Manuel Clavel Born October 16th 1979 in Madrid, Spain. Resident in Stuttgart, Germany since 1984. Nationality: Spanish Languages: Native German and Spanish, fluent English, conversational Italian. Curriculum: Since Summer 2004 Freelance artist April 2004 SFX intern in Morocco at the Ouazazate set of "Kingdom of Heaven". February 2004 Graduation (German Diplom) as Communication Designer at the Merz-Akademie Stuttgart. March 2002 6months internship at Milla & Partner. Job description: illustrating, design, story/moodboards. February 2002 Completed 4th semester, equals degree as BA. Fall 2001 Start as freelance artist, lettering for Carlsen Comics. March 2000 Beginning of studies at the established Merz-Akademie in communication-design. July 1999 General qualification for university entrance (Abitur) at the "Remstal Gymnasium Weinstadt", intensive courses English and fine arts. Working experience: Free illustrating, character design, storyboarding, lettering. Moreover knowledge in graphic design, typography, web design, photography. Computer knowledge: Use of PC and Apple platforms, WACOM boards; Experienced in Photoshop, Quark XPress, Director, Freehand, Dreamweaver, HTML, Flash, Premiere, After Effects, Final Cut, Studio3D Max. Artistic abilities: Pencil, Indian/drawing ink, marker, chalk, charcoal, crayon, acrylic paint, (de)collaging, etching.