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P e d r o   V a r g a s

Animator  •  Comic Artist  •  Illustrator
pedrovargascartoons.com
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Q u a l i f i c a t i o n s

• Able to produce professional-level work for respectable companies

• Able to create fictional characters and ideas that appeal to the public through their personalities and visual aesthetics

• Committed to working independently or work with groups to help create original and exciting ideas

S o f t w a r e   S k i l l s

• Toon Boom Harmony (Advanced)
• Adobe Flash (Advanced)
• Adobe Photoshop (Advanced)
• Adobe After Effects (Intermediate)
• Adobe Premiere Pro (Intermediate)
• Adobe Illustrator (Intermediate)
• Aseprite (Advanced)


E d u c a t i o n

• Savannah College Of Art And Design (September 2004 - May 2008)

              • Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation
              • Courses in utilizing 2D animation principles and techniques and a variety of drawing and design courses


L a n g u a g e s

• English (fluent)
• Spanish (native)


W o r k   E x p e r i e n c e

• The Topps Company, Inc. (link) (2011)

              • Job position: Illustrator
              • Freelance work
              • 106 sketch cards made for the Mars Attacks! Heritage card collection

• Stan Lee's World Of Heroes (link) (2012)

              • Job position: Clean-Up/Inker
              • Freelance work
              • Clean-up/inker for the animated short Happy Holidays from Stan Lee (link to short)

• Yoe Books (link) (2012)

              • Job position: Illustrator
              • Freelance work
              • 16 gag illustrations made for the book The Official Barf Book

• IDW Publishing (link) (2012)

              • Job position: Illustrator
              • Freelance work
              • Variant cover made for the comic book Popeye

• Tintero (link) (2015)

              • Job position: Lecturer
              • Lecture and workshop on the 12 principles of animation for the event Una tarde de arte y palabras

• Bob's Big Boy (link) (2016)

              • Job position: Comic Artist, Cover Artist
              • Freelance work
              • 8-page comic and cover for Bob's Big Boy restaurant

• Capitán Granuja Comics & Games (link) (2017)

              • Job position: Illustrator, Character Designer
              • Commission work
              • Logo and character design of a Puerto Rican superhero mascot for a comic book and video game store

• North3 Images (link) (April 2018 - March 2020)

              • Job positions: 2D Animator, Storyboard Artist, Concept Artist
              • Part-time position
              • Helping create content for television and feature film productions

• North3 Images - Critical Thinking Film (link) (2019)

              • Job positions: Visual Effects Artist
              • Part-time position

              • Effects artist for the live-action feature film Critical Thinking

• North3 Images - Max Cloud Film (link) (October 2019 - November 2019)

              • Job positions: 2D Pixel Animator
              • Part-time position
              • 2D pixel animator of characters and assets used in the live-action feature film Max Cloud

• Seed Animation - Hefty (link) (July 2020 - August 2020)

              • Job position: 2D Animator
              • Freelance work
              • 2D character animation for a Hefty animated commercial

• Team Legend Studios - Kid Super/Puma (link) (September 2020 - October 2020)

              • Job position: 2D Animator
              • Freelance work
              • 2D character animation for the SCRAM! animated show pilot from Kid Super and Puma

• Seed Animation - The Coconut Collaborative (link) (December 2020)

              • Job position: 2D Animator
              • Freelance work
              • 2D character animation for a The Coconut Collaborative animated commercial

• Team Legend Studios - Off Limits Cereal (link) (January 2021 - March 2021)

              • Job position: 2D Animator
              • Freelance work
              • 2D character animation for an Off Limits animated commercial

• Galilei Studios (link) (January 2021 - August 2021)

              • Job position: Lead 2D Animator, Production Supervisor
              • Part-time position/Freelance work
              • Lead 2D character animator and production supervisor for the online animated series Muneli in Space

• Seed Animation - Wrigley's Extra Gum (link) (July 2021)

