Carolina Bensler

Name: Carolina Bensler "Nuindaeiel"

Birthday: August 14, 1987

Place: Barcelona, Spain

Contact: Carol.bensler@gmail.com

Academic Studies:

• Studying Illustration degree at E.A.S.D. Josep Serra i Abella on L'Hospitalet del Llobregat.

• Artistic Bachelor degree at I.E.S. Ramon Casas i Carbó on Palau-Solità i Plegamans, 2003-2005.

Knowledge:

Digital

• Domain-level user of Windows and basic for Linux (Ubuntu) and Mac OS.

• Domain of graphics editing programs (bitmap and vector) like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Gimp.

• Domain of DTP programs like Macromedia Freehand, Adobe Indesign and Quark Xpress.

• Domain of animation creating programs like Flash and Stop Motion Pro, basic level on video editing programs like Adobe Premiere, and graphic creating with ImageReady.

• Basic notions of Autocad and Adobe After Effects.

Traditional

• Domain of traditional dry skills like graphite, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon or color pencil; and wet skills like chinese ink, watercolour and concentrated watercolor, gouache and acrylic.

• Domain of some printing techniques (engraving) like drypoint, lino, monotype, strong acid, collagraph and screen-printing.

Works, collabs, exhibitions and events:

I currently do all kind of art commissions (illustration and design), while I'm finishing my Art Degrees.

2009

• II Tale Illustration's Day by C.E.I.P. Mare de Déu de Bellvitge of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, April 20, 2009.

2008

• Design and illustrations for the webpage "www.arrels.info".

• CD Artwork for "La Opresión de lo Inevitable" of the Argentinean band Thabu.

• Ilustration for the book "El Arte de Canción de Hielo y Fuego" (The Art of a Song of Ice and Fire). Published by Ediciones Gigamesh.

• Fan-fiction cover for "Marvel Team-Up nº9". Online published by Action Tales.

• Header Illustration for the blog "Osukaru no Kabuto: Way of the Samurai".

• Fan-fiction cover for "Buffy: Historias de vampiros nº2". Online published by Action Tales.

• VIII Illustration Day by C.E.I.P. El Farell of Caldes de Montbuí, April 28, 2008.

2006-2007

• Background and header illustrations for the blog "Planeta Salvaje".

• Character and background design, 3D preparation and textures and another kind of tasks for the videogame "Tez". Project of the association VGAFIB (Video Games Association of the Facultat d'Informàtica de Barcelona (FIB)) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.

• VII Illustration Day by C.E.I.P. El Farell of Caldes de Montbuí, April 25, 2006.

2004

• Casual illustrator at the webpage "www.cyberdark.net".

• VI Illustration Day by C.E.I.P. El Farell of Caldes de Montbuí, April 22, 2004.

• II Art Exhibition of Artistic Bachelor's pupils from I.E.S. Ramon Casas i Carbó, at the Masia Can Cortés of Palau-Solità i Plegamans, April 20 to 25, 2004.