1. SHOWREEL

Please select the showreel video below to view. My showreel includes 12 motion design projects. Thank you for your time – enjoy.

Projects: 12 Projects | Time: 2:00 min

SHOWREEL: By: Rod Sánchez. Music: “Tipsy Gits” by Tom Cosm – Remix by Rod Sánchez.

 

2. ROCKEFELLER CENTER – EXHIBITION & PUBLICATION:
193 International Flag Artwork Exhibition in Partnership with City Harvest

My artwork has been selected by committee for the Rockefeller Center – The Flag Project 2023 Exhibition which honors New Yorkers in need. Rockefeller Center partners with City Harvest, the world’s first and largest food rescue organization dedicated to feeding hungry New Yorkers.  My flag design is titled, “Give a Slice of Your Heart to the World” and was exhibited and published in the Rockefeller Center Catalog.

•  On View:  April 3 – 30, 2023,  *open to the public 
•  Where:  Rockefeller Center, the heart of midtown Manhattan in New York City surrounding The Rink 
•  Information: Exhibition & Catalog
•  How to get involved to help feed hungry New Yorkers:  City Harvest   

 

Publications:

 

3. AWARD-WINNING BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS – AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) BOOK DESIGN
“How to Communicate Effectively with Anyone Anywhere” (Career Press)
Co-authored by Raúl Sánchez and Dan Bullock, Illustrated by Rod Sánchez

I am the Illustrator of the nonfiction award-winning business book on intercultural communication, How to Communicate Effectively with Anyone, Anywhere, co-authored by Raúl Sánchez and Dan Bullock (Career Press). I led the design of the augmented reality (AR) learning experience of the book with the authors where key illustrations are designed to animate through AR technology to unlock additional tips and demonstrate key business communication concepts, which resulted in the Axiom Business Book Award.

Regarding the cover design, I was asked by the publisher, Career Press to design and illustrate the cover of the book. I also directed the visual identity and motion design of the official book trailer and augmented reality (AR) book trailers below as well as the online Amazon campaign.

 
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Book Awards:

Cover DEsign & Illustration by Rod Sánchez

 

Official Book Trailer:

 

Cover Design and Illustration:

Cover DEsign & Illustration by Rod Sánchez

 

Interior Page Illustrations:

 

WTOV9 NEWS (NBC) – New Augmented Reality (AR) Book:

WTOV9 (NBC) reports the first-of-its-kind augmented reality (AR) book, How to Communicate Effectively with Anyone, Anywhere. The author’s and I designed the book’s illustrations to animate through AR technology to: unlock additional tips and demonstrate key business communication concepts. The book features a unique augmented reality (AR) reading experience where key illustrations are designed to “come to life,” where readers can interact with the book’s content using their smartphone in an augmented reality and multi-sensory reading experience.

Experience the book in a new dimension via animation, infographics, and sound – including hidden tips for body language techniques, international public speaking skills, and more. Please see interview and the offical Augmented Reality (AR) Book Trailer below.

 

WTOV9 News (NBC) – Interview

Augmented Reality (AR) Book Trailer

 
 

Amazon Campaign Design:

 

Publications, Media, Awards, and Book Events:

 

4. AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) PAINTING, “ONE VISION”:
Exhibition & Publications: The Guardian, The United Nations, The Wall Street Journal

“One Vision” celebrates global unity among nations.  While all of us are unique human beings, we all share vital commonalities – we all share a universal heartbeat, the air we breathe, the capacity to love and to be loved.  This painting depicts our interconnectedness in the belief that together, we can sculpt a better world. The painting has been designed to animate through augmented reality (AR) technology using your smartphone.

Media: Digital, Acrylic, Spray Paint on canvas
Augmented Reality Credits: Motion design and animation by Rod Sanchez. Music composed by Raúl and Rod Sanchez (Sanchez 2winz).

2D Painting: “One Vision”

One Vision – Artwork by Rod Sánchez

Augmented Reality (AR) Painting: “One Vision”

 

Publications and Media:

 

5. FIFA WORLD CUP 2018 – TSCHUTTI HEFTLI (SWITZERLAND ARTS & CULTURE MAGAZINE):  
El País Newspaper Interview – Colombia National Soccer Team

My painted portrait of Diego Armando Maradona was one of 32 selected Maradona portraits out of 523 worldwide submissions in the Tschutti Heftli International Illustration Competition – hosted by Tschutti Heftli.  International jury members included National Soccer Hall of Fame U.S. professional footballer and Fox Sports commentator, Alexi Lalas.  Each winning artist painted the portraits of one team in the FIFA World Cup 2018.  I was selected to paint the portraits of the Colombia national football team for publication in the magazine.

