Danielle Mercado

Danielle Mercado

Hello! I'm Danielle Mercado, known under the psuedonym Kitsooki. I'm a freelance illustrator and character designer currently residing in Sandusky, Ohio. I was born and raised on Long Island, New York and went to school at the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC where I acquired a BFA in Illustration in 2019. A love of fantasy, animals, nature, storytelling and character design has led me to pursue a career in illustration. 


I started working professionally in 2014 and have grown my business and clientele since then! Bringing life to ideas and characters for various clients is my passion and I incorporate that passion into every project. I've produced work for a growing number of private clients and several public projects including character designs for a currently running comic titled System 17.


I'd love nothing more than to continue working and connecting with people and their ideas. If my work suits your project or concept in mind then please contact me via email.


I'm looking forward to working with you!

Experience

Freelance Illustrator & Character Designer

2014 – Present


Character Designer | Cover Artist | Comic Artist

System 17: On to Calase | Issue 1

Link

2023


Illustrator

Zine: Our Greatest Treasure (page illustration) Link

2023


Illustrator

Zine: Pokedogs (page art) Link

2023


Illustrator

Zine: Winds of Hoenn (page & spot illustrations) Link

2022


Illustrator

Zine: Pokenoms (page & spot illustrations) Link

2022


Freelance Illustrator | Character Designer

Tales App

2022


Cover Art | Illustrator

Zine: Okami Link

2021


Character Designer

Novel: Death Walks Beside Her by Jack Warner Link

2021


Illustrator

Zine: Spongebob Zinepants (page illustration) Link

2019


Freelance Illustrator

Charlie Boy Media: T-Shirt Designs

2016


Illustrator | Character Designer

Children's Book: The Secret Penny by Jean Summit Riker

2013 – 2014


Education

  • AAS Illustration Degree
  • Suffolk County Community College (Long Island, NY) 2013 – 2015

  • BFA Illustration Degree
  • Fashion Institute of Technology (Manhattan, NY)
  • 2015 – 2019

  • Skills
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Paint Tool SAI
  • Clip Studio Paint

Awards

  • It’s Nice That
  • AIGA
  • Fonts In Use
  • The Dieline

Contact

email@domain.com

000-000-000


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