Daniel Picanço

Daniel Picanço has a strong background in concept art, working with several well-known companies. Daniel started their career at Odd School - Creative Media in 2015 as a teacher. In 2016, they joined MercurySteam as a Concept Artist and stayed there until 2020. From 2020 to 2022, they worked at Splash Damage as a Concept Artist. Then, in 2022, they moved to Firesprite where they held the position of Senior Concept Artist until 2023. Currently, they are working as a Lead Concept Artist at MercurySteam from 2023 onwards.

Daniel Picanço has a diverse education history in the field of art and design. In 2009, they attended Escola Secundária de Vila Real de Santo António and completed their high school education with a focus on visual arts. After high school, they pursued further education at Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa from 2011 to 2012, where they studied fine art painting. Following this, Daniel enrolled at Odd School in 2012, obtaining training in various areas, including Zbrush foundation, Photoshop for digital production, and drawing foundation. From 2013 to 2015, they pursued a professional certificate at Odd School in the field of concept art and illustration with a specialization in entertainment design. Continuing their education, Daniel completed a character design workshop with Adrian Smith at Odd School in 2015 and a landscape design workshop with Florian de Gesincourt, though the exact dates of these workshops are not specified.