My artwork and a full interview were featured on the front page of El País – Newspaper. The feature interview, “El Hombre que Pintó a la Selección,” by Zapata, Anderson was published in El País, the national newspaper of Cali, Colombia in South America on June 15, 2018.  The feature cover story focuses on my artwork of the FIFA World Cup 2018 – Colombia national football team published in the Tschutti Heftli Collectors Album (Tschutti Heftli, Switzerland Art and Culture Magazine).

The painted portraits include the following players in the Colombia 2018 FIFA National Team:
James Rodriguez, Radamel Falcao, David Ospina, Juan Cuadrado, Carlos Sánchez, Frank Fabra, Santiago Arias, Abel Aguilar, Edwin Cardona, Davinson Sánchez, Cristián Zapata, & coach José Néstor Pérkerman.

 

Colombia National Team – Portrait Artwork & Team Emblem Design

 

PHOTO BY JUAN CARLOS NAVIA | Rod Sanchez’s Artwork and full interview featured on the Front page of El Pais Newspaper, Cali colombia.

 

6. MARKETING CAMPAIGN DESIGN:
The City University of New York (CUNY) – Baruch College
"The College of Possibilities Campaign"

I provided art direction and designed/illustrated The City University of New York (CUNY) – Baruch College "College of Possibilities Campaign" for (Fall, Spring, & Summer).  Each seasonal "paint splash" was created to help inspire the desire of learning, growing, and becoming – spreading awareness of the opportunities that The City University of New York (CUNY) – Baruch College offers.  Printed Advertisements have been published in Time Out NY, Metro NY, AM New York, to name a few.  Please see below for a full page Ad published in Time Out NY.

Design Contributions:
Art Direction, Brand Strategy, Graphic Design, Illustration, Brand Identity Design, Logo Design, Typography

 

Catalog Cover Illustration & Design: Fall, Spring, & Summer Semesters

 

Visual Identity: Baruch College Website

 

Time Out New York: Full-page Advertisement

 

Billboard Design: Subway Advertising in New York City

 

Media Campaign Applications:

Online Banner Design: International Trade Program – Zicklin School of Business

 

7. BOOK COVER DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION:
Penguin Random House | Scholastic Inc. | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | Career Press

I create book cover design solutions for various covers in the (grades K – 12) education market as well as in the trade market. My design & Illustration of the Random House Children’s Books Fall 2008 Catalog Cover received a Silver Design Award from The Create Awards Winners Showcase and my illustrated book cover I created for “Into Reading” (¡Arriba la Lectura!) program with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, received a 2nd Place Design Award by The New England Book Show.

Design Contributions:
Creative Direction, Graphic Design, Illustration, Logo Design, Typography

8. 2D PAINTING TO 3D IMMERSIVE ANIMATED FILM:
“Holding Your Light in Faith”

“Holding Your Light in Faith” is a journey into the darkness of the grieving heart. In a universe of sorrow – even in the darkness, the light of those we love lives in a frequency of light in the lantern of our heart. “Holding Your Light in Faith” attempts to resonate within this frequency, to give hope to families on the grieving heart journey.

Media: Digital Painting
Film Credits: Motion Design, 3D Modeling, and Animation by Rod Sanchez. Music composed by Raúl and Rod Sanchez (Sanchez 2winz).

2D Artwork: “Holding Your Light in Faith”

Holding you light in Faith – Artwork by Rod Sánchez

 

3D Animated Film: “Holding Your Light in Faith”
Music Composed by: Raúl Sánchez and Rod Sánchez (Sanchez 2winz)

 

3D Film Stills: “Holding Your Light in Faith”

 

9. 2D PAINTING TO 3D IMMERSIVE ANIMATED FILM:
“One Vision”

“One Vision” invites you on a journey within a painting, reimagining the way we experience a 2-dimensional artwork into a 3-dimensional imagination symphony of cinematic storytelling, connection, and discovery. As Antoni Gaudí’s architectural wonder, “La Sagrada Familia” in Spain creates “organic unity” through “cathedral thinking,” the belief in building for future generations – “One Vision” strives to synchronize our universal heartbeat, honoring global unity among nations.

Media: Digital, Acrylic, Spray Paint on canvas
Film Credits: Motion design and animation by Rod Sanchez. Music composed by Raúl and Rod Sanchez (Sanchez 2winz).

2D Artwork: “One Vision”

One Vision – Artwork by Rod Sánchez

 

3D Animated Film: “One Vision”
Music Composed by: Raúl Sánchez and Rod Sánchez (Sanchez 2winz)

 

3D Film Stills: “One Vision”

 

10. 2D PAINTING TO 3D DIGITAL ARTWORK:
“Hope Rise”

“Hope Rise” is an immersive painting experience that combines the universal languages of visual art and music. I believe that even as we embark on a journey of countless miles of grieving, healing starts with our first leap of Faith joined with family. “Hope Rise” invites you on a journey within a painting, reimagining the way we experience a 2-dimensional artwork into a 3-dimensional imagination symphony of cinematic storytelling, connection, and discovery.

