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Roberto Marono

3D Artist | Artista visual | Art Director

I am a creative mind at the intersection of editorial design, art direction, and architectural visualization. Over a decade shaping books, collections, and multilingual publications. Half a decade sculpting light and space in three dimensions.

I work independently and integrate naturally into creative teams — I know when to lead and when to support, when my judgment adds value and when listening is the sharpest tool available. The standard does not change: a project is not finished until it communicates masterfully. And the best communication almost always comes from collaboration.

I approach the blank page and three-dimensional space with the same philosophy: both are narrative problems before they are aesthetic ones. My work begins with structure — visual hierarchy, typographic control, the laws of Gestalt applied to how a reader or viewer moves through a composition — and ends with images that make architecture tell a coherent story from cover to cover.

Blender has become the definitive bridge between
my technical rigor and my artistic instinct. Beyond photorealism, I use it to introduce abstract and surrealist aesthetics, fluid motion for interior
design projects, and lighting that transcends the purely descriptive. Not a production tool — a
creative language.

Editorial Design & Art Direction
Over 50 published titles across books, catalogs, and multilingual collections. Multipage layout, typography systems, color management for offset and digital output. Art direction from concept through prepress. InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop — full Adobe CC pipeline.

Architectural Visualization

Photorealistic rendering for interiors and exteriors. SketchUp + V-Ray for technical precision. Blender + Cycles for creative and expressive work. Post-production and high-end compositing. Specialized in architectural portfolios and presentation catalogs where every image, plan, and texture lives inside an impeccable editorial structure.

Disciplines

Expertise

Editorial and Cover
Design Multilingual Layout Design Pre-press (Print-Ready)
Photo Editing
Color Management Orthotypography
Poster and Graphic Design Exhibition and Stand Design Architectural Visualization 3D Modeling and Rendering

Sofware

Layout and Editorial:
Adobe InDesign
Affinity Publisher

Vector Design and Retouching:
Adobe Illustrator
Affinity Designer
Adobe Photoshop
Affinity Photo 3D

Modeling and Rendering: Blender (Cycles)
SketchUp + V-Ray

Education -
Professional Experience

2025 | Certificación en Maquetación de Productos Editoriales (50h) Euroinnova International Online Education (España)

Adobe InDesign International Certificate Program. International Accreditation
Center (USA)

2015 – 2025 | Especialización en Visualización Arquitectónica y Renderizado 3D

Curso Completo Blender Core. Academia Auraprods

Máster Render 3D: Academia Robson Jacobsen

Curso Completo 3ds Max + V-Ray (29h): GoPillar Academy (Centro Autorizado Chaos Group)

Curso Completo SketchUp + V-Ray (22h): GoPillar Academy. (Centro Autorizado Chaos Group)

Curso Completo Renderizado Avanzado con V-Ray (50h): RVRAYSKU/Formacad

2012 | Curso de Especialización en Diseño Editorial, ISDi (Instituto Superior de Diseño),
La Habana, Cuba

2010 | Postgrado en Comunicación Visual:
"El Cartel en Cuba", ISDi (Instituto Superior de Diseño), La Habana, Cuba

2001 – 2007 | Licenciatura en Educación: Artes Plásticas. Universidad de Ciencias Pedagógicas "Rafael María de Mendive", Pinar del Río, Cuba

2023 – Actualidad | Diseñador Editorial: Freelance Dirección de arte y diseño integral de proyectos editoriales (libros, colecciones y catálogos).

Especialista en visualización arquitectónica: modelado 3D y renderizado fotorrealista de espacios interiores y exteriores.

2013 – 2023 | Diseñador Senior, Editorial José Martí (Publicaciones en Lenguas Extranjeras), La Habana, Cuba

2009 – 2012 | Profesor Universitario (Artes Visuales), Universidad de Ciencias Pedagógicas "Rafael María de Mendive", Pinar del Río, Cuba

2007 – 2009 | Profesor de Historia del Arte Universal, Escuela de Instructores de Arte "Federico Engels", Pinar del Río, Cuba