              • Job position: 2D Animator
              • Freelance work
              • 2D animation for 4 Wrigley's Extra Gum animated commercials

• Seed Animation - Montanaro (link) (July 2021 - September 2021)

              • Job position: 2D Animator
              • Freelance work
              • 2D animation for 4 Montanaro animated commercials

• Team Legend Studios - Off Limits Cereal (link) (August 2021)

              • Job position: 2D Animator
              • Freelance work
              • 2D character animation for an Off Limits animated commercial

• Spin Animation - Die Mobiliar (link) (September 2021 - October 2021)

              • Job position: Assistant Animator
              • Freelance work
              • Clean-up and Inbetween work for 6 Die Mobiliar animated commercials

• Spin Animation - Die Mobiliar - Christmas Calendar (link) (November 2021)

              • Job position: Assistant Animator
              • Freelance work
              • Clean-up and Inbetween work for a Die Mobiliar animated commercial

• Team Legend Studios - Off Limits Cereal (link) (December 2021)

              • Job position: 2D Animator
              • Freelance work
              • 2D character animation for an Off Limits animated commercial

I n d e p e n d e n t   P u b l i s h e d   W o r k

• Nocivo Comix #3 (2011) by Pernicious Press

              • Cover

• Nocivo Comix #4 (2012) by Pernicious Press

              • Comic

• Nocivo Comix #5 (2012) by Pernicious Press

              • Comic

• Maladjusted Monsters: Cyclops (2012) by Pernicious Press

              • Illustration

• (A)diós (2014) by Funny Fish Fountain Comics

              • Comic

• Zad Zak & Angree Dandee #1 (2014) by Pedro Vargas

              • Self-published comic book

• Ehpoty: Antología de Comics (2014) by Funny Fish Fountain Comics, Soda Pop Comics

              • Comic

• Zad Zak & Angree Dandee Comics of 2014! (2015) by Pedro Vargas

              • Self-published comic book

• Macabro #2 (2016) by Francisco González

              • Illustration

• Zad Zak & Angree Dandee Comics of 2015! (2016) by Pedro Vargas

              • Self-published comic book

• Hwuh.: A Zine by Pedro Vargas. (2016) by Pedro Vargas

              • Self-published art zine

• Macabro #3 (2017) by Francisco González

              • Comic

• Another Zine by Pedro Vargas. (2017) by Pedro Vargas

              • Self-published art zine


A r t   S h o w s  /  E x h i b i t s

• Boceto: Arte, Música, Dibujo (2012) by Pernicious Press
  - Santurce, Puerto Rico

• El Local de las Delicias (2013) by El CoCa
  - Santurce, Puerto Rico

• Colectivo Marvelous (2013) by Pernicious Press
  - Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

• KRYPTONITA III: Gran Noche de Arte “Geek” (2013) by Omar Banuchi
  - Santurce, Puerto Rico

• Face the Music (2013) by Rafael Toledo
  - Santurce, Puerto Rico

• Peque Peque: Artist Trading Card Show (2013) by Soda Pop Comics
  - Río Piedras, Puerto Rico

• Monsterfink (2014) by Ben Von Straw, Creature Features
  - Burbank, California

• Arte en Pequeño Formato: Grab n' Go Expo (2015) by Taller Secreto
  - Río Piedras, Puerto Rico

• Chichaíto: “Little Fucks” (2015) by Omar Banuchi, Soda Pop Comics
  - Río Piedras, Puerto Rico

• Trick or Treat: Expo Hallowideña (2015) by Soda Pop Comics
  - Río Piedras, Puerto Rico

• Chichaíto: “Little Fucks” 3 (2017) by Omar Banuchi, Soda Pop Comics
  - Río Piedras, Puerto Rico


I n t e r v i e w s   a n d   A r t i c l e s

• Puerto Rico Indie (link) - Online Interview
  - El arte de El Independiente V: Juan Cirerol, por Pedro Vargas (2013) by Alfredo Richner (link to interview)