Media: Digital Painting
Film Credits: Motion design and animation by Rod Sanchez. Music composed by Raúl and Rod Sanchez (Sanchez 2winz).

2D Artwork: “Hope Rise”

Hope Rise – Artwork by Rod Sánchez

 

3D Digital Artwork Stills: “Hope Rise”

 

11. GALLERY OF ARTWORK:
Select Paintings, Studies, and Sketches

Below please find select paintings, studies, as well as sketches of portraiture, still life, and anatomy from my sketchbook.

Paintings:

Painting Studies and Sketches – Portrait & Still Life:

 

12. MURAL ARTWORK & PUBLICATION:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Artwork published in the “READ 180 – Real Book (Reading • Language • Learning)”

I was asked to create a large-scale mural artwork at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company (HMH). My artwork and I are featured in an interview piece by Erik Bryan titled, “Fantasy Job” with HMH Editor, Nicole Sclama. The feature is located in the “Career Focus: Book Editor” section of the book. I created this large-scale mural artwork in support of sharing the creative process of how fantasy book covers are designed in middle grade and teen fantasy fiction novels, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

RAUL AND ROD SANCHEZ AT HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT PUBLISHING COMPANY

PHOTO BY RAUL SANCHEZ: ROD CREATING MURAL ARTWORK AT HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT

EDITOR, NICOLE SCLAMA AND ARTIST, ROD SANCHEZ IN CONVERSATION ABOUT THE CREATIVE PROCESS AT HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT PUBLISHING COMPANY.

ROD SANCHEZ AND HIS ARTWORK ARE FEATURED IN THE “READ 180: REAL BOOK” PUBLISHED BY HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT.

 
 

13. INTERNATIONAL ILLUSTRATION COMPETITION – WINNER:
Tschutti Heftli (Switzerland Arts & Culture Magazine) and Publications/Media

My painted portrait of Diego Armando Maradona was one of 32 selected Maradona portraits out of 523 worldwide submissions in the Tschutti Heftli International Illustration Competition – hosted by Swiss magazine, Tschutti Heftli.  International jury members included National Soccer Hall of Fame U.S. professional footballer and Fox Sports commentator, Alexi Lalas.  Each winning artist painted the portraits of one team in the FIFA World Cup 2018.  I was selected to paint the portraits the Colombia National Team for publication in Tschutti Heftli (Switzerland Arts & Culture Magazine).

 

Illustration Winner Award – Diego Maradona
Artwork by Rod Sánchez

MAradona Concept Sketch by Rod Sánchez

Diego Maradona – Artwork by Rod Sánchez

 
 

14. TENNIS – MESSAGES OF UNITY AND PERSEVERANCE:
Global Sport and Spirit

I created this 3D model of the tennis court to express an idea for the global sport, tennis. I have been thinking about this idea upon seeing the city name, “Melbourne” painted on each side of the court surface in the Australian Open. The tennis court itself could become part of the tournament’s story in it’s history, the present, and in the future creating interactivity between the players, the players and the spectators, and the spectators to the world. A unique message could be painted on each side of the court (on all courts of the tournament including stadium courts and practice courts) serving as a universal symbol, a reflection of the sport’s deeper meaning, or an empowering global message for the players and the spectators. This message on the court could be something that players would not only feel beneath their feet on each changeover, but that they and the spectators could feel subconsciously as motivation and empowerment. This would not only have a great impact in experiencing the sport in person, but also virtually on TV or online streaming as well.

Each message could incorporate tennis terminology including: Serve, Line, Love, Point, Match, etc. Please see below for 3 conceptual ideas expressing the global sport and spirit of tennis:

1. A Dialogue — Messages on each side as a mirror, or call and response.
• Baseline A: ”The lines that connect us all.”…………………………….. • Baseline B: “The matches that unite us all.”
• Baseline A: ”Every point is a privilege to persevere.”…………… • Baseline B: “Every point is a possibility to pioneer.”
• Baseline A: ”Each serve ignites a new beginning.”…………..…… • Baseline B: “Serve each point like it is match point.”

2. Motivation and Empowerment — Messages of impact for the players and the spectators – both to spark inspiration to action and the reinforcement to succeed on one’s own path.  

3. An Emblem of the Tournament’s Ethos — Messages reflecting on: Sportsmanship and Respect, Integrity and Ethics, Inclusivity and Graciousness, Excellence and Effort.

3D Artwork by Rod Sánchez

3D Artwork by Rod Sánchez