Marcos Mateu-Mestre, born in Palma de Mallorca, is a Vis Dev Artist at DreamWorks Animation, and was the layout artist: Lighting for The Road to El Dorado. He also works as a Visual Development, Storyboard and Graphic-novel Artist, and Illustrator.
Marcos was a Visual Development Artist at Sony Animation (2005-2007), Freelance Artist/Designer at A-Film, Copenhagen (2003-2004), Lanterna Magica, Torino (2002-2003), and Animagic Studios, Madrid (2001). He worked as Key Layout/Workbook Artist at DreamWorks Animation (1995-1999), working on two of their feature films, The Prince of Egypt and The Road to El Dorado. A Background Artist/Layout Artist at Amblimation (1991-1994), and an Artist, Illustrator for publicity and graphic novel work, and as an Art Teacher at his own Studio while still working as a Freelance for publicity and graphic novel work, from 1982-1991.
Filmography[]
Films[]
- Surf's Up (2007) - visual development artist
- Asterix and the Vikings (2006) - senior layout artist - as Marcos Mateu
- Toto Sapore e la magica storia della pizza (2003) - set designer, background color designer
- The 3 Wise Men (2003) - art director
- The Road to El Dorado (2000) - layout artist: key lighting
- The Prince of Egypt (1998) - key layout artist
- Balto (1995) - layout artist - as Marcos Mateu
- We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993) - background artist - as Marcos Mateu
Shorts[]
- Semilla del recuerdo (2005) - layout supervisor
Video Shorts[]
- Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos (2012) - visual development
Marcos Mateu-Mestre Publications[]
- Trail of Steel: 1441 A.D.
- Design Studio Press
- August 15, 2012
- Framed ink, drawing and composition for visual storytellers
- Design Studio Press
- August 31, 2010
Concept Art[]
