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RESUME
Algonquin College 2008-2011
Animation Diploma
Senior Matte Painter - Icon Creative Feb 2023-Current
Star Wars Young Jedi Adventures - Season 1 & Season 2
Disney Junior Ariel - Season 1
•Responsible for Matte Paintings assigned by Design Supervisor
•Ensuring consistency of matte paintings are maintained in colour, style and texture
•Building cohesive paintings utilising CG assets
•Adhering to show’s style and reference guides provided by client
•Ensuring Matte Paintings will integrate properly with CG foreground elements
•Adding lighting and layering appropriately according to client color guides
•Utilizing knowledge of lighting, color and perspective to enhance layout
•Following direction from Design Supervisor
•Meeting deadlines; following production schedule
•Labelling files properly and uploading work to appropriate areas
•Communicating with team to create cohesive look
Freelance Visual Development and Character Design Artist Dec 2019-Current
•Design and Painting of Characters, Props and Environments
•Providing illustrations and marketing material for project pitches
•Following the direction of the creative lead and/or client
•Providing roughs and exploring numerous options in design and paint
•Properly communicating progress and making any requested adjustments
•Strong understanding of perspective, composition, painting techniques and lighting
•Ability to create orthographic views of characters, props and environments.
Color Artist - Pip Animation Dec 2022
TBA - Television Pilot
•Responsible for Color of Main and Secondary Characters
•Following the direction of the Art Director
•Utilizing Color Scripts and Initial Concepts provided by Client
•Ensuring Continuity of Color across all Characters while integrating them in their environments
Background Painter - Yowza! Animation Oct 2020-Dec-2022
Nickelodeon’s Middlemost Post -Seasons 1 & 2
Dreamworks’ Fright Krewe - Season 1
•Responsible for painting assigned backgrounds from Background Supervisor
•Following show’s established guides provided by client
•Maintaining design, color and painting styles accross all backgrounds
•Using Color Keys and Guides as reference for desired lighting
•Implent perspective to correct any Layout inconsistencies
•Following direction from Background Supervisor
•Meeting deadlines; following production schedule
•Labelling files properly and uploading to appropriate areas
•Communicating with various departments to ensure continuity and consistency
Additional Responsibilities- Preparing teams’ backgrounds for Scene Planning dept.
•Merging and separating layers for animation according to animatic
•Reviewing storyboards and providing all necessary notes for Scene Planning
•Applying proper lighting concepts to designated scenes
•Consulting with Supervisors to ensure correct layering and lighting
•Flagging and Revising Backgrounds in need of corrections for consistency
(paint/lighting/layering/separating text)
Layout Artist - Yowza! Animation Aug 2021-Oct 2022
PBS Kids Nature Cat - Season 4
•Utlizing asset library to compile layouts according to storyboards
•Setting up fieldguides, character size reference and prop reference
•Providing all required object positions and background overlays
•Modifying existing backgrounds to follow current storyboards
•Providing linework for missing assets
•Ensuring notes are included for Background Paint and Scene Planning depts
Software
Photoshop
Illustrator
After Effects
Maya
Harmony
Flash
InDesign