Summary
David Navia is a Colombian illustrator who came from a traditional art school
background, and uses digital media to work as a book illustrator and
visual development artist for films and video games. His biggest influences are traditional
master painters from the past, like Velasquez and many artists in the world today, as
well as sports, music and fantasy books and movies. His biggest passion is creating art
with the power to inspire people from all over the world, hoping that they too develop their
artistic talents and show to everybody their inner world.
Skills
Software proficiency
Reel
Productions
- TV ProductionHarmon Quest
- Year2015
- RoleBackground designer
- Companystarburns industries, LosFX
Experience
- Art Director and Visual Development Artist at MoonTales Video Game StudioBogota, ColombiaJune 2016 - Present
Directing and working in the different tasks of the Art Team, which is in charge of making Cinematics, GUI Illustration, Character Design, Background Design, 2D Spine-based Animation, Texturing and 3D modelling in Blender.
- Background Design Class Teacher at Universidad Nacional de ColombiaBogota, ColombiaAugust 2015 - December 2016
Teacher of the Background Cesign class for the Specialization in Animation program at Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
- Art Director, Background Designer at 1881 AnimationBogota, ColombiaJanuary 2015 - March 2016
Art directed the background design team, and also made many of the backgrounds for different productions such as Harmon Quest and Martin y Prika
- Background Designer at 1881 AnimationBogota, ColombiaAugust 2014 - December 2014
Worked as a background designer for different productions such as Bot Bot and Spectacles. Also made visual development for Mattel's Monsters High.