Maria Madelaire

Maria Madelaire

Character Designer

Contact:

mariamadelaireart@gmail.com

Welcome!


I am a Character Designer currently living on the Emerald Isle, working with Character Designs and Concepts for pitches, Shortfilms, TV Animation and Feature Films.


I've had the absolutely pleasure to collaborate with studios like Passion Pictures, Giant Animation, Gigglebug Entertainment, and Cartoon Saloon, and have worked on projects from Disney, DreamWorks and Netflix.


I aim to create genuine characters who come to life through stories!


My biggest passion is to continue to explore the world through stories and characters alongside equally passionate people :>


COLLABORATIONS:

Work History

Character Designer

Unannounced TV-series with Cartoon Saloon

2026-currently


Character Designer

Bloodgrounds

Animated trailer with Studio Huckepack

2025


Character Designer & Character Posing Lead for Animation

Unannounced Feature Film with Cartoon Saloon

2024-2026


Character Designer

Éiru

Shortfilm with Cartoon Saloon

2024


Character Designer

Julián

Feature Film with Cartoon Saloon/Aircraft Pictures/Melusine Productions/Sun Creature

2023-2024


Character Designer

Unannounced Feature Film in development with Cartoon Saloon

2023


Character Designer

Unannounced Feature Film with Giant Animation

2023


Character Designer

Pitch Development, Passion Pictures

2023


Character Designer

Star Wars Visions: Screecher's Reach

Shortfilm with Cartoon Saloon

2022


Character Designer

Puca Festival Shortfilm with Cartoon Saloon

2022


Character Designer

Unannounced Feature Film with Pájaro

2022


Character Designer

Unannounced project with Lighthouse Studios

2022


Character Designer

Silly Sundays

TV-series with Cartoon Saloon

2017, 2021


Character Designer

Christmas Comes to Moomin Valley,

Shortfilm with Gigglebug Entertainment

2021


Character Designer

Unannounced Project with Giant Animation

2021


Character Designer

My Brother the Minotaur

Animated TV-series with Cartoon Saloon for Apple TV

2020-2021


Character Designer

My Father's Dragon

Feature Film with Cartoon Saloon/Netflix

2017, 2019-2020


Character Designer

Unannounced Feature Film with Ánima Estudios

2019


Character Designer and Character Posing Artist for Animation

Wolfwalkers

Feature Film with Cartoon Saloon/Melusine/Folivari

2018-2019


Character Designer

Dorg Van Dango

Animated TV-series with Cartoon Saloon/Wildbrain/Nickelodeon

2018


Character Designer

Unannounced Project with Giant Animation

2018


Character Designer

Silly Sundays

Animated TV-series with Cartoon Saloon

2017


Character Designer

My Brother the Minotaur

Animated TV-series with Cartoon Saloon

2017-2018


Visual Development Internship

Passion Pictures London

2017






Exhibitions








My Father’s Dragon

The Ark

Dublin, Ireland

2026


My Father’s Dragon

Butler Gallery

Kilkenny, Ireland

2022


Power in Numbers,

Gallery Nucleus

Portland, Oregon, United States,

2022


Albert Londres,

Art Maniak

Paris, France

2022











Education

  • Karl Gnass Active Anatomy Class
  • 2021

  • Bachelor in Character Animation at The Animation Workshop, Viborg, Denmark 2014-2018




Awards

  • It’s Nice That
  • AIGA
  • Fonts In Use
  • The Dieline

Contact

email@domain.com

000-000-000


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