From capturing emotional nuances to depicting character growth from infancy to old age, whether it's wardrobe changes, complete costume transformations, or the intricacies of fabric behavior and underlayers, I ensure every aspect is meticulously addressed to bring your vision to life.
I am passionate about stories that feature cultural heritage. I also bring specialized experience helping connect foreign cultures with an American audience through well researched costume design focusing on cultural symbolism.
My expertise is featured in a book, "Talking Threads: Costume Design for Animation, Games, and Illustration", that I've co-written with 4 other costume design specialists.
I also teach costume design at Laguna College of Art & Design in Long Beach, California.
For consultation, workshops or any other inquiries, please contact me through my email: maria.kercher@gmail.com
Maria Ferreira Kercher
Greetings and welcome to my site!
I am an experienced Character Designer-Costume Designer specializing in animation and video games.
My forte lies in crafting captivating character and costume designs tailored for entertainment, be it 2D or 3D animation and games and in considering the nuances of representing world cultures.
If you're embarking on the journey of worldbuilding, and seeking inhabitants with costumes that connect the plot and theme, establish the structure of society, contextualize the time and place for the project, clearly indicate personality, then I'm your go-to professional.
I delve deep into the story's arc, the character’s motives and theme that holds the whole story together, meticulously researching every facet, from fashion history to world culture and the character’s psyche to help the audience connect to the characters and then present you and your team costume iterations.
