Daniel Fernandez Casas
| Daniel Fernandez Casas | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 1992[1] |
| Super Mario–related role | Character designer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie |
Daniel Fernandez Casas is a Spanish comic book artist and character designer. After becoming a bachelor of arts from the Institut Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona, he drew comics for Danish publisher Egmont Group that included licensed properties such as Tom and Jerry and Disney characters.[1] Since 2012, Fernandez Casas has worked as a character designer for television series and films by various studios, including Smallfoot and Klaus through The SPA Studios and The Grinch, The Secret Life of Pets 2, Sing 2 and Minions: The Rise of Gru through Illumination Studios Paris.[1] He was nominated for the Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in a Feature Production in 2024 for his work in Robot Dreams.[2]
Fernandez Casas has worked as a character designer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, both produced by Illumination. He studied Yoichi Kotabe's original drawings of Mario while working on the first film.[3]
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The following short comics were drawn by Fernandez Casas and posted on his Instagram account after the release of both films.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie[edit]
"Bros Always Match!"
"Peaches"
"Power Up! Literally..."
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie[edit]
!["Unexpexted[sic] Surprise!"](https://mario.wiki.gallery/images/thumb/a/a5/Instagram_hebrocharacterdesign_2026-04-01.png/120px-Instagram_hebrocharacterdesign_2026-04-01.png)
"Unexpexted[sic] Surprise!"
!["Unexpexted[sic] Surprise!"](/File:Instagram_hebrocharacterdesign_2026-04-01.png)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Dany Fernández. Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved April 3, 2026. (Archived May 28, 2025, 15:12:10 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Hilary Lewis (February 17, 2024). Annie Awards: ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Leads With 7 Wins, Including Best Feature. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 3, 2026. (Archived March 1, 2026, 14:38:56 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Andrew Barker, Murtada Elfadl, Paula Hendrickson, Stuart Miller, Rafael Motamayor, Paul Plunkett (July 13, 2023). 10 Animators to Watch: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,’ ‘Chicken Run 2’ Artists Among 2023 Honorees. Variety. Retrieved April 3, 2026. (Archived March 8, 2024, 15:14:57 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
