Pedro Vargas Cartoons: CV

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P e d r o V a r g a s

pedrovargascartoons.blogspot.com
pvcartoons@gmail.com

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

• Team Legend Studios - Renzo's Vitamins (link) (July 2022)

  • Job position: 2D Animator
  • Freelance work
  • 2D character animation for three Renzo's Vitamins animated commercials

• Awesome Inc. - Ren & Stimpy (link) (July 2022 - March 2024)

  • Job position: Character Designer, Layout Revisionist, Retake Animator
  • Full-time/contract work
  • Did character designs, layout revisions and retake animation for the Comedy Central series Ren & Stimpy

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