Marcos Mateu-Mestre

Marcos Mateu-Mestre (born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain) is a lead animation designer and graphic novel artist with more than three decades of experience in feature animation. His film credits include Balto, The Prince of Egypt, Asterix and The Vikings, Surf’s Up, How to Train Your Dragon 2 and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. His work in film, primarily for DreamWorks Animation, Netflix Animation, and Sony Pictures Animation, has focused on environment design as well as the cinematic aspects of frame composition, lighting, and visual continuity. He has also been the Production Designer of Netflix's epic feature animated movie Ultraman: Rising. Beyond his film work, Mateu-Mestre has shared his experience in the international best sellers Framed Ink: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers, Framed Perspective Vol.1, Framed Perspective Vol. 2, Framed Drawing Techniques, and Framed Ink Vol.2—all of which have been translated into numerous languages expanding their reach even farther. He has also taught drawing, illustration, and visual storytelling techniques for more than a decade. Mateu-Mestre currently lives in Los Angeles.