3D Artist | Artista visual | Art Director
I am a creative mind at the intersection of editorial design, art direction, and architectural visualization. Over a decade shaping books, collections, and multilingual publications. Half a decade sculpting light and space in three dimensions.
I work independently and integrate naturally into creative teams — I know when to lead and when to support, when my judgment adds value and when listening is the sharpest tool available. The standard does not change: a project is not finished until it communicates masterfully. And the best communication almost always comes from collaboration.
I approach the blank page and three-dimensional space with the same philosophy: both are narrative problems before they are aesthetic ones. My work begins with structure — visual hierarchy, typographic control, the laws of Gestalt applied to how a reader or viewer moves through a composition — and ends with images that make architecture tell a coherent story from cover to cover.
Blender has become the definitive bridge between my technical rigor and my artistic instinct. Beyond photorealism, I use it to introduce abstract and surrealist aesthetics, fluid motion for interior design projects, and lighting that transcends the purely descriptive. Not a production tool — a creative language.
Editorial Design & Art Direction
Over 50 published titles across books, catalogs, and multilingual collections. Multipage layout, typography systems, color management for offset and digital output. Art direction from concept through prepress. InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop — full Adobe CC pipeline.
Architectural Visualization
Photorealistic rendering for interiors and exteriors. SketchUp + V-Ray for technical precision. Blender + Cycles for creative and expressive work. Post-production and high-end compositing. Specialized in architectural portfolios and presentation catalogs where every image, plan, and texture lives inside an impeccable editorial structure.
Disciplines
Expertise
Editorial and Cover Design
Multilingual Layout Design
Pre-press (Print-Ready)
Photo Editing
Color Management Orthotypography
Poster and Graphic Design Exhibition and Stand Design Architectural Visualization 3D Modeling and Rendering
Sofware
Layout and Editorial:
Adobe InDesign
Affinity Publisher
Vector Design and Retouching:
Adobe Illustrator
Affinity Designer
Adobe Photoshop
Affinity Photo 3D
Modeling and Rendering: Blender (Cycles)
SketchUp + V-Ray
Education -
Professional Experience
2025 | Certification in Editorial Product Layout (50h) Euroinnova International Online Education (Spain)
Adobe InDesign International Certificate Program. International Accreditation
Center (USA)
2015 – 2025 | Specialization in Architectural Visualization and 3D Rendering
Blender Core Complete Course. Auraprods Academy
3D Rendering Master: Robson Jacobsen Academy
Complete Course 3ds Max + V-Ray (29h): GoPillar Academy (Chaos Group Authorized Center)
Complete Course SketchUp + V-Ray (22h):GoPillar Academy (Chaos Group Authorized Center)
Advanced Rendering with V-Ray Complete Course (50h): RVRAYSKU/Formacad
2012 | Specialization Course in Editorial Design, ISDi (Higher Institute of Design), Havana, Cuba
2010 | Postgraduate Degree in Visual Communication: "The Poster in Cuba", ISDi (Higher Institute of Design), Havana, Cuba
2001 – 2007 | Bachelor's Degree in Education: Visual Arts. Universidad de Ciencias Pedagógicas "Rafael María de Mendive",
Pinar del Río, Cuba
2023 – Present | Editorial Designer: Freelance Art direction and comprehensive design for editorial projects (books, collections, and catalogs)
Architectural Visualization Specialist: 3D modeling and photorealistic rendering of interior and exterior spaces
2013 – 2023 | Senior Designer, Editorial José Martí (Foreign Language Publications),
Havana, Cuba
2009 – 2012 | University Professor (Visual Arts), Universidad de Ciencias Pedagógicas "Rafael María de Mendive", Pinar del Río, Cuba
2007 – 2009 | Professor of Universal Art History, Escuela de Instructores de Arte "Federico Engels", Pinar del Río, Cuba
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