visual development and layout artist for "Dofus" tv animated series project (Art director: Eunyoung Choi, Director: Masaaki Yuasa).

  • Illustrator for TBWA Italia- Industrial Strange.

    TBWA

    June 2010 - July 2010

    Illustrations for SNAM entreprise 2010 Calendar.

  • Background director/background designer/ concept artist

    Ankama

    July 2009 - December 2009

    Direction, design and background creation for wakfu animated tv serie's special episode « Noximilen
    the watchmaker » (Director: Eunyoung Choi/ Animation Director: Michio Mihara).

  • Illustrator

    Editions Atlas

    July 2007 - August 2009

    Creation of more than 180 illustrations for the whole Atlas Dragon's Fantastic Encyclopedia.

  • Freelance Illustrator

    Gecko Jeunesse édition.

    2006 - 2009

    Creation of illustrations for some Gecko's Books:
    -Urba Aurea et la porte du temps (written by Catherine Latteux)
    -Les labyrinthes d'Ormonde (written by Régine Josephine)
    -Le souffle d'Aquilone (written by Régine Josephine)

  • Freelance Illustrator

    La Deuxième Maison

    2006 - 2009

    -Creation of several illustrations for Klopobek's anti-smoking card game.
    -Creation of Klopobek's anti-smoking card game graphic bible.

  • Layout designer

    Ankama

    September 2008 - December 2008

    Creation of layouts for three episodes of wakfu animation tv series season one.

Education
  • in Fine Arts

    Paris 8 University School of arts

    2003 - 2005
  • fine arts diploma; Sotano Blanco Arts School in Illustration

    National School of Fine Arts

    1995 - 2000