2D Visual Artist

About me
Hello! I'm a 2D artist with over 12 years experience working within animation and VFX. I work primarily in digital 2D, but have additional knowledge of compositing, animating, model-making and traditional drawing & painting. I have a keen eye for detail, textures and lighting, a passion for visual storytelling and adapt to styles well. I enjoy working collaboratively to achieve high-end results and am always excited to learn and grow as an artist, taking on new challenges and diversifying my skills into other areas of visual design. Please see below for an overview of my work history and contact details.
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Work Experience
Dog Man / Wolf King
Jellyfish Pictures
Nov 2023 - July 2024
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DMP Artist on Dog Man feature film for Dreamworks and Wolf King series for Netflix
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Painted digital matte paintings and skydomes in Photoshop
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Assembled DMPs in Nuke and rendered out for delivery
Lloyd of the Flies
Aardman Animations
June 2021 - Oct 2022
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Lead Background Artist, supervising a team of 4-5 Background Artists, providing feedback and paintovers
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Developed and implemented a painting process in-keeping with the set background style
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Painted a range of 2D matte paintings in Photoshop using a mix of digital brushes and photographic textures for 2D/CG show
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Liaised closely with the Art Director, Layout and Comp teams to ensure consistent quality and delivery of final matte paintings
B.O.T. and the Beasties
Ragdoll Productions
Nov 2017 - Jan 2021
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Painted backgrounds and props for 40 episodes using Paintstorm Studio and Photoshop.
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Supervised a second background artist during the project.
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Produced promotional material such as leaflets, booklets and posters for pitch purposes.
(Various Design Roles)
Ragdoll Productions
2016 - 2019
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Involved in developing the look and style of backgrounds for several work-in-progress animated and live-action projects.
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Digital and traditional painting, model making, photo-bashing and retouching.
Twirlywoos
Ragdoll Productions
Feb 2013 - 2016
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Drew character poses in Photoshop for use in animatics
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Tracked and animated eyes, blinks and mouths onto live-action puppets in After Effects.
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Storyboarded live-action and animation segments.
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Clean-ups and paint-outs in Photoshop and After Effects.
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Animated 2D effects in After Effects.
The Adventures of Abney & Teal
Ragdoll Productions
Feb 2010 - May 2012
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Created collaged backgrounds and props in Photoshop
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Animated 2D effects in After Effects
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Provided CG artists with textures and UV maps
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Rendered passes of props and characters in Maya for Comp