Hello! Welcome to my portfolio :)

My name is Maria Toledo Fernandez and I am a story artist based in Ponce, Puerto Rico!I graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in Animation with a concentration on storytelling and concept development.My work includes storyboarding, concept design, illustration and comics! On the side, I am working on improving my 2d animation skills and modeling on blender to use as reference for my work.In my free time, I am either catching up with some anime and video games or at the beach reading manga! I have a small online shop "Gatitos by Mari" where I make cute products with colorful and sweet cats. Via the background I am also developing a to-be-announced webtoon.

EDUCATION

Savannah College of Art and Design
BFA in Animation, concentration on storytelling and concept design

EXPERIENCE

Kirilo
July 2023 - May 2024
Visual Development Artist, 2D FX's Artist, Compositor, and 2D cleanup artist.
A collaboration on a student film where I assisted with developing concept art and animation tests. Then followed by working on 2D pipeline from rough to clean up, then completing assigned shots with compositing.

Market Mischief
March - May 2023
Storyboard Artist, 2D Animator, 2D clean up animator, Compositor
A collaboration on a student film where I assisted with developing the storyboards, received feedback and assisted with 2D shots for their completion.

Devil's Casino (animatic)
November 2021
Character and Environment designer, Storyboard Artist.
A collaboration on a student animatic where I assisted developing characters, environments, and story. Assisted with thumbnails and then final storyboard.

Conventions and Events:- Mega Geek Con, July 2025, Ponce PR
- Cat Expo Puerto Rico, November 2025, Bayamon PR
- Asian Spring Fest 2026, March 2026