Adriano Di Benedetto

Résumé
2012
Adriano Di Benedetto
Brasilian, 27 years old, single
Address: Praça Visconde de Souza Fontes, 167 ap 21
03127-010, Mooca, São Paulo SP, Brasil
+55 11 2215 2289 / +55 11 9841 0033
[email protected]
twitter: @Adr_Ben
http://adr-ben.daportfolio.com/
http://adr-ben.deviantart.com/
http://adrianoben.blogspot.com/
Professional Experience
2012
Main Artist for “The Grotesc Fly-Man” Independent
Comic Book, now published on line (in Portuguese) at
Wordpress and (in English) on deviantART.
homemmosca.wordpress.com
http://adr-ben.deviantart.com/gallery/37152230
2011 – 2012
Working with architect Marcio Mazza, making a graphic
novel called “The History of Modern Architecture in
Comics”. Graphically narrating the major events and works of
architecture of 19th and 20th centuries.
2009 – 2012
2010
Working as a freelancer creating Comics, Storyboards
and Illustrations for Advertising.
Received the HQmix Award: Best Completion of Course
Work of 2009.
“Comics and Movies: the brother-arts”
Gues speaker at the Scientific Comics Symposium, with
ECA USP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
Data specialist on Google’s Word of Mouth project
Google Internet Brasil, São Paulo, Brasil
2007 – 2009
Drawing, Inking, Lettering, Colaboration with the graphic
Project , Art Editing and Character Design for
Underground Comic Books at FAU-USP
2008
Working for Architecture Offices
2006
Illustrations for Professor Rafael Budaibes’ website.
“Mathematics for the Young Students”
Omamori, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
www.profrafael.com.br
Education
2004 – 2009
University of São Paulo:Faculdade de Arquitetura e
Urbanismo (FAU-USP)
Graduation in Architecture and Urbanism
1997 – 2002
Colégio Marista Arquidiocesano de São Paulo
Middle school and High school
Skills
Language
English
Cultura Inglesa from 1994 to 2000
University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations Certificate of Proficiency in
English, 2000.
Italian - The Pimsleur Italian Lessons (Simon & Schuster’s Pimsleur
Language Courses)
Computer Knowledge
Adobe Photoshop CS5 ; Adobe Illustrator CS5 ; Adobe
InDesign CS2 ; Google SketchUp; 3D Studio Max 8 ;
AutoCad 2007 2D and 3D ; Macromedia Flash MX 2004.
Art Courses and Workshops
2008 – 2012
Advanced drawing techniques: anatomy, composition,
inking and digital illustration
São Paulo, SP, Brasil
2011
Workshop: “O Tempo nos Quadrinhos” (The Timing in
Comics) with Eisner Award-winners Gabriel Bá and Fabio
Moon.
Quanta Academy of Arts, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
2010
Workshop: Creating and Understanding Comics
2009 – 2010
2008
CCSP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
Workshop: Figure Drawing
CCSP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
Course: Making and Publishing Comics
ECA USP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
Course: Image Editing for Magazines
Editora Abril and ECA USP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
2007
Course: The Language of Colour : Developing color theories,
studying aspects and design with chromatic exercises.
FAU USP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
2000 – 2002
Course: Impact on Comics
1997 – 1998
Workshops: Fábrica de Quadrinhos (The Comics Factory)
with comics artists such as Roger Cruz, Marcelo Campos
and Octavio Cariello.
Quanta Academy of Arts, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
1996 – 1998
Course: Aristic Drawing and Painting
(Writting, Narrative, anatomy, perspective, and inking)
Impacto Studios, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
House of Arts, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
Architecture and Other Courses
2008
Course: 3D Studio Max 8
Senac, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
2007
Course: AutoCad 2005 3D
FAU USP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
Workshop: Google SketchUp in Architecture
FAU USP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
2006
Workshop: “The Technology of Architecture” with
architect João Filgueiras Lima (Lelé)
FAU USP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
2005
Course: AutoCad 2005
FAU USP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
1994 – 2000
English Course: Cultura Inglesa
São Paulo, SP, Brasil
Exchange Student Program
Jan-Feb / 2009
Milan, Italy
Jul / 2004
White Plains, NY, USA
Jan / 2003
London, England