My name is Claudia Mesquita. After working for 13 years in the Research and Development department of a major Portuguese Graphic Company - Ambar, SA - as an artist and graphics designer, I started off as a freelancer in this area. I have got a vast experience in drawing (manual or vector art) photo mask and retouching, editing and final arts. After graduating in Marketing Management at the Portuguese School of Marketing and Administration - IPAM, I have completed professional trainings in Photoshop, Freehand and QuarkXpress. Furthermore, I have a large experience in Illustrator and Indesign Ado be software. Finally, I have also attended a workshop called Drawing in Action, by the School of Arts in Vila Nova de Cerveira.