Summary
David Sánchez Báez
Layout Artist | Background Artist | Concept Artist
Digital artist specialized in environment design, layout, and visual development for animation, with experience creating production-ready backgrounds, layouts, and character designs for animated series and original projects.
I have professional experience as a Layout Artist at Pipeline Studios (Canada), working on the PBS Kids series Elinor Wonders Why and Work It Out Wombats!, collaborating within international animation pipelines and multidisciplinary teams.
Previously, I worked as Art Director for the project “Lucky” at Nutso Studio, leading a creative team to develop visual concepts and visual direction across different applications, strengthening consistency, adaptability, and creative problem-solving.
My work includes background painting, layout, character turnarounds, creature design, and personal illustration projects, with a strong focus on atmosphere, composition, and narrative clarity.
I am a disciplined and adaptable artist, constantly learning and refining my craft to deliver high-quality, production-oriented artwork for animation, film, and game projects.
Skills
Software proficiency
Productions
- TV Production!Work >It Out Wombats
- Year2025
- RoleLayout Artist
- CompanyPipelines International
- TV ProductionElinor Wonders Why Season 2
- Year2024
- RoleLayout Artist
- CompanyPipelines International
- TV ProductionBubbles and Friends
- Year2023
- RoleConcept Artist
- CompanyBombillo Amarillo
- Commercial / AdvertisementExtintos
- Year2023
- RoleBG Artist
- CompanyPoker Beer company - MERO Studio
- Commercial / AdvertisementArtToys
- Year2022
- RoleEscultor Tradicional
- CompanyMakata Studio
- TV ProductionEliodoro de Varonia
- Year2021
- RoleBG Artist - Character Design
- CompanyMono Dorado - Capra Corporation
Experience
- Layout Artist at Pipeline Studios InternationalMedellín, COAugust 2023 - June 2025
Ensure continuity and size proportions by setting and grouping the cameras for each background from the animatic to be later used in the animation process. Establish the perspective, sketch, and ink backgrounds for yhe scenes assigned and separate the layers in accordance with the animation's actions in each scene.
Elinor Wonders Why - S2
Work It Out Wombats - S2 - Concept Artist at Bombillo AmarilloMedellín, COMay 2023 - July 2023
Designed concept art for buildings, interiors, and props. Made redesigns and turnarounds for characters and creatures to be realized in 3D.
- Art Director at NUTSO StudioMedellínJune 2022 - March 2023
I worked as an art director in the Project “Lucky”, creating characters, backgrounds, and props for an NFT production of the project, including art direction for the web to complete animated shorts for social media.
I also did backgrounds for other projects like “Hellzel’s Mind” and “Kannaby’s, as well as backgrounds and characters for the project “Mutant Apes”. - Storyboard Artist at MILA FilmsBogotáDecember 2022 - February 2023
With the Mila films Company I’ve carried out storyboards for advertisement shortfilms for brands as Johnson & Johnson, Mundo Aventura and Rappi.
- Background Artist at MERO StudioMedellínJune 2022 - March 2023
I worked as a background artista for the Project “Extintos”, which is a mini series of Poker beer.
- Background Artist & Character Artist at Mono DoradoBogotáAugust 2021 - January 2022
I created diverse backgrounds for a mini series called “Eliodoro de Varonia”, in adition to that I was asked to do character design and costumes for other characters, and also creatures and props.
- Traditional Sculptor at Makata StudioMedellín, COMarch 2021 - July 2021
As a sculptor I made ArtToys upon request of mascot toys created by Makata to create a collection of these sculptures.